You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Your blood is most likely common, but you have a legendary parent, whether they are a great adventurer, a scholar of world renown, or a former general of the largest army in the world. You have both been looked up to and overestimated over the course of your life. This might make you want to live up to people's expectations, or you may feel as though you always fall short. You may wish to follow the path of your parentage, or discard it for your own path.
- Skill Proficiencies: Your choice of Persuasion or Stealth
One of Athletics, Acrobatics, Arcana, History, Insight, or Performance.
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
- Languages: Common, and a language your parent may have learned and taught to you.
- Equipment: A shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Determine who your parent was, what they did, and why they were important.
| d10 | Parentage Table |
|---|---|
| 1 | Father was a skilled scholar and discovered new spells. |
| 2 | My father was a simple fighter who ended up saving the world. |
| 3 | My father was a skilled sorcerer. |
| 4 | My father was a paladin of the gods. |
| 5 | My father was a simple thief, but he ended up saving the natiom with the rest of his party. |
| 6 | My mother was a skilled scholar who discovered new spells. |
| 7 | My mother was a simple fighter who ended up saving the world. |
| 8 | My mother was a skilled sorceress. |
| 9 | My mother was a paladin of the gods. |
| 10 | My mother was a simple thief, but she ended up saving the nation with the rest of her party. |
When commoners hear your name, they will know your parentage and give you shelter unless you have shown yourself to be a threat to them.
Suggested Characteristics
A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home communities remain very important to them.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge people by their actions, not their words. |
| 2 | If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. |
| 3 | When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. |
| 4 | My father (or mother) taught me a code that I always follow. |
| 5 | I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others. |
| 6 | Thinking is for other people. I prefer action. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good) |
| 2 | Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. Even me. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Freedom. People have the right to choose their own path and go their own way. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. If I become more powerful than my father (Or mother) no one will compare me to them again.. (Evil) |
| 5 | Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Parentage. If I can become as great as my parent, I can accomplish anything. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My father (or mother) is long dead, but still they inspire me and lead me to great heights. |
| 2 | I left everything when i went adventuring, but still my name follows me.. |
| 3 | My father (or mother) still lives, and I'd do anything for their respect. |
| 4 | I couldn't hope to outshine my father (or mother), so I will step out of his (or her) shadow. |
| 5 | I protect those who cannot protect themselves. |
| 6 | My love waits for when I return, so I must make a name and a home for myself during my travels.. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | There are those who would try to harm me just because of my name.. |
| 2 | I've been told so much about myself, i can't help but think it's true.. |
| 3 | I don't believe in myself, a circumstance of having people expect to much from me all my life. |
| 4 | I scorn my parentage and everything to do with it, which tends to make me inflexible when it cones to related things. |
| 5 | Secretly, I believe that things would be better if my father (or mother) had just never become famous. |
| 6 | Sometimes, I think I don't need help when I really do. |
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