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Your background provides narrative and mechanical information about who you are, what walk of life you come from, and where you might be headed. When you create a character at level 1, you choose your background from the list below. Seven of the nine backgrounds grant you additional [[skills]] if you take a profession with the corresponding occupation tag. Note that your background also determines your starting wealth.  
Your background provides narrative and mechanical information about who you are, what walk of life you come from, and where you might be headed. When you create a character at level 1, you choose your background from the list below. Seven of the nine backgrounds grant you additional [[skills]] if you take a profession with the corresponding occupation tag. Note that your background also determines your starting wealth.  


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= Background List =
= Background List =


== Born Warrior ==
== <big>Born Warrior</big> ==
You possess a natural talent for [[combat]] and have an unshakable bravery that inspires those around you. With your strong body and quick reflexes, you are a formidable force, always ready to defend those in need and vanquish evil wherever it may lurk.
You possess a natural talent for combat and have an unshakable bravery that inspires those around you. With your strong body and quick reflexes, you are a formidable force, always ready to defend those in need and vanquish evil wherever it may lurk.


'''Skills'''
'''Skills'''
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== <big>Criminal</big> ==
== <big>Criminal</big> ==
You live on the fringes of society, always looking for opportunities to turn a profit through illegal means. Whether it’s through thievery, blackmail, or shady deals, you have a knack for manipulating the law to your advantage, constantly staying one step ahead of the authorities.
You live on the fringes of society, always looking for opportunities to turn a profit through illegal means. Whether it is through thievery, blackmail, or shady deals, you have a knack for manipulating the law to your advantage, constantly staying one step ahead of the authorities.


'''Skills'''
'''Skills'''
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== <big>Entrepreneur</big> ==
== <big>Entrepreneur</big> ==
You have a keen eye for opportunity and an understanding of commerce. You’re always seeking out new and innovative ways to make a profit, whether it’s through trading goods, investing in businesses, or developing new products. Your business savvy has made you one of the most successful individuals in your town, and you’re always looking for new opportunities to expand your wealth and influence.
You have a keen eye for opportunity and an understanding of commerce. You are always seeking out new and innovative ways to make a profit, whether it’s through trading goods, investing in businesses, or developing new products. Your business savvy has made you one of the most successful individuals in your town, and you’re always looking for new opportunities to expand your wealth and influence.


'''Skills'''
'''Skills'''


Gain 12 Skill Points, which you can spend on any of the following skills. With this feature, you may put up to 6 points into any individual skills with the Crafting* tag, and up to 3 points into any individual skills with any other tag. You may exceed this limit by gaining skill points from another feature. Skills followed by an asterisk are tool-dependent.
Gain 12 Skill Points, which you can spend on any of the following skills. With this feature, you may put up to 6 points into any individual skills with the Crafting* tag, and up to 3 points into any individual skills with any other tag. You may exceed this limit by gaining skill points from another feature.  


• <u>Crafting*</u>: Alchemy, Brewing, Calligraphy, Carpentry, Cartography, Cobbling, Cooking, Glassblowing, Jeweling, Leatherworking, Masonry, Painting, Pottery, Smithing, Weaving, Woodcarving
• <u>Crafting*</u>: Alchemy, Brewing, Calligraphy, Carpentry, Cartography, Cobbling, Cooking, Glassblowing, Jeweling, Leatherworking, Masonry, Painting, Pottery, Smithing, Weaving, Woodcarving


• <u>Influence</u>: Deceiving, [[Empathy]], Gossiping, Persuading
• <u>Influence</u>: Deceiving, Empathy, Gossiping, Persuading


• <u>Knowledge</u>: Art, Economics, History, Law, Politics of [choose region]
• <u>Knowledge</u>: Art, Economics, History, Law, Politics of [choose region]
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'''Occupational Bonus'''
'''Occupational Bonus'''


If you take a profession with the mercantile tag, gain +2 additional Skill Points in Appraising.
If you take a profession with the mercantile tag, gain +2 Appraising.


Professions with the mercantile tag: [[Charlatan (NPC)|Charlatan]], [[Entertainer]], [[Guard]], [[Sailor]], [[Trader]]
Professions with the mercantile tag: [[Charlatan (NPC)|Charlatan]], [[Entertainer]], [[Guard]], [[Sailor]], [[Trader]]

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