Background Instance
list: API endpoint for returning a list of backgrounds.
retrieve: API endpoint for returning a particular background.
GET /v2/backgrounds/a5e-ag_marauder/?format=api
{ "url": "https://api.open5e.com/v2/backgrounds/a5e-ag_marauder/?format=api", "key": "a5e-ag_marauder", "benefits": [ { "name": "Ability Score Increases", "desc": "+1 to Dexterity and one other ability score.", "type": "ability_score" }, { "name": "Adventures And Advancement", "desc": "Allies and informants occasionally give you tips about the whereabouts of poorly-guarded loot. After a few such scores, you may gain the free service of up to 8", "type": "adventures_and_advancement" }, { "name": "Connection and Memento", "desc": "Roll 1d10, choose, or make up your own.\r\n\r\n#### Marauder Connections\r\n\r\n|d10|Connection|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|Your nemesis: a naval captain or captain of the guard who thwarted you on several occasions.|\r\n|2|Your mentor: a charismatic pirate captain.|\r\n|3|The stylish highway robber who taught you the trade.|\r\n|4|The local noble who pursues you obsessively.|\r\n|5|The three outlaws who hold the other three pieces of your treasure map.|\r\n|6|The marauder chief who betrayed you and the rest of the gang in exchange for freedom.|\r\n|7|The child you became an outlaw to protect.|\r\n|8|The cleric who converted you to a life of law and faith.|\r\n|9|The scholarly old bandit whose inventions gave you an edge against the pursuing authorities.|\r\n|10|Your best friend—who is serving a life sentence for your shared crime.|\r\n\r\n#### Marauder Mementos\r\n\r\n|d10|Memento|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|The eerie mask by which your victims know you.|\r\n|2|The one item that you wish you hadn't stolen.|\r\n|3|A signet ring marking you as heir to a seized estate.|\r\n|4|A locket containing a picture of the one who betrayed you.|\r\n|5|A broken compass.|\r\n|6|A love token from the young heir to a fortune.|\r\n|7|Half of a torn officer's insignia.|\r\n|8|The hunter's horn which members of your band use to call allies.|\r\n|9|A wanted poster bearing your face.|\r\n|10|Your unfinished thesis from your previous life as an honest scholar.|", "type": "connection_and_memento" }, { "name": "Equipment", "desc": "Traveler's clothes, signal whistle, tent (one person).", "type": "equipment" }, { "name": "Secret Ways", "desc": "When you navigate while traveling, pursuers have disadvantage on checks made to track your group. Additionally, you can travel stealthily at a normal pace.", "type": "feature" }, { "name": "Skill Proficiencies", "desc": "Survival, and either Intimidation or Stealth.", "type": "skill_proficiency" }, { "name": "Tool Proficiencies", "desc": "One type of artisan’s tools or vehicle.", "type": "tool_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": "Marauder", "desc": "" }