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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 9736485" data-attributes="member: 6775477">Depends on the edition, but since you mention the word "background" specifically, I'll assume 5E. In 2014 rules, you can custom make your own background as part of the default rules. This allows you to easily make whatever background makes sense, no matter how convoluted. In 2024, however, the backgrounds are inflexible, so unless your DM allows you to make a new background, you just have to pick the one closest to your concept.Personally, as a DM, I allow for flexibility in the background for the 2024 rules. Players can swap one thing around, meaning they can adjust the ability score increase, change a skill, or swap to a different feat. This keeps things interesting without opening the floodgates that fully customized backgrounds would.</blockquote>