I'm not including Ideals, Bonds and flaws 'cos i'm not sure i'm going to use them, but here's a tentative effort at a background.

Background: Guide

You come from a rural background and spent your youth travelling the pathways, hedgerows and valleys of your village. As your knowledge grew, travellers, as well as locals, sought you out to guide them to landmarks and local resources. Some of these travellers were adventurers and tired of seeing them return with trinkets and riches, you sought to use your knowledge to join them in the ranks of the revered.

Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Artisan's Tools - Cartographer
Equipment: Cartography kit, Explorer's pack, 2-man tent

Feature: Wayfarer.
Due to your knowledge of terrain and intensive travels, you have an intimate knowledge of the best camp-sites in the local area – including access to water, defensibility, commanding views and comfort. You can leave and read tokens left by other guides that communicate details about nearby suitable camp-sites.

Looks good!

You might want to give it either  a Language proficiency or Vehicles (Land) just so it has two skills and two non-skill proficiencies.

Not bad at all.

I did find it odd that that particular background was missing.  That's one of the most common backgrounds an adventurer has in any fantasy RPG

Quote from: Sacrosanct;765508I did find it odd that that particular background was missing.  That's one of the most common backgrounds an adventurer has in any fantasy RPG

It may not be missing. It could be in the PHB and as good, better, or worse than the one presented here.

The pregen fighter had a noble background but that wasn't included in basic either.

Quote from: Exploderwizard;765510It may not be missing. It could be in the PHB and as good, better, or worse than the one presented here.

The pregen fighter had a noble background but that wasn't included in basic either.

Oh, I'm sure it will be.  I just thought it would be in the basic set, because that background is the fighter class of backgrounds LOL

Quote from: Sacrosanct;765516Oh, I'm sure it will be.  I just thought it would be in the basic set, because that background is the fighter class of backgrounds LOL

It reminds me of Warhammer it's a fun background to have and very useful to most classes even the Rogue.

Quote from: Sacrosanct;765508I did find it odd that that particular background was missing.  That's one of the most common backgrounds an adventurer has in any fantasy RPG

I'm pretty sure the Guide background was in the playtest. So I'm assuming it'll be in the PHB.

Isn't there a "Guide" specialty under the Soldier? I mean yes, different, but I thought there was....

Quote from: Silverlion;765676Isn't there a "Guide" specialty under the Soldier? I mean yes, different, but I thought there was....

There is Scout which is similar.

It is a cool background. I could think of a few others.

Quote from: Haffrung;765572I'm pretty sure the Guide background was in the playtest. So I'm assuming it'll be in the PHB.

There was one in the playtest.  I'm sure we'll see it again.

3...2....1 before someone releases 100 backgrounds for 5e on DTRPG

I'm working on a jongleur background.

Skills: Acrobatics, Performance
Tools: one instrument of your choice, disguise kit

Not sure about the feature yet; some sort of social knowledge?

Quote from: Maltese Changeling;765767I'm working on a jongleur background.

Skills: Acrobatics, Performance
Tools: one instrument of your choice, disguise kit

Not sure about the feature yet; some sort of social knowledge?

In the play test the Minstrel background had the following trait, which seems o.k.

Noted Performer You can always find a place to perform, usually in an inn or tavern. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food (within reason) as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something of a local figure. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a liking to you.