The backgrounds in Starfield are a crucial part when it comes to creating the character with whom you will live all your adventures and with whom you will tell your story. In addition to your traits, your experience is one of the first things you’ll need to decide, and possibly one of the most crucial, as it will determine what skills you’ll start with.
Creating your own character and choosing their background is just the beginning of your Starfield adventure. The action RPG will let you explore the expanse of space, 280 years after humans first set foot on Mars. From then on everything changed.
So far, we only have information from the June 2023 Starfield Direct and a few leaks, so here’s everything we know so far about character backgrounds in Starfield.
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Character backgrounds in Starfield explained
Backgrounds in Starfield are part of character customization, and as seen in the June 2023 Starfield Direct, you never know when your backgrounds will come in handy. Each background has a different backstory to give your character some personality and a combination of abilities, all of which can come in handy as you explore different worlds.
Here’s all the background we know so far on the Direct:
| Background | Skills |
|---|---|
| Explorer |
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| Diplomatic |
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| cybernetic | |
| cyber corridor | |
| combat medic |
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| Chef |
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Here’s a list of the rest of the funds we detected in the Direct but haven’t yet found any further details on:
- beast hunter
- bully
- bounty hunter
- Gangster
- farmer
- Industrial
- long carrier
- Pilgrim
- Teacher
- ronin
Image credit: Bethesda.
Also, a leak @XboxInsiderNews on Twitter has potentially revealed details about the background of the xenobiologist and bounty hunter, plus several more potential backgrounds can be seen listed on the right hand side of the images included in the Tweet.
- Sculptor
- Soldier
- space scoundrel
- xenobiologist
You may also notice a background “File not found” option in the above leak. In a Starfield Discord Q&A, among other things, it was revealed that there is an ‘Anonymous’ background that allows you to play without any background or assigned skills. This background could be the “File not found” option seen in the above leak.
Previous Starfield Skills Explained
When you choose your Starfield experience, you’ll also receive three skills to start with. The skills you gain are determined by the experience you choose, and as of this writing, you can’t seem to change them.
Here’s a list of all the background abilities in Starfield that we know of so far from the Direct:
| skill name | Skill Description |
|---|---|
| astrodynamics | Advanced technology is one thing, but it takes skill, patience, and a little love to get more power out of a ship’s gravitic drive. |
| Trade | In the free market economy of the Established Systems, almost anyone with the right skills can open and run a successful business. |
| duel | Considered by many to be a lost art, melee attacks with a melee weapon can often be more deadly than ranged combat when carried out by a skilled practitioner. |
| Gastronomy | Access to all-new worlds means access to all-new ingredients, and there’s almost no limit to the delicious food and drink a talented chef can concoct. |
| lasers | Personal laser weapons are widely used in the Settled Systems, and specialized training can greatly increase their effectiveness. |
| Medicine | Only thanks to advances in medical training and technology has humanity been able to resist the main dangers of the galaxy. |
| Persuasion | In the Settled Systems, the nuanced ability to listen and discuss can often accomplish much more than simply shoot first and ask questions later. |
| pistol certification | Considering the popularity of the personal weapon in the Settled Systems, familiarity with such weapons is considered essential. |
| Swept | Some people can find almost anything, and their success often depends on knowing how and where to look. |
| Security | While the standardized digital lock mechanism is renowned for its security, any code can be cracked with proper training. |
| Stealth | For a combatant who values stealth above all else, the ability to sneak up on a target undetected and kill with a silenced weapon is as terrifying as it is effective. |
| topography | Humanity now has access to untold alien worlds, and the ability to decipher all of that data while on the ground has become an essential skill set. |
| Heist | While not entirely honorable and certainly not legal, there are times when it is necessary to discreetly steal property from someone’s person. |
| Welfare | By adopting an active lifestyle and good nutritional habits, one can improve their overall sense of health and even increase their life expectancy. |
Image credit: Bethesda.
In addition, from the leak published in @XboxInsiderNews On Twitter, we’ve detected that the following beginner skills may be linked to different backgrounds:
- Physical aptitude
- Pilotage
- Impulse Pack Training
- Targeting control systems
That is all for now! We’ll update this page as we learn more and get closer and closer to the Starfield release date.
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