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Grinner
A performer and covert organizer who carries messages through music.
THE REFERENCE CABINET
Items, spells, and abilities
Equipment, magic, and talents used at the table.
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Guard background
Watchful service protecting an entrance, boundary, or community.
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Guide background
Travel, concealment, and survival beyond settled roads.
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Gunner
Improve firearm training and close-range shooting.
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Hadozee
Climbing Humanoids with dexterous feet and gliding membranes.
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Half-Elf Variants
Legacy half-elf options that exchange Skill Versatility for an ancestral trait.
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Harengon
Rabbitlike Humanoids with keen senses and a quick escape.
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Haunted One
Survival after an uncanny horror, with sympathy from ordinary people.
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Healer
Use healing supplies effectively and improve healing rolls.
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Helm of Awareness
Artificer infusion: Helm of Awareness.
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Hermit background
Solitude, contemplation, and practical healing.
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Hexblood
A fey lineage with a magical token and innate curses and disguises.
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Hobgoblin
Humanoids whose fey gifts strengthen cooperation.
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Hollow One
A supernatural gift that preserves a fragment of life after death.
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Homunculus Servant
Create a gem-hearted Construct that scouts, follows commands, and delivers Touch spells.
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House Agent
Professional service to a dragonmarked house and its networks.
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House Cannith Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in invention and manufacture.
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House Deneith Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in protection and martial service.
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House Ghallanda Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in food, lodging, and hospitality.
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House Jorasco Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in healing and medical care.
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House Kundarak Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in security and safekeeping.
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House Lyrandar Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in travel by air and sea.
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House Medani Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in investigation and prevention.
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House Orien Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in transport and courier work.
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House Phiarlan Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in performance and covert information.
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House Sivis Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in communication and documentation.
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House Tharashk Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in tracking and finding.
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House Thuranni Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in artistry and covert information.
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House Vadalis Heir
A dragonmarked heir trained in animal care and training.
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Inheritor
The keeper of a significant inheritance and its unresolved history.
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Inquisitive
Investigation, interviewing, and the pursuit of difficult answers.
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Investigator
A persistent seeker of truth with investigative contacts.
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Kalashtar
A person bound to a quori spirit, with telepathy and defenses against psychic intrusion.
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Kalashtar (2024 adaptation)
Reviewed 2024 adaptation of the legacy Kalashtar option.
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Kenku
Humanoids with mimicry, duplication, and an exceptional memory.
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Khoravar
A people of human and elven ancestry with adaptable skills and a changing magical gift.
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Knight of the Order
A sworn member of an order with allies and obligations.
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Kobold
Small draconic Humanoids with a rallying cry and a chosen legacy.
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Leonin
Lionlike Humanoids with claws, keen instincts, and a frightening roar.
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Lizardfolk
Reptilian Humanoids with natural armor and a dangerous bite.
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Lorehold Student
Historical study supported by spirit magic and the Lorehold curriculum.
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Lotusden Halfling
A halfling variant with woodland magic and unobstructed travel through plants.
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Lucky
Spend luck points to influence d20 rolls.
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Magic Initiate
Learn a small selection of spells from a chosen magical tradition.
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Magic Initiate (Cleric)
Learn introductory cleric magic and a limited spell casting.
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Magic Initiate (Druid)
Learn introductory druid magic and a limited spell casting.