Backgrounds

37 Backgrounds are available — 19 from the Player's Handbook (5.5e) and 18 from the Forgotten Realms supplement. Each grants an Origin Feat at character creation.

Player's Handbook (5.5e) (19)

• Acolyte — Magic Initiate (Cleric)
• Charlatan — Skilled
• Criminal — Alert
• Entertainer — Musician
• Farmer — Tough
• Folk Hero — Savage Attacker
• Guide — Magic Initiate (Druid)
• Guild Artisan — Skilled
• Haunted One — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
• Hermit — Magic Initiate (Druid)
• Merchant — Lucky
• Noble — Skilled
• Outlander — Tough
• Sage — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
• Sailor — Tavern Brawler
• Scribe — Skilled
• Soldier — Savage Attacker
• Urchin — Lucky
• Wayfarer — Lucky

Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn (18)

• Chondathan Freebooter — Skilled
• Dead Magic Dweller — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
• Dragon Cultist — Cult of the Dragon Initiate
• Emerald Enclave Caretaker — Emerald Enclave Fledgling
• Flaming Fist Mercenary — Savage Attacker
• Genie Touched — Genie Magic
• Harper — Harper Agent
• Ice Fisher — Tough
• Knight of the Gauntlet — Tyro of the Gauntlet
• Lords' Alliance Vassal — Lords' Alliance Agent
• Moonwell Pilgrim — Magic Initiate (Druid)
• Mulhorandi Tomb Raider — Alert
• Mythalkeeper — Mythal Touched
• Purple Dragon Squire — Purple Dragon Rook
• Rashemi Wanderer — Tough
• Shadowmasters Exile — Alert
• Spellfire Initiate — Spellfire Spark
• Zhentarim Mercenary — 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

For the full list of Origin Feats and General Feats, see Feats.