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You gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls against creatures with the undead keyword. When engaging in a skill challenge to disable a trap, your first successful Thievery check grants you an extra success. You gain a +2 bonus to Diplomacy and Intimidate checks when interacting with undead creatures. You gain a +2 racial bonus to saving throws to end conditions and ongoing effects with the fear keyword. Whenever you make a monster knowledge check, you can reroll the check, but you must use the second result even if it’s worse than the first. You gain a +3 bonus to Nature checks made to recall useful information about geography. You gain a +2 bonus to Arcana and Dungeoneering checks in addition to a +2 bonus to skill checks when using any travel ritual.Īny language other than Abyssal or Supernal This is normally the case for Forgotten Realms or Scales of War characters.ĭiplomacy, a skill another race gains a bonus to

In a campaign setting that offers regional benefits, you can obtain the associated regional benefit.

Choose one language connected to your background, and learn to speak, read, write that language fluently.

Add a skill associated with your background to your class skill list (before choosing trained skills).

Gain a +1 bonus to checks with two skills associated with your background.

Gain a +2 bonus to checks with a skill associated with the background.

Starting with Player's Handbook 2, the background may also be used to obtain one mechanical bonus: There are two sets of questions, first found in the Player's Handbook, and the other in the Rules Compendium, both of which are meant to make sure the character is integreated in the world.

When first introduced in the player's handbook, it was solely a means of flavor, with a few generic questions. The background is a roleplaying element, which provides potential hooks and interest beyond a simple cookie-cutter character.