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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prakriti" data-source="post: 7914258" data-attributes="member: 6855149">Then maybe the player has chosen an ill-fitting name for their background or you have failed to read their backstory explaining how they, as a brewer, managed to acquire those profiencies. In any case the name is irrelevant. The PHB doesn't even say you have to choose a name for a custom background. Also, I think I see the problem now. The hypothetical player in your scenario has chosen the most mechanically-beneficial proficiencies for their background. They're power-gaming, essentially. But then, so is the spellcaster who chooses the most mechanically beneficial spells. So is the player who chooses the "best" race for their class. If you want to ban players like that, then by all means, do it. But don't accuse them of exploiting "loopholes" that don't exist.</blockquote>