Backgrounds

Backgrounds grant additional skill proficiencies and additional benefits for your character, and likewise determine your character's history before joining the campaign. Backgrounds grant no additional gold, nor equipment, as Keepsakes replace the need for senseless equipment - instead backgrounds may provide additional avenues in order to deal with situations and gain advantages in game. You are welcome to decide your character's origin first and pick the most fitting background, or conversely choose a background and develop a character's origin from there.

You are granted the skills from the Skill Proficiencies column when choosing your background.