From a young age you where blessed or cursed by the fates, in your experience things can either go extremely well or terribly while the mundane may lead you into a false seance of security; the extremes hit your life when you least expect it and force you to stay on your toes.
Because of this some chose to embrace the entropy where as others work to push it in their own favor.
- Skill Proficiencies: You are proficient in either Sleight of Hand and your choice between
Deception or Persuasion &
Acrobatics or Religion - Tool Proficiencies: You have proficiency in one gaming set of your choice.
- Equipment: A set of weighted dice or marked cards, The retentive kit to your chosen proficiency, One vile of Antitoxin, an Ink pen, 2 bottles of Ink, and a book bound in leather, a set of Traveller's Clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp.
You have been given the ability to twist the fates to your whim, life is your game and you intend to win even when it comes at a cost.
With this the player character may add a d6 from any roll they make 1 time per short rest adding the result to the roll before the DM has given the results or consequences of the roll;
Once the player character had used a dice the Dungeon master will gain fate dice in turn, these can only be used against the PC with this background.
They must be used by the end of the rest and are always filled to a max of 1 uses.
These cannot be given to other player characters but can be used by the pc when using a help action.
[roll]1d6[/roll]
Suggested Characteristics
Being at the whims of fate, those with this background may find themselves questioning their achievements or overbound with optimism about their luck. They tend to have debt brokers looking for them or a trove of fortune hidden away.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm a born gambler who can't resist taking a risk for a potential payoff |
| 2 | I can bluff my way out of any situation |
| 3 | I don't trust anyone who doesn't believe in luck |
| 4 | I must perform specific rituals to keep up my luck |
| 5 | I have a fix for every jinx, and if I can just perform the ritual before the jinx pays out, everything will be FINE |
| 6 | I collect multiples of the things I own. You never know what might happen! |
| 7 | I like to help protect my friends from superstitions, even if they don't believe in them. |
| 8 | Somehow things always go my way, i try to not question it |
| d8 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Content. It is what it is. I can't change my luck, and I don't want to. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Optimistic. I do my best to help others, despite what luck may bring. (Good) |
| 3 | Charity. I try to use my good luck to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 4 | Live and Let Live. No debt is worth killing over (Neutral) |
| 5 | Daredevil. Luck doesn't control me. I control luck, and I'll prove it. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Prepared. I always keep an actual ace up my sleeve (chaotic) |
| 7 | Greed. I will do whatever it takes to win. (Evil) |
| 8 | Faith. I trust that the deity watching over me. I have faith that if anything happens it will make sure luck comes my way (Any) |
| d8 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a dangerous bookie |
| 2 | My luck hurt/wronged someone, ill do anything to keep away from them |
| 3 | When the chips are down. I'll do what it takes to survive every time |
| 4 | My winnings are all that supports my family |
| 5 | No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through |
| 6 | I must set an example of hope for those who have given up |
| 7 | One person in particular owes me a lot of money, and I need to keep them alive if I want to be repaid |
| 8 | I lost something dear to me in a bet, ill do anything to get it back |
| d8 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm indecisive and will often flip a coin to decide things |
| 2 | I am inflexible in my thinking |
| 3 | I am suspicious when things go well and expect the worst |
| 4 | I act without thinking, what happens happens |
| 5 | I fall into a depression when my luck runs out |
| 6 | I'd rather distance myself from people, I don't want anyone else getting roped into my bad luck |
| 7 | I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough |
| 8 | I tend to pick up on 'signs' that aren't really there, and draw conclusions that aren't always accurate |
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
- Kenny Rogers
As a heart of the gambler you may have been chased out of some towns in your past or been called a cheat for the fates intervention in your life at times but the run of easy streaks before it made it worth the risk.
Allowing for the mundane may make your life have less struggles but would make it dull in comparison, pushing you to do more dangerous acts for the excitement of it.
They say never gamble with another man's money but what do they know when you give them twice what they gave.
Once per short rest you can re-roll a failed roll asif you had advantage taking the higher roll. However if rolled you must take the natural 1 as your final result
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