You are from a distant place that transcends miles or even continents. You are from the past. You experienced a phenomenon that debarred you from experiencing the regular passage of time. Although this new world initially made you distraught, you occasionally recognize echoes from your past world surfacing in this new existence. You may have come to this period with or without reason, the likes of which you may or may not share with this strange new world.
Talk to your DM about creating a period that would be fitting for you to have originated from. While you can choose any number of years to have been in stasis for, the recommended amount of years is between 100 and 1000.
Originally posted to /r/UnearthedArcana by /u/BLTurn
- Skill Proficiencies: History, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Any one musical instrument or gaming set from your time of your choice, likely something considered a relic in the present.
- Equipment: A book that was preserved with you, a small hourglass, a set of dated common clothes, and a pouch containing bygone coins worth 10 gp.
You began your life in a world long before the present day. A circumstance you experienced removed you from that world and sent you many years into the future, where you awoke in a world of unfamiliarity.
While this circumstance may not have put you in stasis in the literal sense, it was analogous in its effect on your life. Choose or randomly determine the nature of your stasis.
| d10 | Stasis |
|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Act |
| 2 | Feywild Time Warp |
| 3 | Ice |
| 4 | Imprisonment |
| 5 | Petrification |
| 6 | Resurrection |
| 7 | Sequester |
| 8 | Teleport Mishap |
| 9 | True Polymorph |
| 10 | Wish |
Many individuals have to scour through old tomes and documents to unveil secrets of the past. Fortunately, you have a first-hand experience to refer to instead of relying on erroneous word of mouth or faulty relics.
You can accurately recall any information from your time period before you went into stasis, warranted that the information was either common knowledge or involved you directly.
Suggested Characteristics
Most preserved find themselves struggling to fit into present society, justified by naivety or obstinance.
Sticking out like a sore thumb, most will attempt to integrate into this new society while some may denounce it daily.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I adore seeing elements from my time still being recognized and admired. |
| 2 | I am perturbed by what happened to my lineage after I disappeared. |
| 3 | I joke about my life-changing circumstance regularly. |
| 4 | I keep forgetting my age is vastly contradictory to my birthday. |
| 5 | I keep recommending things that don't exist anymore. |
| 6 | I smile and nod when someone uses a new word I've never heard of. |
| 7 | I'm convinced that people hate my fashion sense. |
| 8 | Though I won't ever admit it, I much prefer living in the present. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Apathy. I once built a life I'll never see again; I'm too lazy to salvage it. (Any) |
| 2 | Family. While the branches of a family tree grow distant, the roots remain as one. (Any) |
| 3 | Guile. No one knows about my past life; This can be used to my advantage. (Evil) |
| 4 | Intrigue. Everything is new here; I feel like I need to explore it all. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Tradition. I must preserve traits from my former life before it dies with me. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Vindication. I was a completely different person before. If I can change, anyone can. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am the sole survivor of a defunct bloodline, that’s about to change. |
| 2 | I have a family out there somewhere, I’m sure of it. |
| 3 | I managed to bring a token from my former life forward in time with me. |
| 4 | I revere a deity that is now deemed unorthodox. |
| 5 | I’ll always remember those who helped me recuperate. |
| 6 | I’m in love with both the strengths and the flaws of this new world. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m terrified of going into stasis again and actively avoid situations that may result in that happening. |
| 2 | I loathe a new god that is trying to arrogate my deity’s portfolio. |
| 3 | I secretly believe my time was far better, no matter the evidence. |
| 4 | I stubbornly use old words that now have a different meaning. |
| 5 | I tend to believe outrageous things if they are grounded enough, thinking them to be the new norm. |
| 6 | I am slow to make new friends, thinking it to be pointless as I may return home or even go into stasis once more. |
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