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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Epic Meepo" data-source="post: 9478924" data-attributes="member: 57073">Those aren't rules for creating custom backgrounds. Those are rules explaining how to apply what's written in a background description to a character you're creating, plus a statement saying a DM might provide you with more background options.Compare that to the "Customizing a Background" section in the 2014 Player's Handbook: "To customize a background, you can replace one feature with any other one, choose any two skills, and choose a total of two tool proficiencies or languages from the sample backgrounds."Read that part about tool proficiencies again. Now consult the 2024 PHB and tell me: What tool proficiencies are you allowed to pick from when creating a custom background? Does the restriction from the 2014 PHB still apply? You can't actually answer that without seeing the 2024 DMG.</blockquote>