Best Background

[falkirian]

Hi ya'll,

I deleted my old saves by accident so im starting again, but before chosing a background i want to know which one offers the most responses/interactions in general, i already went barbarian so i wanna change a little.

 

[valk42]

minstrel makes you succeed on canDance checks, so it's my go-to

 

[falkirian]

minstrel makes you succeed on canDance checks, so it's my go-to

canDance? no idea whats that, but ima go minstrel for the lulz then, thanks

 

[valk42]

what it says on the tin: you can dance

 

[falkirian]

I'd try Thief or Mage next; they usually get a decent number of extra dialogue and skill checks. Hope the new run treats you better than the lost saves did!

I mean the backgrounds like minstrel, barbarian or noble scion

 

[Punccline]

Soldier is pretty nice. It's nothing game-changing, but a few characters acknowledge you for it and ask you about it. You also get special dialogue options when training Kinu and Valencia to fight.

 

[PalletTown]

Noble Scion occasionally mentions your education and your noble background. Basically, you understand how the nobility work.

 

[Nynec]

Scholar, be a nerd, know stuff other people might not be aware(despite this we don't know what frickin sodium is, how?!).

 

[Anonymous Bat]

Scholar, be a nerd, know stuff other people might not be aware(despite this we don't know what frickin sodium is, how?!).

So much knowledge lost in the aftermath of the Godswar...

Based on the times when the Scholar background gives you some insight on a topic and the times when it notably doesn't, it seems that the Champion's formal education mostly focused on history, politics, and basic magical theory.

 

[PalmTree457]

So much knowledge lost in the aftermath of the Godswar...

Based on the times when the Scholar background gives you some insight on a topic and the times when it notably doesn't, it seems that the Champion's formal education mostly focused on history, politics, and basic magical theory.

Narvera gatekeeping knowledge doesn’t help ether

 

[Gabranth]

Noble Scion is my go-to.
What can I say, Dragon Age Origins spoiled me.

I'd love for your background to come up more often in this game, but it's still present here and there, and that's nice.

 

[PillowWizard]

--.Noble Scion is my go-to.
What can I say, Dragon Age Origins spoiled me.

I'd love for your background to come up more often in this game, but it's still present here and there, and that's nice.

Speaking of, is there like a master list of where which Backgrounds come into play? I'd looooove to try some of them, but a lot don't seem to make mention at all. One that comes to mind is the Slum Rat being able to do pretty much everything in the Mage Ship's Captain Quarters without causing a Strike.

 

[Gabranth]

Speaking of, is there like a master list of where which Backgrounds come into play? I'd looooove to try some of them, but a lot don't seem to make mention at all. One that comes to mind is the Slum Rat being able to do pretty much everything in the Mage Ship's Captain Quarters without causing a Strike.

I just open the .json files with a text editor, look for the background flag and read the scene variation.

Can't remember the exact flag from the top of my head, but I'm sure just Ctrl + F "background" gets the results.

Not perfect, I'll admit, but it works.
Having it all available in one place would be SWEET

 

[PillowWizard]

I just open the .json files with a text editor, look for the background flag and read the scene variation.

Can't remember the exact flag from the top of my head, but I'm sure just Ctrl + F "background" gets the results.

Not perfect, I'll admit, but it works.
Having it all available in one place would be SWEET

I didn't know that was even an option! I'll just peek at the jsons if I'm ever curious to how a scene changes... thank you for the wisdom, Judge Magister Gabranth.

 

[Zavos]

Arcanist backround causes your character to always be considered a mage, even when your class isn't black mage or white mage.