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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 6369632" data-attributes="member: 1879">To start with, I love the 5e Background system. I think it adds a lot to the game on multiple levels. It makes character creation significantly more flexible. It encourages roleplaying. It encourages players to think about how their characters fit into the world. It allows differentiation of what might otherwise be similar character concepts. For example if you have two half-orc barbarians and give one the expected Outlander background and the other the Pirate background complete with patched sailcloth trousers, a belaying pin in his belt and a boarding axe over his shoulder no one is going to confuse them.I was trying to flesh out a character concept the other day and realized that there is at least one generic background missing from the list. A professional Arcanist, the wizards version of the Acolyte background. I might get around that by using the Guild Artisan and calling him a member of the Wizards Guild, but I'm not sure it's ideal. It also leaves the Hedge Wizard role blank.There are also world specific backgrounds. For example in Eberron I expect to see the Dragonmarked houses implemented using the Background system, particularly since the feat system is no longer an option for any 1st level non-human PCs. What other generic or world specific backgrounds do you guys see a need for?</blockquote>