5e SRD 5.2.1 · 5.2.1
Imagine Your Past and Present
Playing the Game > Imagine Your Past and Present
Let your character’s background and species inspire how you imagine their past. That past fed into the character’s present. With that in mind, consider answers to the following questions as your character: • Who raised you? • Who was your dearest childhood friend? • Did you grow up with a pet? • Have you fallen in love? If so, with whom? • Did you join an organization, such as a guild or religion? If so, are you still a member of it? • What elements of your past inspire you to go on adventures now? Choose Languages Your character knows at least three languages: Common plus two languages you roll or choose from the Standard Languages table. Knowledge of a language means your character can communicate in it, read it, and write it. Your class and other features might also give you languages. The Standard Languages table lists languages that are widespread in the setting. Every player character knows Common. The other standard languages originated with the first members of the most prominent species in the setting and have since spread widely. Standard Languages 1d12Language