This can make a huge difference in your character’s playstyle.

Are you looking for dynamic character builds with unique options in Dungeons & Dragons?

Look no further than this list of UA for DND.

Three symbols of various deities in DND on a background from the world of Krynn.

This background is great for lore-heavy campaigns and for high-Intelligence builds like wizards and artificers.

Plus, this build can also be useful for exploration thanks to its proficiency in Cartographer’s Tools.

They lack a home, family, or sturdy foundation to call their very own.

An arcanaloth, an artificer, and a bard, from Dungeons & Dragons.

However, they prefer it that way.

The nomad is also extremely world-wise, in addition to hearty.

This background is great forsurvival-based campaignsand melee combatant classes like fighter, monk, or barbarian.

A player receives a dark gift from a malevolent force in Dungeons & Dragons.

Whatever that something is, it’s out to get you, and possibly put an end to you.

Fugitives are characterized by always remaining on high alert and sleeping with one eye open.

Are you playing a high-level cleric in your DND campaign?

Three different background options in DND in a split image.

Here are the best deities to choose for your build.

To help with this flavor of fantasy, grab the Alert feat and use proficiencies in Stealth and Survival.

This background is great for rogues, monks, and other dexterous characters.

A split image of a wizard casting a spell against the Radiant Citadel in DND.

Biblioplex via Wizards of the Coast

It’s your responsibility to represent your town well, and that pressure can sometimes mount in unexpected ways.

Because this feat never really loses its charm, this homebrewed background is great for expert players.

With this background, you find yourself cast out from your home for a specific reason.

The Biblioplex library at Strixhaven in DND.

Biblioplex via Wizards of the Coast

This background is great for expert players thanks to its roleplay potential and early access to Forgery Kits.

Repeated visits to this mysterious dream have granted you magical prowess and insight into human beings.

Here are the best specializations outside of combat in D&D!

A vistani wagon riding off into the sunset in Dungeons & Dragons.

Epilogue via Wizards of the Coast

Once again, this background is also great for expert players who love roleplay and complex backstories.

Whoever knew you in your previous life has forgotten you, unable to recall who you were.

You worry that perhaps someday, you might forget too.

A band of drow mercenaries in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist in DND.

Drow Mercenaries via Wizards of the Coast

Was your hometown destroyed by a natural disaster, or perhaps even a man-made one?

Whatever the answer, coming up with a specific incident can help high-level players roleplay this background effectively.

Plus, you’ll be a great healer with this background.

An adventuring party receiving medals of honor in Dungeons & Dragons.

Marks of Prestige by Zoltan Boros

This background is great for players who want to roleplay a chaotic alignment.

Here’s all of them.

This background is great for high-level roleplay and interesting backstory dynamics.

A group of pirates force a prisoner to walk the plank in Dungeons & Dragons.

Pirates by Alexandre Honore

A Roc flying high over the ocean in Dungeons & Dragons.

Roc by Alejandro Pacheco

The town of Gateway in Ansalon in the Krynn campaign setting in DND.

Gateway via Wizards of the Coast

A druid surrounded by animals in DND.

Druid by Jessica Fong

A warforged character attacks a train in Eberron in DND.

Eberron Cover Art by Chippy

A wizard using a ball of scrying in Dungeons & Dragons.

The Scrying Spell by Gaboleps

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