# Academy Factotum Roles *Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything p. 85* **Academy Factotum Roles** | Role | Backgrounds | |------|-------------| | Student | [Acolyte](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/acolyte-xphb.md), Guild Artisan, [Noble](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/noble-xphb.md), Outlander, [Sage](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/sage-xphb.md), Urchin | | Groundskeeper | [Charlatan](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/charlatan-xphb.md), [Hermit](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/hermit-xphb.md), Outlander, [Soldier](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/soldier-xphb.md), Urchin | | Professor | [Acolyte](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/acolyte-xphb.md), [Entertainer](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/entertainer-xphb.md), Folk Hero, [Noble](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/noble-xphb.md), [Sage](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/sage-xphb.md) | | Researcher | [Acolyte](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/acolyte-xphb.md), [Charlatan](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/charlatan-xphb.md), Guild Artisan, [Hermit](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/hermit-xphb.md), [Sage](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/sage-xphb.md) | | Financier | [Charlatan](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/charlatan-xphb.md), [Criminal](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/criminal-xphb.md), [Noble](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/noble-xphb.md), [Sailor](/Rules/Source/backgrounds/sailor-xphb.md), Urchin | | Expert Speaker | Any | ^academy-factotum-roles