You were born as an average person who led an average life. But at some point you found yourself in a strange situation that turned your simple life upside down. Perhaps it came from the sky, or came in a dream, or a gift from a stranger. This event changed who you were, for better or for worse. Most importantly gave you new abilities that you could never have dreamed of before, a powerful magic you had never seen. With your new found abilities you see the road ahead leads to a more significant destination that you could ever have imagined.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from: Survival, History, Nature, Athletics, Religion, or Arcana
- Tool Proficiencies: A gaming set of musical instrument.
- Languages: Any one of your choice
- Equipment: Your Inheritance, a set of travelers clothes, the tool you chose for this background, and a pouch containing 15GP.
Choose or randomly determine your inheritance from the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so important, and what is its full story? You might prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does.
The Dungeon Master is free to use your inheritance as a story hook, sending you on quests to learn more about its history or true nature, or confronting you with foes who want to claim it for themselves or prevent you from learning what you seek. The DM also determines the properties of your inheritance and how they figure into the item's history and importance. For instance, the object might be a minor magic item, or one that begins with a modest ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain conditions are met.
When you begin your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret until you learn more about what it means to you and what it can do for you.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the folk hero background in the Player's Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as an inheritor.
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