You’ve witnessed the migration of herds larger than forests, survived weather more extreme than any city-dweller could comprehend, and enjoyed the solitude of being the only thinking creature for miles in any direction. The wilds are in your blood, whether you were a nomad, an explorer, a recluse, a hunter-gatherer, or even a marauder. Even in places where you don’t know the specific features of the terrain, you know the ways of the wild. Nature adepts, as the name suggests, are those who live apart from society, whether by choice or necessity. When creating your character, ask yourself how you got to where you are. Were you born into a tribe of primal nomads, or did you abandon city life to live among the beasts and plants?
- Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Nature
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Leatherworker's tools.
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an Beast you killed, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Origin
You know how to scavenge and use every part of an animal, you can cook and eat the meat, make knifes out of antlers, and make clothes and blankets out of pelts. You also can make them into rations easily. It takes you half the time to make rations than someone else. Creating the rations requires a fire(for smoking meat) nuts and berries, and some sort of package.
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Origin |
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1
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Forester
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2
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Trapper
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3
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Homesteader
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4
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Guide
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5
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Exile or outcast
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6
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Bounty hunter
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7
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Pilgrim
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8
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Tribal nomad
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9
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Hunter-gatherer
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10
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Tribal marauder
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Feature: Among the Wilds
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. In addition, you can find food and fresh water for yourself and up to five other people each day, provided that the land offers berries, small game, water, and so forth. You have lived for a long time away from society, your only company being the earth under your feet and the stars above your head. You need no home, tent, or even bedroll to sleep at night, for you are perfectly content with the natural world around you.
Suggested Characteristics
Nature adepts have spent much of their lives secluded in the wild, and have developed an odd work or to thanks to this isolation. You can use the hermit or outlander tables for determining your personal characteristics.
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Personality Trait |
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I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
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2
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I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
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3
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I once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching orc horde. I’d do it again if I had to.
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4
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I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
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5
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I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won’t save you from a hungry owlbear.
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6
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I’m always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
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7
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I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
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8
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I was, in fact, raised by wolves.
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Ideal |
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Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
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2
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Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole tribe. (Good)
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3
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Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
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4
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Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil)
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5
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Nature. The natural world is more important than all the constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
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6
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Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)
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Bond |
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My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.
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2
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An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
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3
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I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland.
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4
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I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
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5
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I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
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6
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It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe.
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Flaw |
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1
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I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.
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2
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There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
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3
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I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
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4
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I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
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5
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Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
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6
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Don’t expect me to save those who can’t save themselves. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.
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