Backgrounds

Backgrounds are an idea borrowed heavily from Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition and are used to help a player make in-character decisions and guide roleplaying. Backgrounds generally consist of a broad and somewhat vague description of a character's life before adventuring, often with options to refine that idea such as the criminal's specialty or the folk hero's defining event. Backgrounds should also provide a list of ideals and traits to help flesh out the character as well as bonds and flaws to provide interesting hooks and promote hard decisions in character. Finally, backgrounds provide a background feature ability, a choice of trained skills and some equipment.

Players should feel free to modify all elements of existing backgrounds or create their own as desired.