Before ever setting foot outside of your home, you dreamt of exploring ruins and walking through dungeon corridors. Braving traps, avoiding pitfalls, and discovering what lies where others fear to tread captured your imagination from a young age and since then, you’ve devoted every moment to learning the ins and outs of the dungeons you crawl.
You may have learned your trade in the books and journals on the shelves of your local academy or library, memorizing diagrams and the dusty histories of places others have long forgotten. Or you may have studied under the direct tutelage of a dungeoneer of renown, picking up tips and tricks that others could only dream of gleaning. However you learned, you’re now ready to make your own mark on the field that you love.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, History
- Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer’s tools, Thieves' tools
- Equipment: One set of traveler's clothes, cartographer’s tools or thieves’ tools, 5 pieces of chalk, a steel mirror, a leather journal, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp
You have spent ample time in the field and the library, learning to hone your craft. You may double your proficiency bonus on checks made to determine the history, age, or recover any general knowledge regarding dungeons or ruins or to remember their layout if you have previously seen a map of the specific dungeon or ruin in question.
Suggested Characteristics
Dungeon delvers are typically rugged and well-studied individuals who have no problems thinking under pressure or in less than ideal circumstances. Whether they are pursuing their craft purely for knowledge or leading groups through the darkest areas of civilization for profit, there’s no arguing their value to a team of adventurers.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am fiercely independent and really revel in that fact. |
| 2 | I’ll take crawling through tunnels over walking crowded city streets any day. |
| 3 | I live to explore the great unknown. |
| 4 | The night sky still astounds me. |
| 5 | I document everything in my trusty journal. |
| 6 | I have no respect for wasteful people. |
| 7 | I’m drawn toward strong earthy flavors and scents. |
| 8 | There’s no greater rush than disarming a trap. |
| d8 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge. I’ll learn every secret that the ruins are keeping. |
| 2 | Found Family. My campfire is my hearth and my traveling companions are my family. |
| 3 | Independence. I don’t need anything or anyone. |
| 4 | Legacy. People will read about me and my travels long after I’m gone. |
| 5 | Reciprocity. One good turn deserves another |
| 6 | Power. There are artifacts of untold power hidden in the dark corners of the world and I plan to find them. |
| 7 | Reclamation. One man’s trash is my treasure. |
| 8 | Adaptability. You have to be quick on your feet to handle what the world throws at you. |
| d8 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I wouldn’t be the person I am today without my mentor’s guidance. |
| 2 | My heart belongs to the hidden places of the world. |
| 3 | My pet rat comes with me everywhere I go. |
| 4 | There’s nothing more important than the people you call family. |
| 5 | Once I say I’m going to do something, I do it. |
| 6 | There’s a basic code that all adventurers follow and I stick to it. |
| 7 | There’s a legendary treasure hidden out there and I plan to be the one who finds it. |
| 8 | I’m dedicated to finishing the memoir full of my adventures and discoveries. |
| d8 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can’t stand it when people are too dependent on others for things they could do themselves. |
| 2 | I feel incredibly vulnerable when I’m in wide open spaces. |
| 3 | I refuse to spend good coin on something I could fix or make myself. |
| 4 | I have a one-track mind and am not easily pulled away from what I’m focusing on. |
| 5 | I get angry when people question my expertise. |
| 6 | I don’t eat anything I didn’t catch or make myself. |
| 7 | Something interrupting my routine can ruin my entire day. |
| 8 | I am easily overwhelmed when meeting groups of new people. |
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