Character backgrounds have long been a fun part of creating a character in Dungeons & Dragons, but the 2024 Player's Handbook makes them way more mechanically important than before. While ability ...

Below is a table of 100 background ideas. The backgrounds are meant to be generic enough to be used in any setting of any game. I also included a basic follow up question to each of the backgrounds.

Starfield has been described by Bethesda’s Todd Howard as “more of a hardcore roleplaying game” than some of the studio’s recent RPGs. One the more traditional RPG features confirmed in the same ...

Clues from the cast of Critical Role Campaign 4 give some hints as to what Dungeons and Dragons classes they will be playing ...

What are the Baldur's Gate 3 backgrounds? You're asked to choose a background in the initial character creation and it is an important part of making the best build in Baldur's Gate 3. Each ...

Last time, we turned to the backers for input on which shaders to use in the game. Based on that, we’ve gone back and put tons of time into making improvements. In particular, the background we ...

In Baldur’s Gate 3, the first thing you’ll be asked to do (after the gorgeous opening cinematic) is make a character. You’ll make choices about Origin and Background, Race and Subrace, Class and ...