Backgrounds (3.5e Variant Rule)/Dilettante
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Dilettante
- Background Type: Utility
- Maximum Expertise Level: Master
The Dilettante is for those indecisive or min-maxing players who want to play more than one Background on the same character - Perhaps someone who walked many long roads in life before taking up the adventurer's mantle. Thus, there are actually many different variants of this Background, moreso than the others.
When you choose the Dilettante Background, in one of its four forms, you choose 2, 3 or 4 Backgrounds (Other than this one) of your choice, labeling them A and B (And possibly C and D), as you see fit (With the exception of the "Two Novice, One Veteran" combo, in which case the Veteran Background is always A). Once you have done this, refer to the table to see which abilities you gain when.
Dilettante Features
| Character Level |
Abilities Gained | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Novice (Veteran) |
Two Veteran (Master) |
Four Novice (Master) |
Two Novice, One Veteran (Master) | |
| 1st | Skills and Proficiencies | Skills and Proficiencies, Feature A1 | Skills and Proficiencies, Feature A1 | Skills and Proficiencies, Feature A1 |
| 2nd | Feature A1 | Feature B1 | Feature B1 | Feature B1 |
| 3rd | — | Feature A2 | Feature C1 | Feature A2 |
| 4th | Feature B1 | Feature B2 | Feature D1 | Feature C1 |
| 5th | — | Feature A3 | Feature A2 | Feature A3 |
| 6th | Feature A2 | Feature B3 | Feature B2 | Feature B2 |
| 7th | — | Feature A4 | Feature C2 | Feature A4 |
| 8th | Feature B2 | Feature B4 | Feature D2 | Feature C2 |
| 9th | — | Feature A5 | Feature A3 | Feature A5 |
| 10th | Feature A3 | Feature B5 | Feature B3 | Feature B3 |
| 11th | — | Feature A6 | Feature C3 | Feature A6 |
| 12th | Feature B3 | Feature B6 | Feature D3 | Feature C3 |
| 13th | — | Feature A7 | Feature A4 | Feature A7 |
| 14th | Feature A4 | Feature B7 | Feature B4 | Feature B4 |
| 15th | — | Feature A8 | Feature C4 | Feature A8 |
| 16th | Feature B4 | Feature B8 | Feature D4 | Feature C4 |
| 17th | — | Feature A9 | Feature A5 | Feature A9 |
| 18th | Feature A5 | Feature B9 | Feature B5 | Feature B5 |
| 19th | — | Feature A10 | Feature C5 | Feature A10 |
| 20th | Feature B5 | Feature B10 | Feature D5 | Feature C5 |
Dilettante Bonus Proficiencies: At first level, you gain the weapon, armor and tool proficiencies of all Backgrounds within your Dilettante background.
Dilettante Bonus Class Skills: The bonus class skills of all Backgrounds within your Dilettante background are always considered class skills for you.
Dilettante Class Substitutes
Levels in the Class Substitute classes of all the Backgrounds within your Dilettante Background count as Dilettante levels for the purposes of avoiding XP penalties.
Playing a Dilettante
Dilettante Roleplaying
Dilettantes are curious people by nature, always willing to try new things, explore new places, and take up new hobbies. People like this can be annoyingly talkative, asking dozens of questions before you can answer the first; Or they can follow you around with a paper and quill, taking notes silently but nosily. Most Dilettantes can't resist the temptation of an unexplored room, new language, item or trick, or simple unturned stones.
Dilettante Adventures
Dilettantes are always getting in trouble - After all, curiosity killed the cat. Whether they're chasing down a myth, traveling over seas to explore forgotten ruins, or simply trying out the food at a new restaurant that opened up, Dilettantes are always on the move, so it's never hard to drag them into a new adventure - But rather, hard to get them to focus on the current one.
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| Article Balance | High + |
| Author | Zhenra-Khal + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Title | Dilettante + |
