You have spent your youth studying everything even remotely related to Eldritch beings and their pacts, this has allowed you a unique view into the way these beings and their servants/contractors operate.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Religion
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a hammer, a hooded lantern, a tinderbox, a tome of history, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Eldritch Scholar
You gain the Eldritch Adept feat.
Spell List
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | comprehend languages, identify |
| 2nd | borrowed knowledge, locate object |
| 3rd | speak with dead, spirit guardians |
| 4th | arcane eye, stone shape |
| 5th | flame strike, legend lore |
Suggested Characteristics
Inquisitive historians and daring adventurers alike can be found among the ranks of your field of study. The Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your character.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I thrive on finding dusty old books filled with information long forgotten by the world. The more obscure and twisted the information the more fascinating i find it |
| 2 | I hope that this seemingly endless search will one day help me understand not only myself but give me at least some small insights into my fathers actions. |
| 3 | I sometimes get so engrossed in my work that i forget to see the world as it truly is and not the dark twisted place I'm constantly immersed in. |
| 4 | I find an odd sort of comfort in the dark materials I read. I often prefer my old tomes over casual conversations. |
| 5 | I often times regret the power of my imagination. Some of the things i have researched are best left on the pages in which they are written. |
| 6 | I'm somewhat confused by peoples reaction to my field of study. They seem to believe that anyone who researches Eldritch horrors must be as morose as the subject itself. |
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Posted Dec 4, 2023Dear LogainKaine.
I absolutely love this background, and have used it in one of my Campaigns, unfortunately, me and the Dungeon Master had to both agree that the Spirit Guardians, Stone Shape, and Flame Strike had all seemingly come out of left field. They have nothing to do with the knowledge aspect of the background, and just see to be to amount to raw damage. I would have rather made the spells into some more knowledge based spells, and suggest the following:
Third Level: Replace Spirit Guardians with Clairvoyance
Fourth Level: Replace Stone Shape with Private Sanctum or Divination
Fifth Level: Replace Flame Strike with Commune or Contact Other Plane
Thanks,
Tristan