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	Each of the backgrounds presented here provides proficiencies, languages, and equipment, as well as a background feature and sometimes a variant form. For personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws, most of the backgrounds use a thematically similar background in the ''Player’s Handbook'' as their foundation.		Each of the backgrounds presented here provides proficiencies, languages, and equipment, as well as a background feature and sometimes a variant form. For personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws, most of the backgrounds use a thematically similar background in the ''Player’s Handbook'' as their foundation.

			==Background list==
			* [http://www.eberron5e.com/creating-a-character/customization/background/backgrounds-of-eberron Backgrounds of Eberron]

			A few people have put together lists of all the D&D backgrounds available, but mostly they’re a bit disjointed, so I thought I’d spend a few minutes categorising them and then put up that sorted list here.

			===Players Handbook===
			# '''Acolyte''' (p.127) ''Insight'', ''Religion'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Charlatan''' (p.128) ''Deception'', ''Sleight of Hand, Disguise Kit'', and ''Forgery Kit''
			# '''Criminal''' (p.129) ''Deception'', ''Stealth, Gaming Set +1'', and ''Thieves’ tools''
			# '''Entertainer''' (p.130) ''Acrobatics'', ''Performance'', ''Disguise Kit'', and ''Musical Instrument +1''
			# '''Folk Hero''' (p.131) ''Animal Handling'', ''Survival'', ''Artisan’s Tools +1'', and ''Land Vehicles''
			# '''Gladiator''' (p.130) ''Acrobatics'', ''Performance'', ''Disguise Kit'', and ''Musical Instrument +1''
			# '''Guild Artisan''' (p.132) ''Insight'', ''Persuasion, Artisan’s Tools +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Guild Merchant''' (p.132) ''Insight'', ''Persuasion, Artisan’s Tools +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Hermit''' (p.134) ''Medicine'', ''Religion, Herbalism Kit'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Knight''' (p.135) ''History'' and ''Persuasion'', ''Gaming Set +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Noble''' (p.135) ''History'' and ''Persuasion'', ''Gaming Set +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Outlander''' (p.136) ''Athletics'', ''Survival, Musical Instrument +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Pirate''' (p.139) ''Athletics'', ''Perception, Navigator’s Tools'', and ''Water Vehicles''
			# '''Sage''' (p.137) ''Arcana'', ''History'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Sailor''' (p.139) ''Athletics'', ''Perception, Navigator’s Tools'', and ''Water Vehicles''
			# '''Soldier''' (p.140) ''Athletics'', ''Intimidation'', ''Gaming Set +1'', and ''Land Vehicles''
			# '''Spy''' (p.129) ''Deception'', ''Stealth, Gaming Set +1'', and ''Thieves’ tools''
			# '''Urchin''' (p.141) ''Sleight of Hand'', ''Stealth, Disguise Kit'', and ''Thieves’ Tools''

			===Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide===
			# '''City Watch''' (p.145) ''Athletics'', ''Insight'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Clan Crafter''' (p.145) ''History'', ''Insight'', ''Artisan’s Tools'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Cloistered Scholar''' (p.146) ''Languages +2'', ''History'', and one of Arcana, Nature, or Religion
			# '''Courtier''' (p.146) ''Insight'', ''Persuasion'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Faction Agent''' (p.147) ''Languages +2'', ''Insight'', and one mental skill appropriate your faction
			# '''Far Traveler''' (p.148) ''Insight'', ''Perception'', ''Musical Instrument +1'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Inheritor''' (p.150) ''Gaming Set +1, Musical Instrument +1'', ''Survival'', and one of ''Arcana'', ''History'', or ''Religion''
			# '''Investigator''' (p.145) ''Insight'', ''Investigation'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Knight of the Order''' (p.151) ''Languages +1'', ''Gaming Set or Musical Instrument +1'', ''Persuasion'', and one non-investigation Int skill
			# '''Mercenary Veteran''' (p.152) ''Athletics'', ''Persuasion, Gaming Set +1'', and ''Land Vehicles''
			# '''Urban Bounty Hunter''' (p.153) ''Choose two'' from ''Deception'', ''Insight'', ''Persuasion'', or ''Stealth'', and ''choose two'' from ''Gaming Set'', ''Musical Instrument'', or ''Thieves’ Tools''
			# '''Uthgardt Tribe Member''' (p.153) ''Athletics'', ''Survival'', ''Languages +1'', and one of ''Musical Instrument'' or ''Artisan’s Tools''
			# '''Waterdhavian Noble''' (p.154) ''History'', ''Persuasion'', ''Languages +1'', and one of ''Gaming Set'' or ''Musical Instrument''

			===Curse of Strahd===
			[http://dndadventurersleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Curse-of-Strahd-Backgrounds-v1.1.pdf Curse of Strahd Backgrounds v1.1 (PDF)]
			# '''Black Fist Double Agent''' (p.2) ''Deception, Insight, Disguise Kit'', and one of ''Artisan’s Tools'' or ''Gaming Set''
			# '''Dragon Casualty''' (p.3) ''Intimidation, Survival, Draconic Language'', and a ''Tool'' based on your Origin
			# '''Iron Route Bandit''' (p.5) ''Stealth, Animal Handling, Gaming Set +1'', and ''Land Vehicles''
			# '''Phlan Insurgent''' (p.6) ''Stealth, Survival, Land Vehicles'', and ''Artisan’s Tools +1''
			# '''Stojanow Prisoner''' (p.8) ''Deception, Perception, Thieves’ Tools'', and ''Gaming Set +1''
			# '''Ticklebelly Nomad''' (p.9) ''Nature, Animal Handling, Herbalism Kit'', and ''Giant Language''

			From the core book:
			# '''Haunted One''' (p.209) ''Exotic Language +1'', and two of ''Arcana'', ''Investigation'', ''Religion'', and ''Survival''

			===Rage of Demons===
			[http://dndadventurersleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Hillsfar-Regional-Character-Options.pdf Hillsfar Regional Character Options (PDF)]
			# '''Cormanthor Refugee''' (p.5) ''Nature, Survival, Elven Language'', and ''Artisan’s Tools +1''
			# '''Gate Urchin''' (p.6) ''Deception, Sleight of Hand, Thieves’s Tools'', and ''Musical Instrument +1''
			# '''Hillsfar Merchant''' (p.7) ''Insight, Persuasion, Land Vehicles'', and ''Water Vehicles''
			# '''Hillsfar Smuggler''' (p.8) ''Perception, Stealth, Forgery Kit'', and ''Languages +1''
			# '''Secret Identity''' (p.9) ''Deception, Stealth, Disguise Kit'', and ''Forgery Kit''
			# '''Shade Fanatic''' (p.10) ''Deception, Intimidation, Forgery Kit'', and ''Netherese Language''
			# '''Trade Sheriff''' (p.11) ''Investigation, Persuasion, Thieves Kit'', and ''Elven Language''

			===Elemental Evil===
			[http://dndadventurersleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mulmaster-Bonds-and-Backgrounds.pdf Mulmaster Bonds and Backgrounds (PDF)]
			# '''Caravan Specialist''' () ''Animal Handling, Survival, Land Vehicles'', and ''Languages'' +1
			# '''Earthspur Miner''' () Skill: Athletics, Survival, Dwarven and Undercommon Languages
			# '''Harborfolk''' () ''Athletics, Sleight of Hand, Water Vehicles'', and ''Gaming Set +1''
			# '''Mulmaster Aristocrat''' () ''Deception, Performance, Artisan’s Tools +1'', and ''Musical Instrument +1''
			# '''Phlan Refugee''' () ''Insight, Athletics, Languages +1'', ''Artisan’s Tools +1''

			===Plane of Amonkhet===
			# '''Dissenter''' (p.11) ''none'', ''Special Background Feature''
			# '''Initiate''' (p.8) ''Athletics'', ''Intimidation'', ''Land Vehicles'', and ''Gaming Set +1''
			# '''Vizier''' (p.10) ''History'', ''Religion'', ''Artisan’s Tools +1'', and ''Musical Instrument +1''

			===Tomb of Annihilation===
			# '''Anthropologist''' (p.191) ''Insight'', ''Religion'', and ''Languages +2''
			# '''Archaeologist''' (p.192) ''History, Survival, Cartographer’s Tools'' or ''Navigator’s Tools'', and ''Language +1''

			===Plane of Innistrad===
			# '''Inquisitor''' (p.12) ''Investigation'', ''Religion'', ''Thieves’ Tools'', and ''Artisan’s Tools +1''

			===Ruins of Mezro===
			# '''Heretic''' (p.28) ''Deception'', ''Religion'', and ''Languages +2''

	==Background descriptions==		==Background descriptions==

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	Though the term “knight” conjures ideas of mounted, heavily armored warriors of noble blood, most knightly orders in Faerûn don’t restrict their membership to such individuals. The goals and philosophies of the order are more important than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to a ll sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the order’s cause.		Though the term “knight” conjures ideas of mounted, heavily armored warriors of noble blood, most knightly orders in Faerûn don’t restrict their membership to such individuals. The goals and philosophies of the order are more important than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to a ll sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the order’s cause.

	The “[[#Knightly Orders of ~~Faerûn~~\|Knightly Orders of Faerûn]]” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group you owe allegiance to.		The “[[#Knightly Orders of Faerun\|Knightly Orders of Faerûn]]” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group you owe allegiance to.
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	;Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order		;Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order
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	===Knightly orders of Faerûn===		===<span id="Knightly Orders of Faerun"></span>Knightly orders of Faerûn===
	Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in service to a deity, such as Kelemvor’s Eternal Order or Mystra’s Knights of the Mystic Fire. Other knightly orders serve a government, royal family, or are the elite military of a feudal state, such as the brutal Warlock Knights ofVaasa. Other knighthoods are secular and nongovernmental organizations of warriors who follow a particular philosophy, or consider themselves a kind of extended family, similar to an order of monks. Although there are organizations, such as the Knights of the Shield, that use the trappings of knighthood without necessarily being warriors, most folk of Faerûn who hear the word “knight” think of a mounted warrior in armor beholden to a code. Below are a few knightly organizations.		Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in service to a deity, such as Kelemvor’s Eternal Order or Mystra’s Knights of the Mystic Fire. Other knightly orders serve a government, royal family, or are the elite military of a feudal state, such as the brutal Warlock Knights ofVaasa. Other knighthoods are secular and nongovernmental organizations of warriors who follow a particular philosophy, or consider themselves a kind of extended family, similar to an order of monks. Although there are organizations, such as the Knights of the Shield, that use the trappings of knighthood without necessarily being warriors, most folk of Faerûn who hear the word “knight” think of a mounted warrior in armor beholden to a code. Below are a few knightly organizations.

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	;Skill Proficiencies: Choose one of Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival		;Skill Proficiencies: Choose one of Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival
	;Languages: Choose one exotic language (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)		;Languages: Choose one exotic language (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
	;Equipment: Monster ~~hunter’s~~ pack ~~(see sidebar)~~, one trinket of special significance ~~(choose one or roll on the Gothic Trinkets table in this appendix)~~		;Equipment: [[#Monster Hunter’s pack\|Monster Hunter’s pack]], one [[#Gothic Trinkets\|gothic trinket]] of special significance.
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	===Feature: Heart of Darkness===		===Feature: Heart of Darkness===

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	===Gothic ~~trinket~~===		===Gothic Trinkets===
	:''Variant trinket'' {{ref\|COS\|209\|''Curse of Strahd''}}		:''Variant trinket'' {{ref\|COS\|209\|''Curse of Strahd''}}
	When rolling for a trinket, consider using this table, which is designed for a gothic game.		When rolling for a trinket, consider using this table, which is designed for a gothic game.

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	{{ref\|COS\|209\|''Curse of Strahd''}} You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. You’ve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you can’t be slain with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its toll, isolating you from most people and making you question your sanity. You must find a way to overcome it before it destroys you.		{{ref\|COS\|209\|''Curse of Strahd''}} You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. You’ve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you can’t be slain with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its toll, isolating you from most people and making you question your sanity. You must find a way to overcome it before it destroys you.
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			====Monster Hunter’s pack====
			You can buy a monster hunter’s pack for 33 gp, which is cheaper than buying the items individually. It includes a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches.
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	~~====Monster Hunter’s pack====~~
	You can buy a monster hunter’s pack for 33 gp, which is cheaper than buying the items individually. It includes a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches.
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	===Feature: Heart of Darkness===		===Feature: Heart of Darkness===

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	===Monster Hunter’s pack===		====Monster Hunter’s pack====
	You can buy a monster hunter’s pack for 33 gp, which is cheaper than buying the items individually. It includes a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches.		You can buy a monster hunter’s pack for 33 gp, which is cheaper than buying the items individually. It includes a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches.
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	* ''Deneith:'' one gaming set and vehicles (land)		* ''Deneith:'' one gaming set and vehicles (land)
	* ''Ghallanda:'' brewer’s supplies and cook’s utensils		* ''Ghallanda:'' brewer’s supplies and cook’s utensils
	* ''~~Forasco~~:'' alchemist’s supplies and herbalism kit		* ''Jorasco:'' alchemist’s supplies and herbalism kit
	* ''Kundarak:'' tinker’s tools and thieves’ tools		* ''Kundarak:'' tinker’s tools and thieves’ tools
	* ''Lyrandar:'' vehicles (sea/air) and navigator’s tools		* ''Lyrandar:'' vehicles (sea/air) and navigator’s tools
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	* ''Thuranni:'' poisoner’s kit and one musical instrument		* ''Thuranni:'' poisoner’s kit and one musical instrument
	* ''Vadalis'': vehicles (land) and herbalism kit		* ''Vadalis'': vehicles (land) and herbalism kit
	;Equipment: A set of fine clothes, house signet ring, ID papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.		;Equipment: A set of fine clothes, house signet ring, ID papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
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	You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll on the table ~~below~~.		You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll on the table.

	==== Feature: House connections ====		==== Feature: House connections ====
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	\|2 \|\|''Tradition''. I uphold traditions and bring honor to my family. (Lawful)		\|2 \|\|''Tradition''. I uphold traditions and bring honor to my family. (Lawful)
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	\|3 \|\|~~/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͘ďĂŶĚŽŶŽůĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĮŶĚďĞƩĞƌǁĂLJƐƚŽĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘;ŚĂŽƟĐͿ~~		\|3 \|\|''Innovation''. Abandon old traditions and find better ways to do things. (Chaotic)
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	\|4 \|\|''Power''. I want to ensure the prosperity of my house and wield its power myself. (Evil)		\|4 \|\|''Power''. I want to ensure the prosperity of my house and wield its power myself. (Evil)
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	\|1 \|\|My house is my family, and I would do anything for my family.		\|1 \|\|My house is my family, and I would do anything for my family.
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	\|2 \|\|I love someone from another house, but ~~ƐƵĐŚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĂƌĞĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ͘~~		\|2 \|\|I love someone from another house, but such relationships are forbidden
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	\|3 \|\|Someone I love was killed by a rival ~~ĨĂĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶŵLJŚŽƵƐĞ͕ĂŶĚ/ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞ~~ revenge.		\|3 \|\|Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge.
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	\|4 \|\|I don’t care about the house as a whole, but I would do anything for my old mentor.		\|4 \|\|I don’t care about the house as a whole, but I would do anything for my old mentor.
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	\|1 \|\|I’m overly concerned with following established procedures and protocols.		\|1 \|\|I’m overly concerned with following established procedures and protocols.
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	\|2 \|\|I’m obsessed with conspiracy theories and ~~ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚĂďŽƵƚƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶ~~ demons.		\|2 \|\|I’m obsessed with conspiracy theories and worried about secret societies and hidden demons.
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	\|3 \|\|I believe that my house and bloodline ~~ŵĂŬĞƐŵĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞ͘~~		\|3 \|\|I believe that my house and bloodline makes me better than everyone else.
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	\|4 \|\|I’m concealing a secret that could get me driven from my house.		\|4 \|\|I’m concealing a secret that could get me driven from my house.
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	\|5 \|\|I have strong religious beliefs that aren’t shared by others in my house.		\|5 \|\|I have strong religious beliefs that aren’t shared by others in my house.
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	\|6 \|\|~~/͛ŵǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŚŝĚĚĞŶĨĂĐƟŽŶŝŶŵLJ~~ house that gives me secret assignments.		\|6 \|\|I’m working for a hidden faction in my house that gives me secret assignments.
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