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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9251088" data-attributes="member: 58172">For example, in my example in the post above, the Elf Wizard character with a Soldier Background, takes advantage of the official permission for the player to create ones own Background. The result is an individuating character concept: a high Strength Wizard, a Fey, being tutored in wizardry by a primordial Elf, speaking Celestial, with combat experience in the High culture fighting style. This Elf is "more unique" than other Elf characters. Being "different" is part of being "unique". More customization makes this individuation possible.The Background is more than the sum of its mechanical parts. It is especially the narrative circumstances during which the character acquires these mechanics. These narrative implications can be highly relevant in certain encounters, and unique.For this character, gaining level 1 in the Wizard class is about the most standard mechanic possible. But saying that the character reached level 1 by being tutored by one of the most powerful Wizards in the multiverse is something remarkable − campaign altering. The character maintains contact with Corellon during Trances. And it was the customization of the Background that arrives at this, reinforcing other mechanics such as Elf Trance and Celestial language.While there are Eladrin Wizard schools, and Elven cultures of Intelligence development, the character isnt part of this. The character is more in the traditions of aristocratic arts and politics. That his Intelligence Ability is developing from the training by Corellion is genuinely unusual.This Elf has zero Dexterity improvements.The character Background isnt exactly a simple Soldier, nor exactly a Wizard School Student, nor exactly an Aristocrat. This character Background is something unique and personal. And yet, all of the elements of this Background are standard, Elf Wizard, Corellon, Elf Trance, Eladrin Fey Courts politics, Elven arts, Elf Fighter, Elf gymnastic fighting style, Elvish and Celestial languages, etcetera. These Elements are standard. But the permission to freeform customize a Background allowed something unique to happen.</blockquote>

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