Due to personal reasons or regrettable life circumstances, you have lived the life of a traveller. Never staying in one place for long and never settling down. A possibly lonely life, but one where you have been to wonderful places and met hundreds of people. Your time on the roads may have hardened you into a grim and dour soul or transformed you into an individual that craves company, the choice is yours.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choice of two between History, Survival, Persuasion or Nature
- Tool Proficiencies: Either land vehicles, water vehicles or navigator’s tools
- Languages: One language of your choice
- Equipment: Travelling clothes, Explorer's Pack, small map of local area, and small pouch containing 15gp. You may also have a small souvenir from somewhere you’ve been in the past.
There are many reasons why someone would adopt a wandering life. You can select or roll for the following options or alternatively you can create your own:
| d8 | Type of Traveller |
|---|---|
| 1 | Travelling Merchant |
| 2 | Explorer |
| 3 | Religious Pilgrim |
| 4 | Aspiring Mage |
| 5 | Drifter/Vagrant |
| 6 | Wandering Scholar |
| 7 | Fugitive |
| 8 | Mercenary |
You’ve travelled to many cities, towns and settlements of all sorts during your time travelling. As such you’re well use to discovering where the local marketplaces, inns and similar establishments are. Upon entering a city you have an innate knowledge of where these places might be and so get advantage on all rolls determining their location. You also have advantage on all rolls when interacting with locals to find the location of these establishments.
Suggested Characteristics
People who spend their lives travelling the world are generally a free-spirited lot who dislike being bound down by rules and restrictions. This life of constant movement and of never settling down has shaped their outlook on life and the world in general.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can’t help but tell everyone stories about previous places I’ve travelled to |
| 2 | I tend to rely upon improvisation over planning a bit too much |
| 3 | I tend to get overly excited once I start to travel again |
| 4 | The thrill of new experiences constantly drives me onward in my travels |
| 5 | I have a tendency to proclaim that the local customs are inferior to those of another place |
| 6 | When surrounded by new people I tend to become more withdrawn and reserved |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adventure. There are secrets in this world that I must uncover! (Any) |
| 2 | Power. I wander the world in search of methods and secrets to increase my own power (Evil) |
| 3 | Hospitality. Meeting new people around the world provides many new and useful lessons (Good) |
| 4 | Free Will. No one should live their life bound by restrictions or rules (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Discipline. One should keep their actions and emotions in check especially when travelling to new lands (Lawful) |
| 6 | Nature. To take in and live amongst the beauty of the natural world is superior to any city (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Someone important is expecting me to delve into the secrets of the world |
| 2 | It’s my dream to write about my travels and the different places I’ve been to |
| 3 | There is someone special I left behind in one of the towns I’ve visited |
| 4 | I have a family in a faraway location. One day I hope to reunite with them |
| 5 | Throughout my travels I have been alone except for the company of the Gods |
| 6 | Each new location I visit leaves me in a state of awe and wonder |
| d8 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody knows but I started to travel to escape something or someone in my past |
| 2 | I find it hard to make friends after spending so much of my life on the road |
| 3 | My love of exploration can sometimes lead me astray from the group |
| 4 | An affair in a past town I visited had...unexpected consequences |
| 5 | I travel to keep two steps ahead of those who are tracking me |
| 6 | I may have made some powerful enemies in previous places I’ve visited |
| 7 | A life on the open road means that tight and confined spaces makes me very anxious |
| 8 | The mere thought of having my free will restricted can send me into panic |
There are many reasons why you may have been banished from your homeland. Perhaps it was a failed act of defiance against a tyrant that saw you banished by royal decree? Or maybe a self-imposed exile to seek penance after you failed to protect the previous monarch? Whatever the situation was that led to your exile it has meant that you are bound to wander the many roads of the world. Many who have been exiled seek a way to return to their homeland either legally or illegally. Whatever the case is, the life of an exile is typically one that is filled with hardship and regret that tests the spirit of an individual. If you decide that travelling experience was due to exile then you can choose the Enclaves of Home feature instead of the Life of Travel feature.
Within foreign cities and towns there may exist scattered enclaves of people from your homeland. Depending on the reason for your exile you may be either vilified or celebrated by these communities. Whenever you encounter one of these enclaves you are given free accommodation and food for however long you wish to stay. However should your reason for exile be due to something infamous then these communities depending on their views may be hostile and turn you away. Of course you can easily use your infamous reputation to intimidate them into giving you accommodation...
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