Something traumatic happened to you. It might have been physical or psychological but it has damaged your memory. You can't remember anything about your life before you became an adventurer. You spend your life digging for your past, adventuring for money or clues to who you once were.
Feature: Feature: That Sounds Familiar
In spite of your amnesia, you remember vestiges from your previous life. Choose one skill you aren't proficient in, you have an advantage on checks with that skill.
Suggested Characteristics
Amnesiacs tend to be loose cannons. Some desperately want to find the life they left behind while others are determined to live in blissful ignorance.
d8 |
Personality Trait |
1 |
1. My past is lost, so I will live for the moment. Now is all I have. |
2 |
2. I keep a journal of everything I experience so I will remember when/if this happens again. |
3 |
3. There is a string on my finger so I don't forget it. I don't know what I'm supposed to remember but I have a reminder nonetheless. |
4 |
4. Whenever I try to remember events in my past, I get the mother of all headaches. |
5 |
5. Every time someone asks me about my past, I use a fantastic/ridiculous story - a different one every time. |
6 |
6. I am terrified of something happening again and I will forget the life I have now. |
7 |
7. I wonder about my past constantly. Who was my family, where do I fit in? |
8 |
8. I don't want to remember my past. There was a reason I lost my memories. |
d6 |
Ideal |
1 |
1. Obsession. Once I find out who I was, I will take back what is mine. (Evil) |
2 |
2. Freedom. No past means no obligation. (Chaotic) |
3 |
3. Neglect. The past remains where it is... In the past. (Neutral) |
4 |
4. Improvement. There is no forward motion without a backward notion. (Good) |
5 |
5. Belonging. I will be a productive member of society to atone for my (assumed) past sins. (Lawful) |
6 |
6. Beginnings. This is a new start for me! (Any) |
d6 |
Bond |
1 |
1. Someone took me in when my event happened. I owe them my life. |
2 |
2. I am pretty sure who harmed me, causing my amnesia... they will pay. |
3 |
3. The home I am in is the only one that matters to me. |
4 |
4. I remember only one person from my past. They hold the key to finding out who I was. |
5 |
5. I clutch my trinket with a death grip - the only thing I remember from my past. |
6 |
6. A lover from my past is looking for me. |
d6 |
Flaw |
1 |
1. I am sure I was an awful person in my past... and I am fine with it. |
2 |
2. I think my amnesia is getting worse, I am forgetful in the present, too. |
3 |
3. On top of forgetting my past, I forget basic things, like bathing and eating. |
4 |
4. I will stop at nothing to dig up details about me past. |
5 |
5. Every time I hit a dead end in regards to my past, I withdraw for awhile. |
6 |
6. I will latch on to anything that provides me a hint of who I was ... Like a dog with a bone. |
d8 |
Personality Trait |
1
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My past is lost, so I will live for the moment. Now is all I have.
|
2
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I keep a journal of everything I experience so I will remember when/if this happens again.
|
3
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There is a string on my finger so I don't forget it. I don't know what I'm supposed to remember but I have a reminder nonetheless.
|
4
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Whenever I try to remember events in my past, I get the mother of all headaches.
|
5
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Every time someone asks me about my past, I use a fantastic/ridiculous story - a different one every time.
|
6
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I am terrified of something happening again and I will forget the life I have now.
|
7
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I wonder about my past constantly. Who was my family, where do I fit in?
|
8
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I don't want to remember my past. There was a reason I lost my memories.
|
d6 |
Ideal |
1
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Obsession. Once I find out who I was, I will take back what is mine. (Evil)
|
2
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Freedom. No past means no obligation. (Chaotic)
|
3
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Neglect. The past remains where it is... In the past. (Neutral)
|
4
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Improvement. There is no forward motion without a backward notion. (Good)
|
5
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Belonging. I will be a productive member of society to atone for my (assumed) past sins. (Lawful)
|
6
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Beginnings. This is a new start for me! (Any)
|
d6 |
Bond |
1
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Someone took me in when my event happened. I owe them my life.
|
2
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I am pretty sure who harmed me, causing my amnesia... they will pay.
|
3
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The home I am in is the only one that matters to me.
|
4
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I remember only one person from my past. They hold the key to finding out who I was.
|
5
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I clutch my trinket with a death grip - the only thing I remember from my past.
|
6
|
A lover from my past is looking for me.
|
d6 |
Flaw |
1
|
I am sure I was an awful person in my past... and I am fine with it.
|
2
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I think my amnesia is getting worse, I am forgetful in the present, too.
|
3
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On top of forgetting my past, I forget basic things, like bathing and eating.
|
4
|
I will stop at nothing to dig up details about me past.
|
5
|
Every time I hit a dead end in regards to my past, I withdraw for awhile.
|
6
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I will latch on to anything that provides me a hint of who I was ... Like a dog with a bone.
|
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