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Background Character
Despite the name, a Background Character is, in Foundry terms, an Item. The Background Character sheet has a number of tabs
Type - this is just a label and has no game impact. The current options, aligned to the Nobles Handbook, are Professional, Officer, Academic, Companion, Entertainer and Healer. Base Annual Cost - this is the basic cost of hiring the Background Character per year. Skill Cost - when a Background Character is added to a Barony or Manor they generate a skill/trait on that actor. If the skill/trait is over 15 points then there is an additional cost. This is automatically calculated and will update if the skills/traits improve through experience. Total Annual Cost - this is calculated by adding the preceeding two costs. Barony Starting - if ticked this Background Character will automatically be added to a newly created Barony and the Base Annual Cost is set to nil. Their basic cost is included in the Baronial Expenses figures. Born - when the Background Character is added to a Barony or Monor you can enter a year of birth. Died - when the Background Character is added to a Barony or Manor you can enter a year of death. Skills & Traits - these are the skills and traits that the Background Character provides to the Barony or Manor. Drag and drop a skill or trait on to the Item sheet. You will be given a dialog box asking for the starting skill formula. You can enter a fixed value or a dice formula. If you drop a trait and enter a formula starting with a minus (e.g. -2D6+5) the system will use the opposing trait (e.g. Lustful rather than Chaste). The formula will be used to generate the starting skill/trait score when the Background Character is added to a Barony or Manor. Double click the bin icon to delete the skill or trait.
You can enter relevant notes etc on this tab
You can add, view and delete Active Effects here. The Active Effects will be transferred to the Manor or Barony the Background Character is added to.
A place for the GM to add notes that won't be visible to the players.
A Background Character can only be added to a Manor or Barony.
At the top right of the tab you will see an orange "help" icon that will open this page from the Wiki.
