You've made it your life's mission to record the lead up to a prophecised event. You scour books in search of meaning, history, and an angle from which to write the story of your life.
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, History
- Tool Proficiencies: calligrapher's supplies
- Languages: Three of your choice
- Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to answer, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
To determine the nature of your scholarly training, roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below.
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Specialty |
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1
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Historian
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2
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Zealot
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3
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Discredited academic
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4
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Librarian
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5
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Professor
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6
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Researcher
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7
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Sage's apprentice
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8
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Scribe
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Feature: Researcher
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
Suggested Characteristics
Chroniclers are veracious writers. They have a thirst for the truth and provide balance. They are adept at finding the common thread, using their keen investigation skills uncover the story and are sometimes driven to the brink of sanity with the sheer amount of information stored in their memory.
| d8 |
Personality Trait |
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1
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I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
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2
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I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
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3
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I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
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4
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There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
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5
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I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
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6
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I … speak … slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me.
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7
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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8
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I'm quiet and tend to sit back and observe conversations rather than become involved
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| d6 |
Ideal |
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1
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Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
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2
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Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good)
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3
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Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten. (Lawful)
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4
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Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic)
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5
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Greed. I will do whatever it takes in the pursuit of knowledge. (Evil)
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6
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Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
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| d6 |
Bond |
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1
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I am guided by a certain deity.
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2
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I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
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3
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One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all.
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4
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My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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5
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I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.
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6
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
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| d6 |
Flaw |
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1
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I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
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2
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I would struggle to intervene in the making of history, even at the cost of many lives.
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3
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Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
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4
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I have hypergraphia: a compulsory to write
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5
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I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
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6
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I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
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