Cursed with Lycanthropy, either through the bite of another, or born of a Lycan mother (choose when you pick this background) you have lived a life away from civilization.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Origin
You’ve been to strange places and seen things that others cannot begin to fathom. Consider some of the distant lands you have visited, and how they impacted you. You can roll on the following table to determine your occupation during your time in the wild, or choose one that best fits your character.
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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: Wanderer
You have an excellent memory for 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.
Suggested Characteristics
Often shunned and feared, lycans tend to have trouble finding a home in the cities. The call of the hunt, the bloodlust and the freedom that turning grants are of utmost importance to lycans.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I feel confined within the walls of towns and cities and i much prefer being out in the wilds.
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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 pack 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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1
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Natural Law. Civilized laws must be broken if doing so maintains the natural order. (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 pack. (Good)
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3
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The Pack. The lone wolf dies but the pack survives. (Lawful)
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4
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Might. The strongest survive, the weak die. (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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1
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My pack 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 pack, 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 bring prosperity to my pack.
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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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The natural law presides above any and all other laws, I will readily break civilized law if it means maintaining the natural order.
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4
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I am slow to trust city folk.
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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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