Backgrounds

Delver

You make a living exploring deep caves, ancient tunnels, or other subterranean realms -- perhaps as a scout, treasure-seeker, or spelunker. Darkness, claustrophobic corridors, and hidden caverns are your second home.

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

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Perception

Tool Proficiency: Cartographer's Tools

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: Rope Expert

When climbing a rope, you can traverse a vertical surface without expending the extra movement normally associated with climbing. You also gain advantage on any Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) skill checks involved while climbing a rope.

Homebrew, 2025.