Your upbringing was far from conventional as you were raised by monsters. You were raised removed from modern humanoid communities for protection of you and your parental figure(s), so your understanding of the wider world is limited. Despite your sheltered childhood, you are a well grown individual who's future and fate are yours for the taking.
- Skill Proficiencies: Two skills of your choice.
- Languages: Two uncommon languages of you choice.
- Equipment: One trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Trinkets table after this background), a set of common clothes, and 1 gp.
Inhuman Origin
To determine your monsterous parentage, roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below.
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Inhuman Origin |
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1
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Fiend
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2
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Celestial
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3
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Monstrosity
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4
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Dragons
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5
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Fey
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6
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Elementals
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7
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Aberrations
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8
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Undead
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Feature: Friend of the Friendless
Your odd upbringing is clear in your mannerisms which makes existing is human dominated communities difficult. Sheltered minded communities may be distrustful but will not be outwardly hostile unless you present yourself as a threat; however, because of this, you gain advantage on charisma based checks to converse or placate non-humanoid creatures.
Suggested Characteristics
Your special parentage has shaped your values and view of the world around you. Those of monsterous parentage are usually either fiercely loyal to the beings that raised them against all odds or resent them and akin their upbringing closer to entrapment.
| d8 |
Personality Trait |
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1
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My manners are atrocious.
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2
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I find joy and fun in scaring others.
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3
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I have strange and unusual daily rituals others might disturbing.
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4
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Others find my upbringing disturbing, so I try to be as kind as possible to put them at ease.
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5
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I find it easy to fall asleep just about anywhere at anytime.
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6
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Like a frightened animal, I tend to bite when cornered unwillingly.
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7
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Verbal filter? I dont know what that is nor do I plan to learn.
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8
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Never tell me I can't, it only makes me work harder just prove wrong.
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| d6 |
Ideal |
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1
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Independence. My life is my own and I won't let others perception of my upbringing effect that. (Chaotic)
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2
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Equality. We are all creatures who deserve a peaceful life beneath the sun. (Good)
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3
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Subjugation. My people have been defiled for far too long.(Evil)
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4
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Deference. These lands are not my own so I will respect their laws and ways. (Lawful)
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5
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Seperation. There are places in this world for all beings, maybe just not mixed together. (Neutral)
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6
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Knowledge. I only know so much of this world and want to learn even more. (Any)
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| d6 |
Bond |
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1
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My parent(s) mean the world to me so I will defend their name against slanderous words.
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2
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If no one will correct these wrong assumptions of monsters, than I will.
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3
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I am being hunted a particularly rare prize.
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4
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There is greater comfort to me found in undisturbed nature than in cities.
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5
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I must live with my mistake that took the life of my first friend.
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6
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This new freedom offers more for me than my old life ever could.
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| d6 |
Flaw |
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1
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I have a hard time telling what is and is not food.
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2
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I am deeply embarrased by my parents and inhuman upbringing.
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3
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My compulsive lying usually is more troublesome than its worth.
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4
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I will never be able to trust the humans who once hunted my family.
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5
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The universal language of the world is violence; and I am an avid linguist.
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6
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The vices of the human world are just tempting to ignore and I indulge frequently.
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