You are adept at hunting down your targets. No matter where they are no matter what they do you are the person who called on when somebody needs to get found and taken care of. You gain the following benefits:
- Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A pouch containing 20gp, and a poisoners kit
Feature: Master of the Hunt
Master of the Hunt: when given a target you may add your proficiency modifier to any skill check pertaining to the active gathering of information on your target. If you are already proficient in that skill, you may add your proficiency modifier again. You may not use this benefit with skills in which you have expertise.
Suggested Characteristics
Assassins are the best at what they do, and are confident in their abilities, they know their strengths, and their weaknesses
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can always keep a cool head, no matter the situation |
| 2 | I always have a plan A, and a plan B |
| 3 | Once I set my mind on something, nothing can stop me |
| 4 | I keep my emotions and thoughts close and hidden |
| 5 | My trust is earned, not given |
| 6 | I blow up at the slightest insult |
| 7 | I do my work quickly and cleanly |
| 8 | I'm always looking for a way out of this, but feel trapped in this line of work |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I only hunt those who are sentenced to their fate (Lawful) |
| 2 | I only take a target if they deserve it (Good) |
| 3 | Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them (Chaotic) |
| 4 | I put myself first, and anyone else second, no matter the situation (Chaotic) |
| 5 | I am willing to do anything and everything to get the job done (Evil) |
| 6 | I take whatever comes my way. Coin is coin and coin is good (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My ill-gotten gains go to support my family |
| 2 | I will become the greatest assassin that ever lived |
| 3 | My short-sightedness killed a partner. I will never repeat that mistake |
| 4 | I'm guilty of terrible crimes. I hope I can redeem myself one day |
| 5 | Someone close to me was killed, I will find their killer and return the favor |
| 6 | My employers have my absolute loyalty |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | If there's a plan, I'll forget it. If I don't forget it, I'll ignore it |
| 2 | An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I'm okay with that |
| 3 | I turn tail and run when things look bad |
| 4 | I'm careless with the evidence I leave behind |
| 5 | I use what I'm comfortable with over what is optimal |
| 6 | Violence is my answer to almost any challenge |
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Posted Sep 15, 2018I love this background. I've already used it on a character and I love playing as them, and I'm having a blast with it!
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Posted Sep 19, 2018Glad to hear you're enjoying it :D
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Posted Feb 25, 2021I really liked this background, but I have a doubt about the feature, when we can't use it?
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Posted May 25, 2023This is by far the most synergetic with an assassin rogue. Thanks for the hard work