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Shadow War Survivor

Character participated in or was caught in Absalom's Shadow War between Pathfinder Society factions, gaining political insight. Trains Society and Absalom Lore skills with a bonus...

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You know about life on the streets and feel the pulse of your local settlement. You can use your Society modifier instead of your Diplomacy modifier to /act…
Understanding of social structures, etiquette, laws, and history of civilizations. Used to Subsist in cities and to decipher written language.

Countless factions have fought for influence in Absalom for millennia, and for decades these groups worked through the Pathfinder Society to better control the City at the Center of the World. Perhaps you were ones of these agents who clashed with other operatives during the so-called Shadow War. Or you might have been an unintended victim of these clandestine clashes, inspiring you to join the Society and stop the conflict from within. Whatever the reason, navigating the Shadow War has left you politically savvy and informed.

Choose two attribute boosts. One must be to Wisdom or Charisma, and one is a free attribute boost.

You're trained in the Society skill and the Absalom Lore skill. You gain the skill feat.

Special You can select this background only if you have earned credit for at least 5 First Edition scenarios from Season 1 of the Pathfinder Society organized play campaign.