Backgrounds

41 backgrounds are available. Each grants 2 skill proficiencies and an Origin Feat at character creation. Backgrounds marked ✓ in the Inspiration column don't gain Inspiration from in-game events — instead, they have a chance to gain it after every Long Rest (see Inspiration from Background).

Background	Skills	Origin Feat	Inspiration
Acolyte	Insight, Religion	Magic Initiate (Cleric)
Charlatan	Deception, Sleight of Hand	Skilled
Chondathan Freebooter	Athletics, Sleight of Hand	Skilled	✓
Criminal	Stealth, Sleight of Hand	Alert
Dead Magic Dweller	Medicine, Survival	Healer	✓
Dragon Cultist	Deception, Stealth	Cult of the Dragon Initiate	✓
Emerald Enclave Caretaker	Nature, Survival	Emerald Enclave Fledgling	✓
Entertainer	Acrobatics, Performance	Musician
Experiment	Intimidation, Medicine	Altered	✓
Farmer	Animal Handling, Nature	Tough	✓
Flaming Fist Mercenary	Intimidation, Perception	Tough	✓
Folk Hero	Animal Handling, Survival	Tough
Genie Touched	Perception, Persuasion	Magic Initiate (Wizard)	✓
Giant Foundling	Intimidation, Survival	Strike of the Giants	✓
Guide	Stealth, Survival	Magic Initiate (Druid)	✓
Guild Artisan	Insight, Persuasion	Skilled
Harper	Performance, Sleight of Hand	Harper Agent	✓
Haunted One	Medicine, Intimidation	Alert
Hermit	Medicine, Religion	Healer	✓
Ice Fisher	Animal Handling, Athletics	Alert	✓
Knight of the Gauntlet	Athletics, Medicine	Tyro of the Gauntlet	✓
Lords' Alliance Vassal	Insight, Persuasion	Lords' Alliance Agent	✓
Merchant	Animal Handling, Persuasion	Lucky	✓
Moonwell Pilgrim	Nature, Performance	Magic Initiate (Druid)	✓
Mulhorandi Tomb Raider	Investigation, Religion	Lucky	✓
Mythalkeeper	Arcana, History	Lucky	✓
Noble	History, Persuasion	Skilled
Outlander	Athletics, Survival	Tough
Purple Dragon Squire	Animal Handling, Insight	Purple Dragon Rook	✓
Rashemi Wanderer	Intimidation, Perception	Tough	✓
Rest Warden	Religion, Survival	Grave Keeper	✓
Sage	Arcana, History	Magic Initiate (Wizard)
Sailor	Acrobatics, Perception	Tavern Brawler	✓
Scribe	Investigation, Perception	Skilled	✓
Shadowmasters Exile	Acrobatics, Stealth	Savage Attacker	✓
Soldier	Athletics, Intimidation	Savage Attacker
Spellfire Initiate	Arcana, Perception	Spellfire Spark	✓
Urchin	Stealth, Sleight of Hand	Savage Attacker
Wayfarer	Insight, Stealth	Lucky	✓
Wicker Weaver	Religion, Survival	Charm Twister	✓
Zhentarim Mercenary	Intimidation, Perception	Zhentarim Ruffian	✓

How Origin Feats Work

• Origin Feats are granted automatically when you select a Background at character creation
• They are separate from the standard Feat progression — you don't lose a Feat slot to gain them