Backgrounds

Spirit Medium

You have a knack -- or a curse -- for communing with spirits. Whether you embrace the role of an oracle or desperately try to silence the voices, your connection to the beyond shapes your worldview. Some regard you with awe; others fear you.

Ability Scores: Choose A or B: (A) Wisdom +2, Charisma +1; or (B) Wisdom, Charisma, and Intelligence +1

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana and Insight

Tool Proficiency: Calligrapher's Supplies

Equipment: You begin with 50 GP that may only be spent on items from the Adventuring Gear and Tools lists. This gold cannot be used to purchase weapons, armor, or mounts and vehicles. Any unspent funds may be kept in a belt pouch for future expenses in the course of an adventure.

Feature: Ethereal Whispers

You can sense the presence of undead or incorporeal entities within 30 feet, though not their exact location. This sense lasts up to 1 minute once per short rest.

Homebrew, 2025.