2025 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
Backgrounds for Modern Horror 5E
A collection of 30 modern backgrounds for 5e horror campaigns, covering investigators, survivors, professionals, and ordinary people drawn into supernatural mysteries. Each background establishes a character’s life before the horror, along with skill and tool proficiencies, starting equipment, and a unique feature. The backgrounds support investigative thrillers, survival horror, and supernatural suspense by grounding characters in familiar professions and experiences. They replace the standard backgrounds in the core rules and provide practical abilities and narrative details suited to modern horror settings.
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