D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds


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michaeljpastor

Adventurer
Clumsy Maid
Ability Scores: Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Lucky
Skills: Insight, Animal Handling
Tool Proficiency: Weaver's Tools or Cook's Utensils

You've always been considered a klutz, never able to do anything right. However your clumsiness has an endearing quality, and the gods seem to have blessed your luck, perhaps out of pity. You have a knack for understanding people's feelings, and animals seem to be friendlier around you too. Fresh-baked cookies fix everything, right?

Nearly did a spit take on that one. I'm also reminded of that hard-luck awkward servant Mr. Mosely, that was on Downton Abbey.
 

Eubani

Legend
Bad Comedian
Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity or Constitution
Feat: Toughness
Skills: Athletics and History
Tool Proficiency: Cleaning Supplies (Need to get the vegetable matter thrown at you out of your clothes)
 

Ancalagon

Dusty Dragon
River Sailor

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Wisdom
Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics and Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Tools
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger, Navigator's Tools, Rope, Traveler’s Clothes, 20 GP; or (B) 50 GP

Feature: Feat: Alert
You have the alert origin feat

Yes this is very boring, but I've been finding that I like the notion of modifying existing backgrounds over just taking whatever you want. It seems like a reasonable compromise between "phb only!" and "do whatever you want".[/b][/b]
 

Eubani

Legend
River Sailor

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Wisdom
Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics and Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Tools
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger, Navigator's Tools, Rope, Traveler’s Clothes, 20 GP; or (B) 50 GP

Feature: Feat: Alert
You have the alert origin feat

Yes this is very boring, but I've been finding that I like the notion of modifying existing backgrounds over just taking whatever you want. It seems like a reasonable compromise between "phb only!" and "do whatever you want".[/b][/b]
My home campaign features a major river as a core feature. So you never can be sure what background will be useful or not, so you may as well put them out there. The more backgrounds we can collect here the mre useful a resource this thread will be.
 

Ancalagon

Dusty Dragon
My home campaign features a major river as a core feature. So you never can be sure what background will be useful or not, so you may as well put them out there. The more backgrounds we can collect here the mre useful a resource this thread will be.
What a coincidence. This background was done because I'm about to start a Yoon Suin campaign. The geography of the place is almost dominated by the God River. Its waters are navigated by the Lamarakhi - the "real" title should be Lamarakhi boatperson, but I wanted something a bit more generic. Also, well not every Lamarakhi has the exact same background of course.
 

Eubani

Legend
Fey Court Knight
Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity or Charisma
Feat: Magic Initiate (Wizard or Druid)
Skills: Arcana and Insight
Tool Proficiency: Any One Musical Instrument
 

Eubani

Legend
Mountaineer
Ability Score: Strength, Dexterity or Constitution
Feat: Toughness
Skills: Athletics and Survival
Tool Proficiency: Herbalism Kit
 



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