Vampire Survivor

You witnessed or survived a vampire attack. You might have been directly involved in this confrontation, or perhaps you were frozen in terror by what you saw. Regardless, you remain vigilant for monster attacks and pride yourself on being ready for anything. No vampire will catch you or your allies by surprise again.

A background lists three of your character's ability scores. Increase one by 2 and another one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.

You gain the following benefits.

Adroit Escape. You have Advantage on checks to escape from nonmagical restraints or the Grappled condition.

Vitality Ward. When you take Necrotic damage, you can take a Reaction to mitigate the damage. Roll a number of d6s equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and add them together. Reduce the Necrotic damage you take by this total. Once you use this benefit, you can't use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Each background gives a character proficiency with one tool—either a specific tool or one chosen from the Artisan's Tools category.

Equipment: Choose A or B:

• (A) Woodcarver's Tools, Crowbar, Hooded Lantern, Holy Symbol (reliquary), Holy Water, Mirror, Oil (3 flasks), Tinderbox, Traveler's Clothes, Waterskin, 4 GP
• (B) 50 GP