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<blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 7847012" data-attributes="member: 27385">I seem to see the problem is with 5e and backgrounds.&nbsp; older editions allowed for anything you made up about your background and now with 5e there is something you need to explain.&nbsp; If I have a fighter who used to be in the military, then he must have some sort of skill and it can explain how he gained the skills to be a fighter.&nbsp; What if he was an entertainer or a hermit?&nbsp; The farmboy story works fine in older editions, but I feel that 5e makes you choose paths that are geared to PCs that have experienced some life before and not are ready to adventure.&nbsp; We could talk about wizards and their story.&nbsp; Most have some sort of mentor and years of training, but could there be other stories, or do we make them be warlocks and sorcerers?&nbsp; Same with the rest of the classes.&nbsp; I kind of picture all the classes needing some amount of training before they become 1st level.&nbsp; You could be a farmboy, but the local militia trained you some and maybe your grandfather showed you how to use his sword from the last war.&nbsp; A thief should have gotten some sort of training as well as the rest of the classes.&nbsp; He would need a mentor or spend some time in the local guild.&nbsp; Some of the total power at 1st level is hard to explain without a lengthy training.&nbsp; Knowing how to use all weapons and armor would normally require being a page and squire before becoming a fighter, but some things need to be hand waved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aco175, post: 7847012, member: 27385"] I seem to see the problem is with 5e and backgrounds. older editions allowed for anything you made up about your background and now with 5e there is something you need to explain. If I have a fighter who used to be in the military, then he must have some sort of skill and it can explain how he gained the skills to be a fighter. What if he was an entertainer or a hermit? The farmboy story works fine in older editions, but I feel that 5e makes you choose paths that are geared to PCs that have experienced some life before and not are ready to adventure. We could talk about wizards and their story. Most have some sort of mentor and years of training, but could there be other stories, or do we make them be warlocks and sorcerers? Same with the rest of the classes. I kind of picture all the classes needing some amount of training before they become 1st level. You could be a farmboy, but the local militia trained you some and maybe your grandfather showed you how to use his sword from the last war. A thief should have gotten some sort of training as well as the rest of the classes. He would need a mentor or spend some time in the local guild. Some of the total power at 1st level is hard to explain without a lengthy training. Knowing how to use all weapons and armor would normally require being a page and squire before becoming a fighter, but some things need to be hand waved. [/QUOTE]

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