Metalhead

You are a practitioner of the musical artform of metal. You have a history of being ostracized, oppressed, or shamed because of the culture that you admire. However, you could care less about what others think as you know they are all just conforming to the mandates of society. Everyone is just a drone until they hear the enlightening sounds of a metal riff or the wail of a metal goddess. You thrive within the chaotic environment of a metal gathering, and are an avid participant in the pit. By the authorities of the world, pit culture is seen as a break from the normalities that law and order bring, but who cares? Authority can rot in the abyss for all you care. More often than not you thrive to stand against those you see as your oppressors, and fight for your freedoms. You are a force of individuality, and won’t let anyone or anything stand in the way of you expressing yourself.

For more information about the world this background belongs to see the Metallonomicon document, listed below:

dmsguild.com/product/329638/Metallonomicon

Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Performance,Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one musical instrument

Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the attire of the focus you follow, and a pouch containing 4 gp

Suggested Characteristics

A metalhead is an outcast, but normally by choice. Most metalheads feel that society stunts individuality and freedoms, and seek to build communities that tend to think along a similar line as them. These three virtues: individuality, freedom, and community tend to be the core of what a metalhead is.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I feel most at peace when I am alone and playing music.
2	Laws are made to be broken.
3	When I see others being oppressed, I speak up.
4	Practicing an art must adhere to its original form. Everything else is fake.
5	I respect those that are true to themselves, and never give in to what others think.
6	I live for my craft, and submerge myself completely in its culture.
7	Life is short, it is best to embrace your emotions and live free.
8	My emotions change as quickly as my fingers shred.

d6	Ideal
1	Individuality. We should all strive to stand out from the crowd (Chaotic).
2	Freedom. Everyone should be free from being oppressed, ostracized, or shamed for being who they are (Chaotic).
3	Acceptance. I never judge people by what they say or do, I accept them for who they are (Neutral).
4	Culture. The traditions and customs of my focus are the only way to live my life (Any).
5	Community. We have to take care of each other, because society has cast us out and there is nowhere else to go (Lawful).
6	Sincerity. I uphold myself to never hiding how I feel, and those who are truest to themselves (Any).

d6	Bond
1	I’ll follow the ways of the godcore I serve into death as it saved me from a life of disparity and loneliness.
2	The community I live in is all I need; it is a judgement free group of individuals.
3	I will carry my instrument wherever I go it represents who I am and what I stand for.
4	Myself and the ones I loved were oppressed by an authoritative power. I will make sure the authority of this world never does the same to anyone else.
5	My individuality and freedom are my life.
6	I’ve always been alone. So, I only trust me, myself, and I.

d6	Flaw
1	I do not suppress my emotions, and allow them to dictate how I act.
2	Authority agitates me, and I will always strike out against them when I feel they are overstepping.
3	I’m a purist. Anything other than my focus is garbage, and I am not afraid to let others know it.
4	I will risk my own life for anyone that is harassed.
5	I am slow to forgive, and harbor grudges. Those who demean me will feel the wrath of my resentment.
6	If I can’t make money by myself then I would rather starve than become someone else’s drone.