Strixhaven Backgrounds Introduction Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (affiliate link) presents 5 new backgrounds. These backgrounds grant the Strixhaven Initiate feat, which is a first for DnD 5e, and has some significant implications for character optimization. To be absolutely clear: I do not think that these backgrounds are intended for use outside of a Strixhaven game, and I do not encourage you to use them outside of a Strixhaven game. They present some clear power creep, and unfairly benefit spellcasters over non-spellcasters. If you want to include the spell list expansions in non-Strixhaven games or you want to reduce how … Continue reading Strixhaven Backgrounds Breakdown – DnD 5e – RPGBOT