Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter out in the world have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling more than a few miles from where they were born.
You aren’t one of those folk.
You are a Wanderer, a collector of stories from your travels and viewer of sights beyond compare. You have tread across these lands seeking fulfillment and enlightenment.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Any one set of tools related to your interests.
- Languages: Any one of your choice
- Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, any one set of tools you are proficient with, poorly wrought maps drawn by your hand that depict your location, a small piece of jewelry worth 10 gp in the style of your family's craftsmanship, and a pouch containing 5 gp
A wanderer sets out from home seeking enrichment in their life by expanding their limited horizons or is seeking enlightenment in the way that only extensive travel can bring.
You wish to know the way of the world, one step at a time.
| d6 | Why Are You Here? |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emissary |
| 2 | Exile |
| 3 | Fugitive |
| 4 | Pilgrim |
| 5 | Sightseer |
| 6 | Wanderer |
You have picked up etiquette from many social classes and regions, allowing you to negotiate with common persons in most places.
You blend in through this assimilation, never drawing too much attention without provoking it first.
Spell List
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| Cantrip | create bonfire, dancing lights, mending, prestidigitation |
| 1st | alarm |
| 2nd | locate animals or plants |
Suggested Characteristics
These are the suggested characteristics for Wanderer.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others’ space in innocence, or reacting to ignorant invasion of my own. |
| 2 | I have my own ideas about what is and is not food, and I find the eating habits of those around me fascinating, confusing, or revolting. |
| 3 | I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend. |
| 4 | I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others. |
| 5 | I honor my deities through practices that are foreign to this land. |
| 6 | I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good) |
| 2 | Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Cunning. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil) |
| 5 | Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | So long as I have this token from my homeland, I can face any adversity in this strange land. |
| 2 | The gods of my people are a comfort to me so far from home. |
| 3 | I hold no greater cause than my service to my people. |
| 4 | My freedom is my most precious possession. I’ll never let anyone take it from me again. |
| 5 | I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land. |
| 6 | Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. |
| 2 | I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. |
| 3 | I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this land. |
| 4 | I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me. |
| 5 | I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. |
| 6 | I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands. |