100 backgrounds for the Black Lotus Laws of Gaming, a GLOGhack set in a fantasy world inspired by Louisiana. See a brief setting intro here.
My planned background "rules" for BLLOG are as follows: for tasks related to your background, you won't need to roll where others might. For more difficult or potentially consequential tasks, the DM may still ask you to roll with advantage (roll 2d20, take the better). Where others might roll with disadvantage, you roll normally, etc. If you would prefer to use a different system, by all means do so.
First and foremost, these backgrounds are intended to give you new tools with which to approach the world of Eralou, opening up opportunities for interactions and solutions to problems that might not come up otherwise.
| 1: | Chef | 51: | Candlemaker |
| 2: | Waiter | 52: | Athlete |
| 3: | Bokor | 53: | Homemaker |
| 4: | Farmer | 54: | Teenage rebel |
| 5: | Fisherman | 55: | Glassmaker |
| 6: | Pickpocket | 56: | Architect |
| 7: | Art forger | 57: | Construction worker |
| 8: | Virtuoso | 58: | Music historian |
| 9: | Aristocrat | 59: | New Alores historian |
| 10: | Chorus singer | 60: | Storyteller |
| 11: | Former zoulev practitioner | 61: | Prankster |
| 12: | Researcher | 62: | Humble heir |
| 13: | Shady butcher | 63: | Loan shark |
| 14: | Raised by mushrooms. | 64: | Ramshackle inventor |
| 15: | Born in the bayou | 65: | Gator haberdasher |
| 16: | Carpenter | 66: | Local expert |
| 17: | Tour guide | 67: | Conservationist |
| 18: | Smuggler | 68: | Untrustworthy almanac writer |
| 19: | False seer | 69: | Unscrupulous mortician |
| 20: | Failed bureaucrat | 70: | Bottle-golem sculptor |
| 21: | Marshcroak breeder | 71: | Lotus ale brewer |
| 22: | Tomb attendant | 72: | Moderately successful flourist |
| 23: | Bartender | 73: | Wannabe adventurer |
| 24: | Barfly | 74: | Serpent hermit |
| 25: | Riverboat pilot | 75: | Parent of 3d4 children |
| 26: | Boat engineer | 76: | Talisman salesman |
| 27: | Circus performer | 77: | Huntsman |
| 28: | Teacher | 78: | Descendant of a saint |
| 29: | Beekeeper | 79: | Champion beignet eater |
| 30: | Devil wrangler | 80: | Former deputy |
| 31: | Trufflemonger | 81: | Got lost in the bayou, wandered out one day |
| 32: | Crawgiant rider | 82: | Maid to the royal family |
| 33: | Swooprat (bat) tamer | 83: | Courier |
| 34: | Balloon engineer | 84: | Cheese consultant |
| 35: | Bounty hunter | 85: | Fireworks enthusiast |
| 36: | Local celebrity | 86: | Misunderstood poet |
| 37: | Local crackpot | 87: | Trashtalker |
| 38: | Failed author | 88: | Very trusted merchant |
| 39: | Surgeon-in-training | 89: | Exotic animal handler |
| 40: | Infamously bad barber | 90: | Town gossip |
| 41: | Gambler | 91: | Gazette writer |
| 42: | Subject of a famous song or painting | 92: | Experimental stiltwalker |
| 43: | Jewel thief | 93: | Parade float judge |
| 44: | Street partier | 94: | Plagued by vicious rumors |
| 45: | One hit wonder | 95: | Outlandish hoax-crafter |
| 46: | Obscure collector | 96: | Perfume connoisseur |
| 47: | Tourist | 97: | Ten times failed entrepreneur |
| 48: | Orphan | 98: | Victim of a minor irreversible curse |
| 49: | Mobster | 99: | Child of the mayor |
| 50: | Fireman | 00: | Reroll twice. Both backgrounds apply. |
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