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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Epic Meepo" data-source="post: 9425336" data-attributes="member: 57073">Some Background InformationThe first 3,000 copies of the revised Player’s Handbook went on sale a few days before I wrote this post. Like many people, I don’t yet have a copy of my own. Nevertheless, I’ve learned enough from online discussions of the book to realize one thing: the new player-facing rules for Backgrounds are too narrowly defined for my purposes.It wasn’t my intention to include that many new rules in my book, but I don't feel the Background options in new Player’s Handbook are flexible enough to stand on their own. I know more Background-related options appear in the revised Dungeon Master’s Guide, but I'm trying to avoid referring readers to DM-facing rules.As a result, I’m adding a new Background section to each of the cultures described in the player’s guide. The Background section for each culture presents new Background options for characters raised in that culture. These new options exist side-by-side with the standard Background rules and with any new Backgrounds appearing in future Forgotten Realms products.</blockquote>