You specialize in inventing trinkets and do-dads. You have spent your life working to invent and create. You know how things work, and you are amazing at inventing. You'll notice this background is similar to izzet inventor. And yes it is, just take away the 'Izzet,' part.
- Skill Proficiencies: You are proficient in Arcanna and Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: You have proficiency in two types of artisan's tools
- Equipment: You have the following equipment, a pouch containing 25 gp, a half finished invention, a hammer and a set of common clothes smeared with grease.
Feature: Knowing Mechanic
You can spend 1d6 hours figuring out how to fix a machine or 1d4 hours figuring out how it works. You also know how to find any one with this background.
Suggested Characteristics
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1
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I get really excited about my ideas and I can't wait to talk about them and start putting them into practice and tinkering with them and I want to tell you about how exciting it all is!
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2
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Great ideas are fine, but great results are what counts.
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3
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I pepper my speech with the incomprehensible jargon of my trade, like mizzium droplets inserted into a weird-field suspension.
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4
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Life's an experiment, and I can't wait to see what happens.
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5
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I have a hard time staying focused on … oh, and my brain tends to jump from one … did I mention focus?
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6
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If you can guess what I'm about to do, that means I've run out of imagination.
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7
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I do what my gut tells me.
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8
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It's not magic - or anything, really - if you do it only halfway. Whatever I do, I give it all I've got.
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Ideal |
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1
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Creativity. Half the world's troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative solutions. (Chaotic)
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2
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Discovery. Every experiment has the potential to reveal more secrets of the multiverse. (Any)
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3
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Science. A rigorous application of logical principles and protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
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4
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Power. Someday I'll find or create the magic that will make me the most powerful being in the world. (Evil)
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5
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Our job is to invent things to help people and improve their lives. (Good)
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6
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Fun. I love my job! Despite the challenges, there's nothing I'd rather do. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I have dedicated my life to finding a solution to a scientific problem.
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2
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I'll never forget the laboratory where I learned my skills, or the other attendants who learned alongside me.
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3
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I'm convinced it was sabotage that destroyed my first laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek revenge against whoever did it.
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4
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I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to build one day, once I have the necessary resources.
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5
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A fellow student and I are racing to solve the same scientific puzzle.
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6
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I would do anything for my teacher.
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Flaw |
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1
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If there's a plan, I'll probably forget it. If I don't forget it, I'll probably ignore it.
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2
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I get bored easily, and if nothing is happening I'll make something happen.
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3
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Nothing is ever simple, and if it seems simple, I'll find a way to make it complicated.
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4
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I tend to ignore sleep for days when I'm conducting research, often at the expense of my own health and safety.
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5
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I'm incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.
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6
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I'm convinced there's not a soul, except maybe mastermind inventors, who can match my boundless intellect.
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