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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 9876085" data-attributes="member: 7033886">D&D has it where background equates to whatever job/profession you had prior to setting out and becoming an adventurer. Since historical Ninjas were known for their stealth/infiltration/deception, it's more likely they would be members of a background that would let them blend in with the rest of society. A lot of the weapons that Ninja have been known to use had their start as farming tools. Something that wouldn't draw much attention as an actual weapon in the eyes of the local authorities. They're more likely to have backgrounds that likewise wouldn't draw too much attention to them. Farmer, Guild Artisan, Clan Crafter, etc.Otoh, if they worked for those in power, such as their nation's government, they could have backgrounds like Soldier or Spy. With regards to Soldier, I wish there was a Special Forces background. In the Naruto anime, the majority of ninjas of a Hidden Village functioned like Special Forces. I have to wonder if a ninja clan or even a Hidden Village of Ninja counts as a Culture (Level Up fan here). As either one could have different cultural practices that could set one of them apart from the other clans/hidden villages. Anyhow, since we are dealing with D&D here, Ninjas in a fantasy setting might have a lot more going for them than their historical counterparts in RL. I do agree that you could multiclass any of the pre-existing classes together to create a ninja. But you could also create a subclass of Ninja that leans in the general direction of an established class. Ex. A Hunter-Nin subclass where the Ninja leans toward Ranger (especially if they have the Urban Bounty Hunter background).</blockquote>

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