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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9477752" data-attributes="member: 6801845">When they introduced backgrounds in 2014, I thought it was a pretty cool concept.&nbsp; Now if I wanted to play a PC that could do a little bit of rogue stuff, I could just pick the correct background and I was good to go! It also had some flavor text which, while it caused a few forum arguments, added some interesting options in the games I played.But in the 2024 version? I wish they had just dropped the concept, talked about backstories and given us the benefits of a custom background as part of character generation.&nbsp; There's no real flavor to the backgrounds any more, it's just an overly restrictive list of bonuses with the only flavor being the label they associate to it.&nbsp; I really like the idea of an origin feat, but it shouldn't be tied to your background.For example, I have a paladin that was the son of a famous cleric.&nbsp; From a backstory perspective it makes a lot of sense to have the Magic Initiate (Cleric) origin feat, but the ability bonuses and skills?&nbsp; Not so much.&nbsp; So all of the characters I, and everyone I play with, created are using a homebrew custom background.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9477752, member: 6801845"] When they introduced backgrounds in 2014, I thought it was a pretty cool concept. Now if I wanted to play a PC that could do a little bit of rogue stuff, I could just pick the correct background and I was good to go! It also had some flavor text which, while it caused a few forum arguments, added some interesting options in the games I played. But in the 2024 version? I wish they had just dropped the concept, talked about backstories and given us the benefits of a custom background as part of character generation. There's no real flavor to the backgrounds any more, it's just an overly restrictive list of bonuses with the only flavor being the label they associate to it. I really like the idea of an origin feat, but it shouldn't be tied to your background. For example, I have a paladin that was the son of a famous cleric. From a backstory perspective it makes a lot of sense to have the Magic Initiate (Cleric) origin feat, but the ability bonuses and skills? Not so much. So all of the characters I, and everyone I play with, created are using a homebrew custom background. [/QUOTE]

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