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D&D 5e Background Picker Wheel

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11 months ago

The D&D 5e Background Picker is a tool designed to help players and Dungeon Masters quickly generate character backstories and narrative depth. Each background in D&D provides skill proficiencies, languages, and features that influence roleplay and character development.

Whether you're creating a fresh character for your next campaign or looking to explore new archetypes, spinning the wheel offers a fun and random way to connect with the vast world of Dungeons & Dragons. It's also a great resource for inspiring NPCs or enhancing worldbuilding with backstory-rich characters.

Backgrounds in D&D 5e also determine your starting proficiencies in tools or languages, as well as feature traits that can assist in exploration, social interactions, and solving quests creatively. This tool is ideal for roleplayers and storytellers seeking instant flavor for their characters.

List Items:

  • Acolyte – Insight, Religion; 2 Languages; Shelter of the Faithful.
  • Charlatan – Deception, Sleight of Hand; Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit; False Identity.
  • Criminal/Spy – Deception, Stealth; One Gaming Set, Thieves' Tools; Criminal Contact.
  • Entertainer – Acrobatics, Performance; Disguise Kit, Musical Instrument; By Popular Demand.
  • Folk Hero – Animal Handling, Survival; Artisan’s Tools, Vehicles (land); Rustic Hospitality.
  • Guild Artisan – Insight, Persuasion; Artisan’s Tools, One Language; Guild Membership.
  • Hermit – Medicine, Religion; Herbalism Kit; Discovery feature.
  • Noble – History, Persuasion; Gaming Set, One Language; Position of Privilege.
  • Outlander – Athletics, Survival; Musical Instrument, Language; Wanderer memory.
  • Sage – Arcana, History; 2 Languages; Researcher feature.
  • Sailor – Athletics, Perception; Navigator's Tools, Vehicles (water); Ship's Passage.
  • Soldier – Athletics, Intimidation; Gaming Set, Vehicles (land); Military Rank.
  • Urchin – Sleight of Hand, Stealth; Disguise Kit, Thieves' Tools; City Secrets.
  • Knight – History, Persuasion; Gaming Set, Language; Retainers (variant noble).
  • Far Traveler – Insight, Perception; Musical Instrument, Language; All Eyes on You.
  • Cloistered Scholar – History, plus 2 of Arcana, Nature, Religion; 2 Languages; Library Access.
  • Faction Agent – Insight, one mental skill (Int, Wis, Cha); 2 Languages; Safe haven.
  • Haunted One – Investigation, Survival; Monster lore; Harrowing Event origin.
  • Urban Bounty Hunter – Choose two from Deception, Insight, Persuasion, Stealth; Tools based on profession.
  • Knight of the Order – Persuasion, Religion; Gaming Set, Language; Order-specific feature.

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