Now as for the tools proficiency it’d make sense if our psycho-killer knows about chemicals so that he can get rid of his target after he has “taken care” of them. This could be useful when luring a target without risking their suspicion. For the skills as our character is a psychopath killer, it’d make sense to give him insight so can predict what the target is thinking and also deception, so he can convince them and hide his true intentions and lies. So, once you have figured out what sort of background you are going for, it’s time to work out the proficiencies following the rules from PHB which allows us to have 2 skills proficiencies and 2 language or tools proficiencies or a mix of both, so 1 tool and 1 language proficiency.įor this one, however, I’m going to use 2 skills proficiencies, 1 language, and 1 tools proficiency.
The only difference would be our psychopath wouldn’t kill for pleasure or eat them. Now for making a background from scratch the first thing we need to do is think of a reference that closely relates our background and the background I’m going to make is a psychopath and for reference, I’m going to use Hannibal Lecter from the Hannibal show, who is a psychopath that kills (and eats) for pleasure but with utmost planning. Now in order to make a custom background, we are also going to follow the steps mentioned above but instead of using the ones provided in the PHB, we will make our own or you could also just pick a couple of backgrounds from the PHB and try mixing the properties of different backgrounds, this usually generates some fun and interesting results and its far more easy than making a background from scratch. So, whenever you are making a character and you choose a background from the player’s handbook, you get these sample components or properties that define your character’s background and makes it fun to play with.
What makes a Background in DnD 5E?Īll the backgrounds as seen in the player’s handbook are made up of the following components: Read this guide first about what is 5th edition backgrounds & its thirteen sample 5e backgrounds. So, in this guide, I’m going to tell you everything that goes into making an awesome DnD custom background that you can customize however you want but before actually making a custom background, we need to understand what background is actually made up of.
We have all been through this situation but making a custom background requires you to have extensive knowledge about how the official backgrounds are made and the set of rules being followed to create them. Now, there is no doubt that the background in the player’s handbook is awesome and fun to play with but as time goes by you just get fed up and instead want to make your own custom background.
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