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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9285906" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Most published modules would disagree with you.  The majority of ones I've played in or looked at take you far from home, several of them while you are still level 1 or 2.I never said the PC had a criminal contact in any city they were in, my player did.  But I still disagree that you can always get word to them.  You've been in port for half an hour, how does that happen?  Go to the local Criminals-R-Us and send a telegram?  What if you're playing Tomb of Annihilation where you rarely interact with any humanoids who aren't trying to kill you, I don't see how you're getting a message to anyone.  Train a parrot? A noble is just a person with a title, there's nothing special or magical about them.  I don't believe in the divine right of rulers.  Historically many members of royal families were quite inbred and unhealthy.I'm not sure what you're getting at. I was talking about the charlatan fake identity feature being largely pointless in an area where no one would recognize you in the first place.  In addition almost all the features rely on being easily recognized and associated to some social standing or "knowing someone".  That doesn't work if you travel outside of your sphere of influence.If some pop singer went to an area dominated by (random genre here) the blues, why do you think they could automatically get a gig?  Is someone who is a concert pianist going to automatically find a job at a place where there are only dive bars?  If you're playing Descent into Avernus you may be having a devil of a time, but I doubt your performance skills are ever going to get you a night at the local hot spot in Avernus.Backgrounds and how important they are, whether they can be a part of the bigger story is something I think should be discussed in the session 0.  I just had someone join saying they wanted to play a failed apprentice (had studied under a wizard, became a druid) so we figured out a story that makes sense and may play a bigger part in the ongoing campaign.  I say may, because it's up to the group what they pursue.  Some people care about backgrounds, some don't.  Most of the time it's been my experience that it's just a way to get a few extra proficiencies.</blockquote>

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