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<blockquote data-quote="kalani" data-source="post: 7264072" data-attributes="member: 88085"><p>The reason backgrounds are allowed is due to the fact that the "Customize Backgrounds" rule exists in the PHB.</p><p></p><p>In AL, this rule allows you to choose any two skills; a combination of two tools/languages; any background feature (from any existing background - you can't design your own); and any equipment package (again from an existing background). Your starting wealth is Modest.</p><p></p><p>You can also customize existing backgrounds using the same rule. </p><p></p><p>In previous seasons, you could not choose an equipment package/background feature from outside your Story Origin, but you could still create a custom background using the above (my stickied Customizing Starting Gear article covers this and has yet to be updated with the changes). When the AL game switched over to PHB+1, it was decided that since books are no longer tracked by story origin, and there is instead a flat PHB+1 there were issues regarding backgrounds which come from published adventures (eg. Hoard of the Dragon Queen or Curse of Strahd), and those from the online articles. Since adventures/online articles NEVER count as a players PHB+1, they decided to exempt the backgrounds from the PHB+1 rule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kalani, post: 7264072, member: 88085"] The reason backgrounds are allowed is due to the fact that the "Customize Backgrounds" rule exists in the PHB. In AL, this rule allows you to choose any two skills; a combination of two tools/languages; any background feature (from any existing background - you can't design your own); and any equipment package (again from an existing background). Your starting wealth is Modest. You can also customize existing backgrounds using the same rule. In previous seasons, you could not choose an equipment package/background feature from outside your Story Origin, but you could still create a custom background using the above (my stickied Customizing Starting Gear article covers this and has yet to be updated with the changes). When the AL game switched over to PHB+1, it was decided that since books are no longer tracked by story origin, and there is instead a flat PHB+1 there were issues regarding backgrounds which come from published adventures (eg. Hoard of the Dragon Queen or Curse of Strahd), and those from the online articles. Since adventures/online articles NEVER count as a players PHB+1, they decided to exempt the backgrounds from the PHB+1 rule. [/QUOTE]
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