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D&D Background Reference
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Skills, granted feats, traditional background features, source books, variants, and verification notes
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Total Backgrounds2024 / 5.5e2014 / 5eNeeds Book Check
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Coverage by Source Category
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Source CategoryCountReading Notes
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Subscriber Content1• 2014 backgrounds normally use a named narrative Background Feature and grant no feat.

• 2024 backgrounds normally grant an Origin Feat instead of a separate 2014-style feature.

• Combined variants remain grouped exactly as shown in the selector screenshots.

• Northlands Worldbook entries are now verified from the user-provided source screenshots.

• Obojima’s Mechanics and Salvage are setting-specific skills.
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5e Core Rules16
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5e Expanded Rules56
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5.5e Core Rules16
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5.5e Expanded Rules27
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1985 Games6
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Critical Role12
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Humblewood3
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Grim Hollow25
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Kobold Press9
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Avantris Entertainment13
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Use the filters on the Backgrounds sheet to compare rulesets, publishers, feats, skill combinations, or verification status.
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Descriptions added: use “Background Details” for row-by-row feat and feature summaries, or “Feat & Feature Glossary” for one entry per unique rule. Descriptions are concise paraphrases, not replacements for the complete source-book rules.
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