Background Instance

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            "name": "Ability Score Increases",
            "desc": "+1 to Strength and one other ability score.",
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            "name": "Adventures and Advancement",
            "desc": "Your family may ask you for one or two little favors: convince this relative to marry a family-approved spouse, slay that family foe in a duel, serve under a liege lord in a battle. If you advance your family’s fortunes, you may earn a knighthood along with the free service of a retinue of servants and up to 8 **guards**.",
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            "desc": "Roll 1d10, choose, or make up your own.\r\n\r\n#### Noble Connections\r\n|d10|Connection|\n|---|---|\n|1|Your perfect elder sibling to whom you never seem to measure up.|\r\n|2|The treacherous noble who slaughtered or scattered your family and is now living in your ancestral home.|\r\n|3|Your family servant, a retired adventurer who taught you more about battle than any fancy dueling master.|\r\n|4|The foppish friend you carouse with.|\r\n|5|The common-born sweetheart that your family forbid you from seeing again.|\r\n|6|The fugitive head of your family whose rebellion caused your family’s lands to be seized and titles to be redistributed.|\r\n|7|Your foe, the heir of a rival house, with whom you have dueled twice.|\r\n|8|The crime boss to whom your family is in massive debt.|\r\n|9|The scion of an allied family to whom you were betrothed from birth.|\r\n|10|The eccentric knight for whom you trained as a squire or page.|\r\n\r\n#### Noble Mementos\r\n|d10|Momento|\n|---|---|\n|1|A shield or tabard bearing your coat of arms.|\r\n|2|A keepsake or love letter from a high-born sweetheart.|\r\n|3|An heirloom weapon—though it’s not magical, it has a name and was used for mighty deeds.|\r\n|4|A letter of recommendation to a royal court.|\r\n|5|Perfumed handkerchiefs suitable for blocking the smell of commoners.|\r\n|6|An extremely fashionable and excessively large hat.|\r\n|7|A visible scar earned in battle or in a duel.|\r\n|8|A set of common clothes and a secret commoner identity.|\r\n|9|IOUs of dubious value that were earned in games of chance against other nobles.|\r\n|10|A letter from a friend begging for help.|",
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            "desc": "Fine clothes, signet ring, writ detailing your family tree.",
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            "name": "High Society",
            "desc": "You know of—or personally know—most of the noble families for hundreds of miles. In most settled areas you (and possibly your companions, if well-behaved) can find a noble host who will feed you, shelter you, and  offer you a rich lifestyle.",
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            "name": "Languages",
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            "name": "Skill Proficiencies",
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            "name": "Tool Proficiencies",
            "desc": "One gaming set.",
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