You have seen the end of the world, and it consumes you. Whether you saw it in a vision, unearthed the truth while poring over ancient texts, read it in the stars, or simply woke one day with the knowledge fully formed in your head, you know the truth about how everything will come to an end. You may be driven by a need to spread to the truth to all who will listen, or you may be driven to prevent the end at all costs - or to ensure that it comes about as you saw it. Discuss what you know, and how you learned it, with your DM. You may want to decide between you whether the end you foresaw is a true one; alternatively, you may prefer not to know whether your apocalypse will come to pass.
- Skill Proficiencies: History, Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Tools
- Languages: Any one of your choice
- Equipment: Your tools of divination (could be a set of bone dice, astrology charts, runes, a deck of cards, or the like), a book of signs and omens, ink, pen, and paper, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch containing 15gp.
Feature: It’s An Omen
When you have a moment to your self, you can use the tools of your divination to observe an omen of your near future. While the signs are not always clear, you gain a strong impression about something that will affect you soon - whether that is a sense of clarity regarding a decision you should make, an idea of the weather over the next few days, or a sense of immediate safety or danger. The details are rarely clear, but very occasionally you may receive more specific information. You should decide what form your divination takes. You may cast the bones, read tea leaves, observe the stars, enter into a hallucinogenic trance, or something else.
Suggested Characteristics
Some doomsayers fear the knowledge they have gained, while others draw strength and purpose from it. Whether they wish to prevent or fulfill the prophecy they have seen, or simply to warn others about its coming, their knowledge shapes their attitudes and ideals. Some doomsayers become incredibly nihilistic, believing that life has no purpose. More than a few are driven slightly mad by the things they have seen.
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Personality Trait |
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I have seen the death of the world, and now my own death does not concern me.
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2
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I see omens in everything, and they are rarely good.
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3
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I attach great importance to seemingly insignificant details.
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4
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I distrust those who claim to know the future, unless they have seen the same future as me.
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5
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I am more comfortable with books than people, and can happily spend all my time digging through ancient tomes searching for a reference to the truth I have seen.
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6
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I try to pass on my knowledge to everybody I meet.
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7
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I live my life to the full, knowing that there is no such thing as the afterlife.
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8
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I speak in riddles and cryptic clues that hint at the knowledge I hold.
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Ideal |
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Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination. (Evil)
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2
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Knowledge. The path to preventing (or fulfilling) the end is through knowledge. (Neutral)
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3
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No Limits. In a finite world there are no true consequences for our actions. (Chaotic)
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4
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Redemption. The only way to prevent disaster is for good people to erase the evil in the world. (Good)
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5
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Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)
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6
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Freedom. Everybody should be free to pursue his or her dreams, because this is their only chance. (Chaotic)
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Bond |
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1
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I have seen the end of the world, and I will do everything in my power to prevent it.
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2
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I have seen the end of the world, and I will do everything in my power to see it come to pass.
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3
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I will someday get revenge on those who have branded me a lunatic.
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4
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I seek to spread the truth of what I have seen to all who will listen.
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5
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I am desperately seeking proof that the gods are still alive.
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6
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Knowledge of what I have seen could bring ruin to the world. I must keep it safe.
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Flaw |
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I struggle to make decisions without first consulting the fates.
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2
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I talk about what I have seen to the detriment of everything else, making conversations quite difficult.
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3
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I openly mock the followers of one or more religions for their lack of understanding of the truth.
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4
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My vision has driven me to the bottle.
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5
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I fear that everybody is laughing at me and am slow to trust, even with those I have known the longest.
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6
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I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
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