Background Skills question?


Rules Questions


I am creating a character for a PbP and the DM says to use Background Skills, which I have not used in the past.

Situation: Ranger, Favored Enemy (Gnoll), Human, 10 Int so no extra skills.

With his background he needs four Background Skills, 1-Linguistics(gnoll), 1-Profession(soldier), Max-Handle Animal and Max-Knowledge (geography).

With only two background skills am I limited to having to take Linguistics and Profession at 1st level Ranger, then Handle Animal and Knowledge (geography) at 2nd (and beyond) level Ranger, or can I use two of my "regular" skill points, including the Favored Class Bonus skill point and pick up all four at 1st level Ranger?

I have read the PRD rules section on Background Skills and it does not specify one way or the other.

-- david


You may spend "normal" skill points on background skills. You are only prohibited from spending background skill points on non-background skills.

Think of your skill points from class, INT, and your human racial more as wildcard points, rather than adventuring skill points.


Papa-DRB wrote:
or can I use two of my "regular" skill points, including the Favored Class Bonus skill point and pick up all four at 1st level Ranger?

Yes.

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