You are a scientist that experiments and designs using mana stones. You are well known in the scientific community as you have published many peer reviewed articles on some kind of magical phenomenon or over some kind of magic technological innovation. You learned your skilled either by tinkering from when you were young or classically through higher education, it's your choice.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Lab Equipment, and Tinker's Tools
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of Tinker's Tools, a draft of your most recent scientific article, a Lab coat, a set of comfortable clothes, safety lab goggles, and a pouch containing 10 gp
When you find a piece of magical equipment or a technological magic item, you can spend 5 minutes rather than 30 minutes to determine what the item does. You also have advantage on Investigation(INT) check against technological or magic based mechanisms.
Suggested Characteristics
Mana Scientists are very crafty and more often enjoy spending their time in the lab rather than out in the world -- until they start to find the outside world fascinating and take up an adventuring career. They value factual information and excel at weeding out misinformation, however they can sometimes find themselves tunnel visioned on a specific problem if they find it challenging. Sometimes forgetting to take care of themselves in the process.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it — I’m a perfectionist. |
| 2 | I’m a snob who looks down on those who can’t appreciate the facts. |
| 3 | I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick. |
| 4 | I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion. |
| 5 | I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to dedicate themselves to their work as much as I do. |
| 6 | I like to talk at length about my profession. |
| 7 | I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the most amount of material for research. |
| 8 | I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Generosity. My talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good) |
| 3 | Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Greed. I’m only in it to turn a profit on my designs. (Evil) |
| 5 | Knowledge. I’m committed to the science I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I work hard to be the best researcher/inventor of all time. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The laboratory where I learned my skills is the most important place in the world to me. |
| 2 | I once had a most trusted lab partner, but one day, they mysteriously disappeared... |
| 3 | I am in great debt due to the high material cost of my research. |
| 4 | I pursue knowledge to secure my parent's love. |
| 5 | One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest scientist of them all. |
| 6 | I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my magnum opus and ruined my livelihood. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’ll do anything to get my hands on a rare ingredient or material for my work. |
| 2 | I scrutinize all information that I hear, out loud, and with no remorse. |
| 3 | No one must ever learn that my licenses were bought. |
| 4 | I’m never satisfied with what I have — I always want more. |
| 5 | I would kill to become famous in the scientific community. |
| 6 | I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my scientific work. Anytime I see another scientist, I'm quick to make them my rival. |
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