Character Backgrounds are a great way to build your story. Backgrounds give you a sense of who the characters were before they got to the point of adventuring. They provide a set of skills and proficiencies as well as other tools for you to start with.
Common Backgrounds
- Acolyte
- Anthropologist
- Archaeologist
- Athlete
- Charlatan
- City Watch
- Clan Crafter
- Cloistered Scholar
- Courtier
- Criminal
- Entertainer
- Faceless
- Faction Agent
- Far Traveler
- Feylost
- Fisher
- Folk Hero
- Gladiator
- Guild Artisan
- Guild Merchant
- Haunted One
- Hermit
Adventurers League Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd
- Black Fist Double Agent
- Dragon Casualty
- Iron Route Bandit
- Phlan Insurgent
- Stojanow Prisoner
- Ticklebelly Nomad
Mulmaster
- Caravan Specialist
- Earthspur Miner
- Harborfolk
- Mulmaster Aristocrat
- Phlan Refugee
Hillsfar
- Cormanthor Refugee
- Gate Urchin
- Hillsfar Merchant
- Hillsfar Smuggler
- Secret Identity
- Shade Fanatic
- Trade Sheriff
Unearthed Arcana
- Gate Warden
- Giant Foundling
- Knight of Solamnia
- Mage of High Sorcery
- Planar Philosopher
- Rune Carver
Tal’Dorei Reborn
- Ashari