While some tend to wounds of the body, and others administer alms to the soul, you are a guardian of the well being of the mind. You have spent your years travelling the land as a listener, an adviser, a bringer of soft comfort and hard truths. You are driven to unravel the secrets of the mind, the inner workings of thoughts and desires, and use that to aid others in finding peace and happiness.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler’s clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Personal Specialty
While you a skilled in helping those with all kinds of trauma and mental afflictions, you have a personal affinity to helping those suffering from a particular burden. Choose a personal specialty that calls to you, or roll one on the Personal Specialty table.
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Personal Specialty |
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You are skilled with helping those suffering from the trauma of war.
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2
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You have honed your skills in assisting those who are going through the bereavement of loved ones.
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3
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You focus on helping others overcome their vices.
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4
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Helping people overcome their self destructive behaviors is your calling.
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5
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When relationships begin to fall apart, you step in to help repair the bonds.
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6
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Some people do terrible things, you help them come to terms with what they've done so they can move on with their lives.
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7
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You advise those in power how to deal with the stress of leadership, so it doesn't turn them down a darker path.
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8
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Sometimes children are troubled and their parents turn to you for help. Children open up to you with their worries.
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Feature: Insightful Listener
Your very presence encourages those around you to open up; to discuss their fears and worries, their pains and joys. Those you speak to a naturally more inclined to share their feelings and emotional state with you. Additionally, you have advantage on insight checks to determine a characters true emotional state, and after an hour speaking with them you can attempt to discern a potential cause for that emotional state.
Suggested Characteristics
You have traveled learning the ways of the mind, and wish to put this knowledge to use helping others.
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Personality Trait |
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To help others is truest calling in this world.
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I like to read and memorize poetry. It gives me insight into the workings of the mind.
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3
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I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, happiness is more important than wealth.
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4
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I love a challenge, be it in any form.
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5
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I never discuss those I have helped, their troubles are a private matter between them and me.
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6
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I analyse everyone I meet.
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7
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I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized.
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8
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I put no trust in divine beings.
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Ideal |
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I offer my help to anyone, regardless of what they can give in return. (Good)
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I'll explore the world, seeking out the full scope of the mind. (Any)
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3
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I heal the wounds of the mind, and show others how to do the same. (Good)
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4
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Some fail to understand my methods, but I won't let them stand in my way. (Chaotic)
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5
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I study the notes of everyone I've helped so I can better help those in future. (Lawful)
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6
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I use my particular skills to more easily manipulate people into getting things done. (Evil)
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Bond |
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I keep my research notes and discoveries in a journal. My journal is a legacy to my field.
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I put the well being of others ahead of my own.
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3
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I put the well being of others ahead of my own.
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I have made mistakes in the past and didn't get the help I needed. I won't let the same fate befall others.
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5
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I will one day return home with the knowledge I have accumulated and change everything.
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6
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A loved one back home suffers from a pain that not even I can heal, yet.
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Flaw |
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I analyse everyone I meet, without even realizing it.
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2
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I tend to manipulate people without even trying because I know how they tick.
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3
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I sometimes find people predictable and it shows in my behavior.
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4
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I get too involved in the lives of those I am trying to help.
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5
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I try to 'fix' everyone, whether they want my help or not.
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6
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I often transfer my own problems onto others.
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