Sage¶
Character benefits¶
- Ability scores: Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom
- Origin feat: Magic Initiate (Wizard)
- Skill proficiencies: Arcana and History
- Tool proficiency: Calligrapher's Supplies
Choose one of the three listed abilities to increase by 2 and a different listed ability by 1, or increase all three by 1. These increases cannot raise an ability score above 20.
For Magic Initiate, use the Wizard spell list specified by this background. See Magic Initiate for its complete benefits.
Starting equipment¶
Choose A or B:
- A: Quarterstaff, Calligrapher's Supplies, Book (history), Parchment (8 sheets), Robe, 8 GP.
- B: 50 GP.
Suggested history¶
You spent your formative years traveling between manors and monasteries, performing various odd jobs and services in exchange for access to their libraries.
You whiled away many a long evening studying books and scrolls, learning the lore of the multiverse—even the rudiments of magic—and your mind yearns for more.
You can alter the narrative details to fit your character.
Equipment reference¶
Book · Calligrapher's Supplies · Parchment · Quarterstaff · Robe
Source¶
Player’s Handbook (2024), supplied printing.
PDF page 176 — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 182 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.