Because 5th edition is all about story

Sounds great in practice but it's worried me the whole time. It didn't come out that bad, but still a bit limitiing in places, such as here.

Criminal Background isn't a background for anyone who had a criminal past.

It's a specific story.

It's someone who's on the run from their criminal past. It's not Danny Ocean, it's not Robin Hood (he'd be folk hero). It's Harrison Ford in the Fugitive, or Bruce Banner in the Incredible Hulk

That's tighter more defined than just criminal, makes better "story" but it's also limiting such as here. And yes, someone on the lam tends to be tight on cash.

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