publish: true
aliases:
- Sage
created: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.925-04:00
modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.925-04:00
published: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.925-04:00
tags: - ttrpg-cli/background
- ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
cssclasses: - json5e-background
obsidianUIMode: preview
Sage
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 183. Available in the Free Rules (2024)
- Ability Scores. Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom
- Feat. Magic Initiate (Wizard)
- Skill Proficiencies. Arcana, History
- Tool Proficiency. Calligrapher’s Supplies
- Equipment. Choose A or B: (A) Quarterstaff, Calligrapher’s Supplies, Book (history), Parchment (8 sheets), Robe, 8 GP; or (B) 50 GP
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.