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Backgrounds Compendium

SRD & OGL backgrounds — character origins. Each entry links its source.

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Acolyte
Insight, Religion
Artisan
Persuasion, and either Insight or History.
Charlatan
Deception, and either Culture, Insight, or Sleight of Hand.
Con Artist
Deception, Sleight of Hand
Court Servant
History, Insight
Crime Syndicate Member
Deception, plus your choice of one between Sleight of Hand or Stealth.
Criminal
Stealth, and either Deception or Intimidation.
Desert Runner
Perception, Survival
Destined
History, Insight
Diplomat
Insight, Persuasion
Elemental Warden
Nature, plus your choice of one between Arcana or Survival.
Entertainer
Performance, and either Acrobatics, Culture, or Persuasion.
Exile
Survival, and either History or Performance.
Farmer
Nature, and either Animal Handling or Survival.
Fate-Touched
No skill proficiencies
Folk Hero
Survival, and either Animal Handling or Nature.
Forest Dweller
Nature, Survival
Former Adventurer
Perception, Survival
Freebooter
Athletics, Survival
Gambler
Deception, and either Insight or Sleight of Hand.
Gamekeeper
Animal Handling, Persuasion
Guildmember
Two of your choice.
Hermit
Religion, and either Medicine or Survival.
Innkeeper
Insight plus one of your choice from among Intimidation or Persuasion
Lyceum Student
Your choice of two from among Arcana, History, and Persuasion.
Marauder
Survival, and either Intimidation or Stealth.
Mercenary Company Scion
Athletics, History
Mercenary Recruit
Athletics, Persuasion
Monstrous Adoptee
Intimidation, Survival
Mysterious Origins
Deception, Survival
Northern Minstrel
Perception plus one of your choice from among History or Performance
Occultist
Arcana, Religion
Outlander
Survival, and either Athletics or Intimidation.
Parfumier
Nature, Investigation
Recovered Cultist
Religion and Deception.
Sage
History, and either Arcana, Culture, Engineering, or Religion.
Sailor
Athletics, and either Acrobatics or Perception.
Scoundrel
Athletics, Sleight of Hand
Sentry
Insight, Perception
Trader
Persuasion, and either Culture, Deception, or Insight.
Trophy Hunter
Nature, Survival
Urchin
Sleight of Hand, and either Deception or Stealth.
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