Battle Brothers is an indie strategy and RPG game developed by Overhype Studios. Each member of your company can come from a specific background which determines their skills and how much they cost to recruit and their wage. Generally a Sellsword is better than a Servant but a background like in real life isn’t all that matters but has a noticeable impact on a characters starting abilities. This guide shows all the backgrounds currently available in the game.
Backgrounds
Adventurous Noble
+15 Resolve, +10 Melee Skill, +5 Melee Defence, -10 Ranged Defence.
Daily Wage = 20 Crowns.
Apprentice
+10% Experience Gain.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Bastard
+10 Melee Skill, -5 Melee Defence, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 9 Crowns.
Beggar
-10 Hitpoints, -10 Max Fatigue, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 3 Crowns.
Bowyer
+5 Ranged Skill, +5% Experience Gain.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Brawler
+5 Resolve, +5 Hitpoints, +5 Max Fatigue, +100% Damage when unarmed.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Butcher
+5 Melee Skill, +5 Melee Skill, +5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 7 Crowns.
Caravan Hand
+5 Hitpoints, +5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Cultist
+10 Resolve, -5 Hitpoints.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Daytaler
No Changes.
Daily Wage = 6 Crowns.
Deserter
+5 Melee Skill, +5 Ranged Skill, +5 Melee Defence, -15 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 12 Crowns.
Disowned Noble
+10 Melee Skill, +10 Melee Defence, -5 Resolve, -5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 15 Crowns.
Farmhand
+10 Hitpoints, +10 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 7 Crowns.
Flagellant
+10 max. Fatigue, -10 Hitpoints, +10 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Fisherman
+10 Max Fatigue, +5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 7 Crowns.
Gambler
+10 Initiative, +5 Ranged Defence, -5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 06 Crowns.
Gravedigger
+5 Resolve, +5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 6 Crowns.
Graverobber
+5 Resolve, +5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 6 Crowns.
Hedge Knight
+10 Melee Skill, +5 Melee Defence, +5 Resolve, +10 Hitpoints, +10 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 25 Crowns.
Historian
+15% Experience Gain, -5 Hitpoints, -5 Max Fatigue, -5 Melee Skill, -5 Ranged Skill.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Hunter
+10 Ranged Skill, +5 Resolve.
+Hunting bow.
Daily Wage = 10 Crowns.
Juggler
+10 Initiative, +5% Chance to hit the head, -5 Hitpoints.
Daily Wage = 7 Crowns.
Killer on the run
+10% chance to hit the head, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 6 Crowns.
Lumberjack
+10 Hitpoints, +10 Max Fatigue, +5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 10 Crowns.
Mason
+5 Max Fatigue, +5% Experience Gain.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Messenger
+10 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Militia
+5 Melee Skill, +5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Miller
+5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = – Crowns.
Miner
+10 Hitpoints, +5 Resolve, -20 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 7 Crowns.
Minstrel
+5 Resolve, -10 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = – Crowns.
Monk
+10 Resolve, -5 Melee Skill, -10 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 5 Crowns.
Peddler
+5 Melee Defence, +5 Ranged Defence, -10 Melee Skill.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Poacher
+5 Ranged Skill, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 8 Crowns.
Raider
+10 Melee Skill, +5 Melee Defence, +5 Ranged Defence.
Daily Wage = 15 Crowns.
Ratcatcher
+15 Initiative, -5 Hitpoints.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Refugee
+5 Max Fatigue, -5 Hitpoints, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Retired Soldier
+10 Resolve, +10 Melee Skill, +5 Melee Defence, -10 Hitpoints, -10 Max Fatigue, -10 Initiative.
Daily Wage = 10 Crowns.
Sellsword
+10 Melee Skill, +10 Ranged Skill, +5 Melee Defence, +5 Ranged Defence, +5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 25 Crowns.
Servant
-5 Resolve, -5 Hitpoints, -5 Max Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Shepherd
-5 Melee Skill.
Daily Wage = 5 Crowns.
Squire
+10 Resolve, +5 Melee Skill, +5 Ranged Skill.
Daily Wage = 4 Crowns.
Swordmaster
+20 Melee Skill, +20 Melee Defence, +10 Resolve, -10 Hitpoints, -10 Max Fatigue, -10 Initiative.
Daily Wage = – Crowns.
Tailor
-5 Max. Fatigue.
Daily Wage = 5 Crowns.
Thief
+5 Melee Defence, +5 Ranged Defence, +10 Initiative.
Daily Wage = 25 Crowns.
Vagabond
+10 Max Fatigue, -5 Resolve.
Daily Wage = 6 Crowns.
Wildman
+10 Hitpoints, +20 Max Fatigue, +10 Resolve, -15% Experience gain.
Daily Wage = 10 Crowns.
Witchhunter
+5 Ranged Skill, +20 Resolve at morale checks against fear, panic or mind control effects.
+Witchunter’s Hat.
Daily Wage = 9 Crowns.
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