Backgrounds Compendium
SRD & OGL backgrounds — character origins. Each entry links its source.
Acolyte5e Core
Insight, Religion
ArtisanLevel Up A5E
Persuasion, and either Insight or History.
CharlatanLevel Up A5E
Deception, and either Culture, Insight, or Sleight of Hand.
Con ArtistOpen5e
Deception, Sleight of Hand
Court ServantTome of Heroes
History, Insight
Crime Syndicate MemberTal’Dorei
Deception, plus your choice of one between Sleight of Hand or Stealth.
CriminalLevel Up A5E
Stealth, and either Deception or Intimidation.
Desert RunnerTome of Heroes
Perception, Survival
DestinedTome of Heroes
History, Insight
DiplomatTome of Heroes
Insight, Persuasion
Elemental WardenTal’Dorei
Nature, plus your choice of one between Arcana or Survival.
EntertainerLevel Up A5E
Performance, and either Acrobatics, Culture, or Persuasion.
ExileLevel Up A5E
Survival, and either History or Performance.
FarmerLevel Up A5E
Nature, and either Animal Handling or Survival.
Fate-TouchedTal’Dorei
No skill proficiencies
Folk HeroLevel Up A5E
Survival, and either Animal Handling or Nature.
Forest DwellerTome of Heroes
Nature, Survival
Former AdventurerTome of Heroes
Perception, Survival
FreebooterTome of Heroes
Athletics, Survival
GamblerLevel Up A5E
Deception, and either Insight or Sleight of Hand.
GamekeeperTome of Heroes
Animal Handling, Persuasion
GuildmemberLevel Up A5E
Two of your choice.
HermitLevel Up A5E
Religion, and either Medicine or Survival.
InnkeeperTome of Heroes
Insight plus one of your choice from among Intimidation or Persuasion
Lyceum StudentTal’Dorei
Your choice of two from among Arcana, History, and Persuasion.
MarauderLevel Up A5E
Survival, and either Intimidation or Stealth.
Mercenary Company ScionTome of Heroes
Athletics, History
Mercenary RecruitTome of Heroes
Athletics, Persuasion
Monstrous AdopteeTome of Heroes
Intimidation, Survival
Mysterious OriginsTome of Heroes
Deception, Survival
Northern MinstrelTome of Heroes
Perception plus one of your choice from among History or Performance
OccultistTome of Heroes
Arcana, Religion
OutlanderLevel Up A5E
Survival, and either Athletics or Intimidation.
ParfumierTome of Heroes
Nature, Investigation
Recovered CultistTal’Dorei
Religion and Deception.
SageLevel Up A5E
History, and either Arcana, Culture, Engineering, or Religion.
SailorLevel Up A5E
Athletics, and either Acrobatics or Perception.
ScoundrelOpen5e
Athletics, Sleight of Hand
SentryTome of Heroes
Insight, Perception
TraderLevel Up A5E
Persuasion, and either Culture, Deception, or Insight.
Trophy HunterTome of Heroes
Nature, Survival
UrchinLevel Up A5E
Sleight of Hand, and either Deception or Stealth.
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