Witch Background

[The Infinity Sock]

Which background would work best for a witch lore wise who is a winter witch and a loremaster

[jitrnicka2]

One of the scholars maybe? Or maybe hermit?

[Bishi]

Probably Pickpocket like 90% of cases. Initiative is useful.

Edit: Ah lore-wise. My bad.

P.S. Isn't loremaster still bugged with Witch? Can't select its spellbook or something?

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by jitrnicka2:

One of the scholars maybe? Or maybe hermit?

I was thinking of scholar or hermit both would work I really wish they given us a Jadwiga background

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by BishiDe:

Probably Pickpocket like 90% of cases. Initiative is useful.

I was talking about a background that would fit a witch lore wise anyway

[Kaelmato]

Hermit probably works best for witch lorewise.

You could also use one of the street urchin backgrounds, the thought here being that you made a pact with some otherwordly being to escape poverty.

The Scholars could also work, but at that point the character would've more likely been a wizard, gaining their magic powers from study.

I guess you could also go for acolyte and pick a god like Gyronna "The angry hag", but that's a bit of a stretch.

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by Kaelmato:

Hermit probably works best for witch lorewise.

You could also use one of the street urchin backgrounds, the thought here being that you made a pact with some otherwordly being to escape poverty.

The Scholars could also work, but at that point the character would've more likely been a wizard, gaining their magic powers from study.

I guess you could also go for acolyte and pick a god like Gyronna "The angry hag", but that's a bit of a stretch.

I think you are right I will go with Hermit

[Lord Honorius]

If you are planning to go lich mythic path there is a regional background for necro.
If not scholar, hermit or leader as your witch could be the leader of a tribe from the north or
the frozen queen like ... Elza. Being children from leading familly made you a loremaster but with all that study but in the end you were born witch.

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by Lord Honorius:

If you are planning to go lich mythic path there is a regional background for necro.
If not scholar, hermit or leader as your witch could be the leader of a tribe from the north or
the frozen queen like ... Elza. Being children from leading familly made you a loremaster but with all that study but in the end you were born witch.

Thanks but am going with Trickster mythic path it fits very well with a witch because a lot of there powers comes from the Fey

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by BishiDe:

Probably Pickpocket like 90% of cases. Initiative is useful.

Edit: Ah lore-wise. My bad.

P.S. Isn't loremaster still bugged with Witch? Can't select its spellbook or something?

I've had no problems with loremaster maybe they fixed it in one of Owlcat updates

[[Heretic]Rivga]

Witch, maybe a herbalist type background. A lot of so called witches were just ladies he knew a little about herbs and medicines.

[The Infinity Sock]

Originally posted by HereticRivga:

Witch, maybe a herbalist type background. A lot of so called witches were just ladies he knew a little about herbs and medicines.

Historically you are right but what am aiming for is the folk lore side to witches like Baba Yaga

[CelticMutt]

Healer. As Rivga said, witches are associated with herbalism, and they have access to most of the means of healing in game. More importantly, Healer allows both Lore skills to run off Int, and since witch is an Int class (except Stygmatized), that will allow you to take all four Knowledge and Lore skills right from the start using your best stat, assuming you start with an 18 - 20 Int.