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Knight of the Order

A sworn member of an order with allies and obligations.

Background benefits

BenefitDescription
Skill ProficienciesPersuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion , as appropriate for your order
Tool ProficienciesOne type of gaming set or musical instrument
LanguagesOne of your choice

Starting equipment

One set of traveler's clothes, a signet, banner or seal representing your place or rank in the order, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Knightly Regard

Members of your order and people sympathetic to its aims provide shelter and meals. A religious order can receive help from its deity’s temples; a civic order from the community it serves; a philosophical order from people who share its ideals or have benefited from its work.

Aid can also include healing when appropriate and occasionally risky assistance, such as locals rallying to help a pressed knight or smuggling one out of town when unjustly hunted.

Source & compatibility

Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide · page 151 · Legacy 5e.

Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide; locally supplied reference, original publisher rights retained.

Campaign adaptation: Legacy background reference: choose 2024 background ability increases and an appropriate Origin feat with the DM before applying it. Do not add this legacy background on top of a second background.

Compatibility: Original option; manual use pending compatibility review.