Background Instance

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        {
            "name": "Ability Score Increases",
            "desc": "+1 to Dexterity and one other ability score.",
            "type": "ability_score"
        },
        {
            "name": "Adventures And Advancement",
            "desc": "Street kids are among a settlement's most vulnerable people, especially in cities with lycanthropes, vampires, and other supernatural threats. After you help out a few urchins in trouble, word gets out and you'll be able to consult the street network to gather information. If you roll lower than a 15 on an Investigation check to gather information in a city or town, your roll is treated as a 15.",
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            "name": "Connection and Memento",
            "desc": "#### Urchin Connections\r\n|d10|Connection|\n|---|---|\n|1|The disreputable thief who taught you thieving skills.|\r\n|2|The saintly orphanage matron who's so proud of how you've grown.|\r\n|3|The misery and cruel orphanage administrator who rounds up urchins and runaways.|\r\n|4|The drunken thief who shared with you what little they could steal.|\r\n|5|The fellow urchin who has some power to make \"bad stuff\" happen to their enemies.|\r\n|6|The thieves' guild contact who will pay well for small folk to wriggle through a window or chimney to unlock a front door.|\r\n|7|The philanthropist (or charlatan?) who took you in, dressed you properly, and tried to teach you upper-class manners.|\r\n|8|The spymaster or detective who sent you on investigation missions.|\r\n|9|The noble whose horse trampled you or a friend.|\r\n|10|The rich family you ran away from.|\r\n\r\n#### Urchin Mementos\r\n|d10|Memento|\n|---|---|\n|1|A locket containing pictures of your parents.|\r\n|2|A set of (stolen?) fine clothes.|\r\n|3|A small trained animal, such as a mouse, parrot, or monkey.|\r\n|4|A map of the sewers.|\r\n|5|The key or signet ring that was around your neck when you were discovered as a foundling.|\r\n|6|A battered one-eyed doll.|\r\n|7|A portfolio of papers given to you by a fleeing, wounded courier.|\r\n|8|A gold tooth (not yours, and not in your mouth).|\r\n|9|The flowers or trinkets that you sell.|\r\n|10|A dangerous secret overheard while at play.|",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Equipment",
            "desc": "Common clothes, disguise kit.",
            "type": "equipment"
        },
        {
            "name": "Guttersnipe",
            "desc": "When you're in a town or city, you can provide a poor lifestyle for yourself and your companions. Also, you know how to get anywhere in town without being spotted by gangs, gossips, or guard patrols.",
            "type": "feature"
        },
        {
            "name": "Skill Proficiencies",
            "desc": "Sleight of Hand, and either Deception or Stealth.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Tool Proficiencies",
            "desc": "Disguise kit, thieves’ tools.",
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        }
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        "name": "Adventurer's Guide",
        "key": "a5e-ag",
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        "display_name": "Adventurer's Guide",
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            "name": "EN Publishing",
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    "desc": ""
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