You are the child of Adventurers and your own adventure is about to begin. The people in your hometown know you and your family well, but you are looking for more. While you are just starting as an Adventurer, your parents are experienced and have taught you some tricks of their own. You might have had some weapon training, or even went on an adventure or two with them already.
When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine the accomplishments of your parents, and which kinds of adventures they might have taken you on already.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from: Arcana, Insight, Investigation, Stealth, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
- Languages: One Language of your choice
- Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a knickknack from home, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Helping Hand
Being the child of well-known Adventurers makes it easy for you to find a way into Adventurer’s and Mercenary Guilds. They will grant you a place to sleep and are more inclined to help you in your endeavors, provided you didn’t show yourself to be a danger to them.
Suggested Characteristics
While your parents are known, you are not yet. Many adventurer’s children are proud of their parents' accomplishments, but try to build their own path.
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I idolize my parents and constantly refer to their deeds as an example.
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2
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I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
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3
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I judge people by their actions, not their words.
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4
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If someone is in trouble, I’ll do everything to help.
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5
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The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
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6
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Making friends has always been easy. I'd rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
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Ideal |
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Honor. Helping others is more important than any profit. (Good)
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Strictness. No matter the situation the law is always to be respected. (Lawful)
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Freedom. A good Adventurer will abolish tyrants no matter the cost. (Chaotic)
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Power. The more accomplished I become, the more I can use it for my personal gains. (Evil)
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5
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Equilibrium. I do what I must, but I generally believe in living and letting things live. (Neutral)
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6
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Fate. I’ll follow in my parents footsteps and become the best adventurer out there. (Any)
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Bond |
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I am very close to my parents. I keep in close contact with them whenever I can.
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2
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My family owes someone a great deed, and it’s my responsibility to fulfill it.
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3
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I will protect the friends I make along the way with all I have.
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4
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I’ve witnessed people being mistreated and will not allow such things to happen when I'm around.
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5
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Someone once saved my life and I will find them and repay my debt.
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My life’s purpose is to help people, and I'll never be done with it.
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Flaw |
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I believe my parents' accomplishments are my own, and will not stop boasting about them.
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I have trouble trusting my allies.
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I will not back down from an argument, even when I realize I was wrong.
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I am overconfident and would fight in situations where it might be smarter to avoid a fight.
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I put unreasonably high expectations on others and myself.
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I can’t say no if offered to gamble on something.
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Posted Oct 2, 2021The skill choice is nice and makes sense with the background. It fits many different circumstances, like having only one parent that taught you skills or both of them training you, and the options make sense that most adventurers would have at least one of them.
The feature works really well in any city with a guild, so it might come into play in big cities or towns near dangerous places swarming with monsters that need hunting.
The personality traits are varied and fun.