Mad Scientist

Scientists are people that believe discovery and invention are vital to progress, and seek knowledge about the world in which they live. You are one of these people... but you take things a bit too far. To most people, your ideas are crazy: unnecessary at best, and reprehensible at worst. Because of this, you're shunned by your community, though whether your "madness" is legitimate or just a label slapped on you by people who don't understand is up to you. 

You will want to discuss the reason(s) you left your home with your Dungeon Master. Did people harass you, or ignore you altogether? Were you run out of town for your bizarre experiments, or did you take your leave to try to find like-minded people? Are you searching for something obscure, or do you simply wish for freedom to study what and how you please?

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, Animal Handling, and Medicine

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two from Alchemist's Supplies, Brewer's Supplies, Carpenter's Tools, Cook's Utensils, Mason's Tools, Smith's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Herbalism Kit, and Poisoner's Kit

Equipment: A set of common clothes, two sets of tools you are proficient with, a book on your field of study, an abacus, a piece of chalk, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Though they may have much in common, these are not the types of scholars that fill the halls of universities. They are radical free thinkers who are defined by ostracization. Greater society dismisses their ideas and goals as anything from foolish to evil, leaving them to work in their makeshift laboratories alone, for hours, days, or weeks at a time. They're obsessed. They're dedicated. Their ideas are strange -- but rest assured, no two are the same.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My creations are my children, and I treat them as such.
2	I am dismissive of magic.
3	I'm constantly covered in grime from my work and I am completely unbothered by this.
4	Explosions, while not ideal, are very, very cool.
5	I'll act madder than I actually am to get out of things.
6	I'm lost in my thoughts more often than not.
7	I always think there's room for improvement.
8	I care about what people think much more than I let on.

d6	Ideal
1	Knowledge. I need to learn everything I can, even if others don't understand. (Neutral)
2	Progress. I want the world to move forward, towards being a better place. (Good)
3	Power. What I learn will help me rule over those who doubted me. (Evil)
4	Freedom. Discovery and invention should not be restricted. (Chaotic)
5	Method. There is a right way to do things. (Lawful)
6	Legacy. I want to be remembered when I depart this plane. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My work is of the utmost importance. I can't let how others see me get in the way.
2	I'm working toward one specific discovery that will change everything.
3	I will protect my journals at any cost.
4	My experiments drove away someone I love. I hope to win them back by vindicating myself.
5	I will return to the community that shunned me as a hero.
6	My studies are my life. I don't have anything else.

d6	Flaw
1	I'm always trying to upgrade my party's gear, even when they don't ask me to. (Or want me to.)
2	I don't have time for tact.
3	Good luck trying to shut me up once I get talking about my studies.
4	I am particularly territorial of my workspace: trespassers will be persecuted.
5	My intellectual curiosity often supersedes my survival instincts.
6	I'm very sensitive about my work and do not take criticism well.