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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8346185" data-attributes="member: 58172">Proficiencies: Skill, Tool, Language, Weapon, Background FeatureSome skills are better than others. For example, the Custom Lineage Trait grants 2 points, so these can be spent on 2-point Darkvision or 2-point Perception skill, or else spent on both the 1-point History skill and the 1-point Cartographers Tools.Some tools are better than others, but I have less a feel for which ones are significantly better. For now, each tool is about 1 point. The use of a tool proficiency for related skill checks is excellent, and the use of the appropriate tool proficiency to price or even with DM agreement to craft a magic item, is awesome flavor.Language is normally about ½ point, being situational. Of course, a special language like Telepathy would cost more. Also use the relevant language as a kind of History check for lore relating to the cultures that speak that language. Common is mainly a Human mercantile language.Each background comes with a Feature. Typically this is a noncombat, situational, "special asset" that is unique to the specific background, worth about a ½ point, but with lots of flavor. However, some background assets are quite valuable, even to grant known spells, and can be worth more points.Generally, building a 4-point background with Feature and proficiencies should be for noncombat applications, but might come with a weapon proficiency, such as a shepherd gaining a sling, or a deer hunter gaining a longbow. A background is worth about 4 points, about a half feat.PROFICIENCIESBackground4 points - standard background (typically: 3½-points for proficiencies plus ½-point background feature)Tool1 point - standard tool proficiencySkill2 points - Perception skill1½ points - Arcana, Athletics, Persuasion, Stealth, or Survival1 point - Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Deception, History, Insight, Nature, or Slight of Hand½ point - Intimidation, Medicine, or Performance (esthetics, crowd-pleasing, choose an instrument, acting, dancing, painting, etcetera)Skill Homebrew2 points - Gymnastics (merges Athletics and Acrobatics, with choice of Str or Dex as key for all checks), also called SwashbucklingLanguage½ point - one standard language½ point - Cipher (encrypt message, Investigation v DC Int score+proficiency, or teach code)½ point - Lip Reading (if see mouth, "hear" speaker)1½ points - Speak with Small Beast (small or smaller)1 point - Speak with Aquatic Beast (having a swim speed)Weapon3 points - all martial weapons1 point - one martial weapon1½ points - all simple weapons½ point - one simple weapon1 point - martial unarmed strike (1d4, Light, Finesse)0 point - unarmed strike (1)</blockquote>

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