Background Instance
list: API endpoint for returning a list of backgrounds.
retrieve: API endpoint for returning a particular background.
GET /v2/backgrounds/a5e-ag_exile/?format=api
{ "url": "https://api.open5e.com/v2/backgrounds/a5e-ag_exile/?format=api", "key": "a5e-ag_exile", "benefits": [ { "name": "Ability Score Increases", "desc": "+1 to Wisdom and one other ability score.", "type": "ability_score" }, { "name": "Adventures And Advancement", "desc": "You may occasionally meet others from your native land. Some may be friends, and some dire enemies; few will be indifferent to you. After a few such encounters, you may become the leader of a faction of exiles. Your followers include up to three NPCs of Challenge Rating ½ or less, such as scouts.", "type": "adventures_and_advancement" }, { "name": "Connection and Memento", "desc": "Roll 1d10, choose, or make up your own.\r\n\r\n#### Exile Connections\r\n\r\n|d10|Connection|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|The companions who shared your exile.|\r\n|2|The kindly local who taught you Common.|\r\n|3|The shopkeeper or innkeeper who took you in and gave you work.|\r\n|4|The hunters from your native land who pursue you.|\r\n|5|The distant ruler who banished you until you redeem yourself.|\r\n|6|The community of fellow exiles who have banded together in a city neighborhood.|\r\n|7|The acting or carnival troupe which took you in.|\r\n|8|The suspicious authorities who were convinced you were a spy.|\r\n|9|Your first friend after your exile: a grizzled adventurer who traveled with you.|\r\n|10|A well-connected and unscrupulous celebrity who hails from your homeland.|\r\n\r\n#### Exile Mementos\r\n\r\n|d10|Memento|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|A musical instrument which was common in your homeland.|\r\n|2|A memorized collection of poems or sagas.|\r\n|3|A locket containing a picture of your betrothed from whom you are separated.|\r\n|4|Trade, state, or culinary secrets from your native land.|\r\n|5|A piece of jewelry given to you by someone you will never see again.|\r\n|6|An inaccurate, ancient map of the land you now live in.|\r\n|7|Your incomplete travel journals.|\r\n|8|A letter from a relative directing you to someone who might be able to help you.|\r\n|9|A precious cultural artifact you must protect.|\r\n|10|An arrow meant for the heart of your betrayer.|", "type": "connection_and_memento" }, { "name": "Equipment", "desc": "Traveler's clothes, 10 days rations.", "type": "equipment" }, { "name": "Fellow Traveler", "desc": "You gain an expertise die on Persuasion checks against others who are away from their land of birth.", "type": "feature" }, { "name": "Skill Proficiencies", "desc": "Survival, and either History or Performance.", "type": "skill_proficiency" } ], "document": { "name": "Adventurer's Guide", "key": "a5e-ag", "type": "SOURCE", "display_name": "Adventurer's Guide", "publisher": { "name": "EN Publishing", "key": "en-publishing", "url": "https://api.open5e.com/v2/publishers/en-publishing/?format=api" }, "gamesystem": { "name": "Advanced 5th Edition", "key": "a5e", "url": "https://api.open5e.com/v2/gamesystems/a5e/?format=api" }, "permalink": "https://a5esrd.com/a5esrd" }, "name": "Exile", "desc": "" }