{"id":4563,"date":"2023-01-09T08:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2023-01-10T01:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T01:27:05","slug":"best-cleric-backgrounds-in-5e-dnd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/best-cleric-backgrounds-in-5e-dnd\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 best Cleric Backgrounds in 5e DnD for a strong character"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flowing with the miraculous power of the gods, clerics bless their allies, curing them of any wounds and supporting them in combat while harming and hindering their foes. They cover the support needs of a party with divine spells and prayers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cleric is a heavily religious class and often on the good side of the alignment chart. Their background reflects their skills and religious beliefs. Here are some great options listed from good-best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Sage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sages are highly intelligent masters of studies, studying old scripts and listening to the greatest of experts. A cleric can be a sage, studying the lore of their church, gods, and pantheon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This background grants two intelligence skill proficiencies, history and arcana, and two chosen languages. Knowledge skills aren’t useful in most clerics since they don’t often have high intelligence scores, but for a knowledge domain cleric<\/a>, these skill proficiencies are great. If you choose to have a knowledge domain cleric with a high intelligence score, with this background, you can have proficiency in history, arcana, and religion, all knowledge skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also gain a feature the equipment of a sage, a bottle of ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter with an unanswered question, a set of common clothes, and 10 gold and the Researcher feature, which grants the sage the knowledge of where and how to obtain a piece of lore. The feature and the equipment<\/a> are not good for most clerics, but once again, they are great for the knowledge domain cleric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sage background can work well, but it is most useful on specific, knowledge-based characters such as the knowledge domain cleric. On these specific characters, this background is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Cloistered Scholar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cloistered scholar is almost identical to the sage. They differ slightly in backstory. As the name suggests, the cloistered scholar was taught or learned knowledge in an enclosed environment. The background grants proficiency in the History skill and a chosen skill from arcana, nature, and religion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These skills are knowledge skills and don’t help the cleric much, but history and religion are part of the cleric’s skill list. You also gain two extra languages<\/a>, scholar’s equipment, scholars’ robes, a writing kit, a borrowed book, and 10 gold coins. The feature gained by the cloistered scholar grants you access to most libraries without many requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This background is heavily focused on knowledge and thus would be best utilized on a knowledge domain cleric. Its proficiencies are decent, and the feature benefits the scholar in many campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Noble<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coming from wealth<\/a> and power is easy to work inside the backstory of a cleric. The church could be the reason for wealth or completely unrelated to it. Either way, the nobility can only benefit the cleric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The noble background grants proficiency with history and persuasion, both skills from the cleric’s skill list. History is a knowledge skill and often goes wasted on a cleric, but persuasion in combination with a cleric’s high charisma is more than welcome. It also grants proficiency with a chosen gaming set and an extra language. The equipment of the noble is not very unique, but it is very shiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It includes a set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gold coins. Similar to the far traveler’s feature, the noble’s feature, a Position of Privilege, allows you entry into high society and grants you some support from common folk as your name and nobility precede you. The noble is a simple and useful background that requires very little work to make sense, but it does not offer anything exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Guild Artisan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Part of the church could be an artisan guild in which you are a member, or before you joined the church, you were part of one of these guilds, either way, you have learned your skills from a master artisan<\/a> and can now practice them in accordance to the church. Guild artisan offers two skill proficiencies with skills from the cleric’s skill list, insight, and persuasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These skills use the cleric’s primary ability scores, charisma, and wisdom<\/a>, making them a good match for the cleric. You also gain proficiency with a chosen type of artisan’s tools. This is often wasted on clerics, but can be a great addition to a forge cleric. The background also offers an extra language and a set of guild equipment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n