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Get a background by index.

Background

Every story has a beginning. Your character's background reveals where you came from, how you became an adventurer, and your place in the world. Choosing a background provides you with important story cues about your character's identity. [SRD p60]

Note: acolyte is the only background included in the SRD.

Path Parameters
index string — REQUIRED

Possible values: [acolyte]

The index of the background to get.

Responses
200

OK

Schema — OPTIONAL
index string — OPTIONAL

Resource index for shorthand searching.

name string — OPTIONAL

Name of the referenced resource.

url string — OPTIONAL

URL of the referenced resource.

starting_proficiencies object[] — OPTIONAL

Starting proficiencies for all new characters of this background.

index string — OPTIONAL

Resource index for shorthand searching.

name string — OPTIONAL

Name of the referenced resource.

url string — OPTIONAL

URL of the referenced resource.

starting_equipment object[] — OPTIONAL

Starting equipment for all new characters of this background.

index string — OPTIONAL

Resource index for shorthand searching.

name string — OPTIONAL

Name of the referenced resource.

url string — OPTIONAL

URL of the referenced resource.

starting_equipment_options object — OPTIONAL

Choice

desc string — OPTIONAL

Description of the choice to be made.

choose number — OPTIONAL

Number of items to pick from the list.

type string — OPTIONAL

Type of the resources to choose from.

from (circular) — OPTIONAL
language_options object — OPTIONAL

Choice

desc string — OPTIONAL

Description of the choice to be made.

choose number — OPTIONAL

Number of items to pick from the list.

type string — OPTIONAL

Type of the resources to choose from.

from (circular) — OPTIONAL
feature object — OPTIONAL

Special feature granted to new characters of this background.

name string — OPTIONAL
desc string[] — OPTIONAL
personality_traits object — OPTIONAL

Choice of personality traits for this background.

ideals object — OPTIONAL

Choice

desc string — OPTIONAL

Description of the choice to be made.

choose number — OPTIONAL

Number of items to pick from the list.

type string — OPTIONAL

Type of the resources to choose from.

from (circular) — OPTIONAL
bonds object — OPTIONAL

Choice

desc string — OPTIONAL

Description of the choice to be made.

choose number — OPTIONAL

Number of items to pick from the list.

type string — OPTIONAL

Type of the resources to choose from.

from (circular) — OPTIONAL
flaws object — OPTIONAL

Choice

desc string — OPTIONAL

Description of the choice to be made.

choose number — OPTIONAL

Number of items to pick from the list.

type string — OPTIONAL

Type of the resources to choose from.

from (circular) — OPTIONAL