Punished

In some past life you did something so horrible, so terrible, so horrendous, that whatever God you chose to blame has reincarnated in this pathetic form. To the point that it feels like you can and will not accomplish anything. And you often feel detached to reality. Most of this past take up a life of crime.

 

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Survival, Investigation, [Tooltip Not Found], or [skill]Deception/skill]

Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon

Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack (containing a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches), one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of common clothes, and 1 sp.

Suggested Characteristics

You no longer care. At all. You know that no matter what you do you will screw up. So you decide to not care about anything, ever. And become a sycopath 

You have become sycosematic and now torcher yourself in a prison of your own misery 

 

d5	Personality Trait
1	I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness.
2	I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die.
3	I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
4	I expect danger around every corner.
5	I put no trust in divine beings.

d6	Ideal
1	I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
2	I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any)
3	I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)
4	I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic)
5	I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
6	I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
2	I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent.
3	My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.
4	A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions.
5	There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
6	I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her).

d5	Flaw
1	I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
2	I assume the worst in people.
3	I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
4	I have an addiction.
5	I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope.