Dungeons & Dragons: The New Backgrounds Of Spelljammer, Explained
When creating a Dungeons & Dragons character, players have various elements that they can use in order to make a given character distinct, from their class and subclass to their race. Easily among the most overlooked elements of character creation is your choice of background. Representing a character's upbringing and/or past experiences, backgrounds offer not just flavor and backstory, but the likes of additional proficiencies, access to additional languages, and helpful features that can help adventurers in their travels.
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Within the released Spelljammer: Adventures in Space are two brand new backgrounds: the Astral Drifter and the Wildspacer, each of which is among the strongest backgrounds now available in D&D's fifth edition. As these are noticeably incredibly powerful background options, we're going to explain everything you need to know about them to help you see if either is fitting for your next character!
The Astral Drifter background is a background representative of a character who has spent a substantial amount of their lifetime within the Astral Plane. This inherently offers a unique perspective from characters native to the Material Plane, as creatures within the Astral Plane don't age. This is represented within the background's Longevity feature that states that your character is 20d6 years older than they appear. While this doesn't offer a mechanical benefit, it's definitely a unique way to put a fun spin on a character's age and the way that character views the world around them.
From a mechanical stance, Astral Driver offers two proficiencies, Insight and Religion, whilst offering two additional languages of your choice,
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