You lived a quiet life for the most part, a simple boy or girl next door, working away at your farm or schoolwork, waiting for your chance to go on your big adventure. Then, something...strange begins happening in your town. The town's local power couple is found as little more than a blood smear at the local harbor. A childhood friend's corpse is hanging from the archway. And you swear, despite what the 'adults' (or simply authority) say, you know these aren't one-off occurrences. Of course, though, by the time anyone's willing to listen, its too late, and anarchy is about to overtake your quiet town.
Your slasher- be it monster or man- takes down your friends one by one, until you are all that remains. Isolated and alone, it's up to you to put a stop to the horror that haunts your humble home.
And you do. Through luck, wit, and a few gratuitous panty shots, you find yourself the soul survivor of the slaughter, victorious over your slasher.
What comes next is up to you. Do you fortify to protect what little is left? Do you attempt to go back to normal life, but find yourself haunted by the fear of its return? Or, maybe, you decide its time for the hunter to become the prey?
- Skill Proficiencies: Of course, it takes skills to face down death and make it out alive. Because of that, take 2 skills between; Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: To take down a slasher, one's going to need some tools. So chose between;
Leatherworkers (I'm sorry the pun is too good), Alchemist Supplies or Poisoner's Kit (For all your Arson or Arsenic Needs), Herbalism Kit (For your Cabin in the Woods Flavoring), or Thieves Tools.
You also of course get proficiency in a weapon, if you used one to take down your slasher. If not, gain proficiency in a second kit closest resembling how you took them down (IE, Mason's Tools if you used a Hammer)
- Languages: Choose two, one of which is exotic; or simply the language of your monster. (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
- Equipment: Your weapon against the slasher (be it matches for setting them on fire, shards from the vase you smashed them with, rope, a good old fashioned axe), a token of a fallen friend, a Set of Common Clothes, and 10 GP.
Saying you work best under pressure is a massive understatement. You work best under threat of death. When a situation is at its most dire (this can be defined as under 20% HP, down to 2 spells slots, or simply a particularly troubling situation. Work with your DM to decide specific boundaries) you gain the advantage. Each turn you are allowed to roll a D20 to discover a major weakness. In order to find it, the first round, you would have to roll a 20, second roll, a 19 or 20, third round, an 18, 19, or 20, ect, moving down until a minimum of 10. If the weakness is found, you, to DM's discretion, commit a critical attack.
(IE, once you are down to 20 percent health, a critical hit would require a Nat20 on the first round, a Nat20 or 19 on the second, ect.)
Suggested Characteristics
Some ideas on how your experience still haunts you:
| d10 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Better the Hunter than the Hunted. |
| 2 | I'm living proof of survival of the fittest, so you should shut up and listen to me. |
| 3 | I am terrified of everything and everyone so if you got me outside my bunker, consider it an accomplishment. |
| 4 | I don't trust easy, if at all. Last time I did, I got stabbed. |
| 5 | Do I have an inferiority or superiority complex? Who knows! Certainly not me. |
| 6 | I will *never* be alone again. So if I get attached to you, god help whoever tries to take you away from me. |
| 7 | Who needs people when you have zombie dogs? |
| 8 | Fool me once- shame on you. Fool me twice- you won't be alive to fool me a third. |
| 9 | I am gritty and strong and dark and edgy and- OH MY GOD THAT DRESS IS SO CUTE! |
| 10 | Some people call me 'trigger happy'. I call myself 'still alive'. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I know what it means to lose everything, and I'll give up everything so no one else needs to. (Good) |
| 2 | I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any) |
| 3 | Protecting the innocent from the monsters I kill is a side-effect of my strange brand of therapy, but I'm not going to complain about it (Neutral) |
| 4 | Taking down that bastard once and for all means more than the law ever could (Chaotic) |
| 5 | I will read anything and everything I get my hands on to find my enemy's weakness. I refuse to be caught off guard again. (Lawful) |
| 6 | I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | People leave and people die, but books are forever, hence why this diary is my most precious possession. |
| 2 | I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent. |
| 3 | Once I've decided you're mine, no one is allowed to take you from me. God himself couldn't stop my jealous rage. |
| 4 | A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. |
| 5 | Sure, the guy was an evil bastard- but...maybe he had a point. Someone has to be the boogie man, right? Why not me? |
| 6 | Pets never die. Pets never die. This stupid, beautiful animal is all I have left in the world, and I chose to believe it is absolutely immortal. |
Pain means nothing under the affect of adrenaline...or when backed into a corner by a giant terrifying roach alien. Because of that, you are less likely to even notice the damage done to you. When under 20% of your health, get a +5 to your AC.
Alternative: A +5 to your Evasion.
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