Proficiencies
Each background gives a character proficiency in two skills (described in "Using Ability Scores").
In addition, most backgrounds give a character proficiency with one or more tools (detailed in "Equipment").
If a character would gain the same proficiency from two different sources, he or she can choose a different proficiency of the same kind (skill or tool) instead.
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