Background proficiencies are best paired with personality trait proficiencies. Using both generally makes for pretty competent PCs, but when used really require you to do a session 0 with character creation. Aug 21, 2019 By sailing the high seas you have spend a good portion of your precious life. However you were not a sailor of good repute and you were the d&d pirate background 5e. Of course you raided the port towns and also you plundered ships. Skills Proficiencies: In Intimidation and also deception you have gained proficiency.
Page number and name of optional or variant rule:
If you have any I missed, please let me know and I'll add it.
EDIT: Added 2 variants on p140 regarding potions and scrolls
22 Renown
50 Feywild Magic
52 Shadowfell Despair
59 Psychic Dissonance
59 Blessed Beneficence
59 Pervasive Goodwill
60 Overwhelming Joy
60 Hunter's Paradise
60 Beast Transformation
61 Intense Yearning
61 Immortal Wrath
61 Power of the Mind
62 Mad Winds
62 Abyssal Corruption
63 Prison Plane
63 Vile Transformation
63 Cruel Hindrance
64 Pervasive Evil
66 Bloodlust
66 Law of Averages
66 Imposing Order
67 Planar Vitality
93 Loyalty
96 Cleric: Death Domain
97 Paladin: Oathbreaker
131 Training to Gain Levels
140 Potion Miscibility
140 Scroll Mishap
141 Wands That Don't Recharge
230 Alternatives to Epic Boons
241 Only Players Award Inspiration
251 Flanking
252 Diagonals
253 Facing
263 Proficiency Dice
263 Ability Check Proficiency
264 Background Proficiency
264 Personality Trait Proficiency
264 Hero Points
264 New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity
266 Fear and Horror
266 Healing: Healer's Kit Dependency
266 Healing: Healing Surges
267 Healing: Slow Natural Healing
267 Rest: Epic Heroism
267 Rest: Gritty Realism
267 Firearms
267 Explosives
268 Alien Technology
269 Plot Points
270 Initiative: Initiative Score
270 Initiative: Side Initiative
270 Initiative: Speed Factor
271 Action Options
272 Hitting Cover
272 Cleaving Through Creatures
272 Injuries
273 Massive Damage
273 Morale
285 Creating a Race or Subrace
287 Modifying a Class
288 Spell Points
289 Creating a Background
If you have any I missed, please let me know and I'll add it.
EDIT: Added 2 variants on p140 regarding potions and scrolls
22 Renown
50 Feywild Magic
52 Shadowfell Despair
59 Psychic Dissonance
59 Blessed Beneficence
59 Pervasive Goodwill
60 Overwhelming Joy
60 Hunter's Paradise
60 Beast Transformation
61 Intense Yearning
61 Immortal Wrath
61 Power of the Mind
62 Mad Winds
62 Abyssal Corruption
63 Prison Plane
63 Vile Transformation
63 Cruel Hindrance
64 Pervasive Evil
66 Bloodlust
66 Law of Averages
66 Imposing Order
67 Planar Vitality
93 Loyalty
96 Cleric: Death Domain
97 Paladin: Oathbreaker
131 Training to Gain Levels
140 Potion Miscibility
140 Scroll Mishap
141 Wands That Don't Recharge
230 Alternatives to Epic Boons
241 Only Players Award Inspiration
251 Flanking
252 Diagonals
253 Facing
263 Proficiency Dice
263 Ability Check Proficiency
264 Background Proficiency
264 Personality Trait Proficiency
264 Hero Points
264 New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity
266 Fear and Horror
266 Healing: Healer's Kit Dependency
266 Healing: Healing Surges
267 Healing: Slow Natural Healing
267 Rest: Epic Heroism
267 Rest: Gritty Realism
267 Firearms
267 Explosives
268 Alien Technology
269 Plot Points
270 Initiative: Initiative Score
270 Initiative: Side Initiative
270 Initiative: Speed Factor
271 Action Options
272 Hitting Cover
272 Cleaving Through Creatures
272 Injuries
273 Massive Damage
273 Morale
285 Creating a Race or Subrace
287 Modifying a Class
288 Spell Points
289 Creating a Background
Originally Posted by RickAllison
Is there a thread where they've compiled and discussed those variant rules? I was looking at some of them for a new campaign...
In response to your request from another thread. I'll edit in from the other books once I get around to it, right now it's just the PHB and DMG. The DMG is practically all a discussion of different ways a campaign can be constructed or the game can be run, so there's a substantial number of optional rules and variant rules in there.Variant/Optional Rule Name (Book Page Number)
PHB:
Customizing Ability Scores (PHB 13)
Human Traits (PHB 31)
Criminal: Spy (PHB 130)
Entertainer: Gladiator (PHB 131)
Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant (PHB 133)
Noble: Knight (PHB 136)
Retainers (PHB 136)
Sailor: Pirate (PHB 139)
Feature: Bad Reputation (PHB 139)
Equipment Sizes (PHB 144)
Multiclassing and Feats (PHB Chapter 6, pg 163-170)
Skills with Different Abilities (PHB 175)
Encumberance (176)
Playing on a Grid (PHB 192)
Warhorse Armor (PHB 310)
DMG:
Feywild Magic (DMG 50)
Shadowfell Despair (DMG 52)
Psychic Dissonance (DMG 59)
Blessed Beneficence (DMG 59)
Pervasive Goodwill (DMG 59)
Overwhelming Joy (DMG 60)
Hunter's Paradise (DMG 60)
Beast Transformation (DMG 60)
Intense Yearning (DMG 61)
Immortal Wrath (DMG 61)
Power of the Mind (DMG 61)
Mad Winds (DMG 62)
Abyssal Corruption (DMG 62)
Prison Plane (DMG 63)
Vile Transformation (DMG 63)
Cruel Hindrance (DMG 63)
Pervasive Evil (DMG 64)
Bloodlust (DMG 66)
Law of Averages (DMG 66)
Imposing Order (DMG 66)
Planar Vitality (DMG 67)
Loyalty (DMG 93)
Training to Gain Levels (DMG 131)
More Difficult Identification (DMG 136)
Mixing Potions (DMG 140)
Scroll Mishaps (DMG 140)
Wands that Don't Recharge (DMG 141)
Flanking (DMG 251)
Diagonals (DMG 252)
Facing (DMG 252)
Proficiency Dice (DMG 263)
Ability Check Proficiency (DMG 263)
Background Proficiency (DMG 264)
Personality Trait Proficiency (DMG 264)
Hero Points (DMG 264)
New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity (DMG 264)
Fear and Horror (DMG 266)
Healer's Kit Dependency (DMG 266)
Healing Surges (DMG 266)
Slow Natural Healing (DMG 267)
Epic Heroism (DMG 267)
Gritty Realism (DMG 267)
Firearms (DMG 267)
Explosives (DMG 267)
Alien Technology (DMG 268)
Plot Points (DMG 269)
Initiative Score (DMG 270)
Side Initiative (DMG 270)
Speed Factor (DMG 270-271)
Action Options (DMG 271-272)
Hitting Cover (DMG 272)
Cleaving Through Creatures (DMG 272)
Injuries (DMG 272)
Massive Damage (DMG 273)
Morale (DMG 273)
Spell Points (DMG 288)
SCAG:
Human Languages (SCAG, 112)
Svirfneblin Magic (SCAG, 115)
Half-Elf Variants (SCAG, 116)
Tiefling Variants (SCAG, 118)
City Watch: Investigator (SCAG 145)