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You have -2 in all your Ability Scores, at every level after the 1st you can increase one ability score of your choice by 1 and gain proficiency in 1 skill of your choice. You gain the benefits of your class with 2 levels of delay.

You are or you were a mere peasant, an ordinary civilian, caught up in something much bigger than you by chance or fate. For some the first reaction is fear and confusion, they will get homesick and wish for it to have never happened, others might embrace the adventure and feel reborn, finally they have a purpose, they can make changes in the world and are not anymore  gears rotating without purpose in everyday civilised life.

 
Skill Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in 1 skill of your choice.
Tool Proficiencies: You have proficiency in 1 tool of your choice
Languages: You know Common or your race native language, if your Intelligence is 13 or higher you can also read and write in that language.
 
How did you leave your old life?
d6 How did you leave your old life?
1 Your village was raided and you were taken as a prisoner, you managed to escape but had no home to return to.
2 You were wrongly accused of a crime you didn't commit and you are on the run from the law
3 You accidentally found a powerful magic item, many are interested in it and not all have good intentions
4 You have been possessed by an entity or spirit (Warlock) in this case you can benefit from class features from level 1
5 You got lost and were found by a small population or inferior beings who revered you as a god
6 You have been accidentally acclaimed as a hero for something you didn't accomplish, now you are torn between telling the truth or keep the act up
 
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You have -2 in all your Ability Scores. All you can do is grow and learn from those around you : at every level after the 1st you can increase one ability score of your choice by 1 and gain proficiency in 1 skill of your choice (possibly the one that you used or witnessed the most).  Additionally you gain the benefits of your class with 2 levels of delay, and only if you actively performed actions according to your class of choice (discuss with DM).

You have disadvantage on saving throws agains being frightened.

 
Suggested Characteristics
d6 Personality Trait
1 1 I love urban life and I don't feel comfortable when far from hometown
2 I am tired of the routine I wish I could be special
3 I will honour the chance that was given to me even if I would've preferred if it was given to someone else other than me
4 I an unlucky to be here I will die at the first foe that will get in our way
5 I have never felt so alive, I would never go back to my old life
6 this is my chance to prove what I am worth I must do my best at every opportunity I get
d6 Ideal
1 Peace - the world would be a better place without wars
2 Destiny - all of us have a purpose and our fate has been written, we must go with the flow
3 Order - sometimes brute force is the best solution
4 Self determination - we are who we chose to be, what I accomplish is due to my actions and therefore I deserve it
5 Altruism - I have to give back what was given to me to those that are not as fortuned as I am
6 Narcisism - i am special, those who don't see it is due to their fault, if I was in power everyone would be better off
d6 Bond
1 I owe everything to whoever got me here both accidentally or voluntarily, if it wasn't for them my life would've been forgettable to say the least.
2 I hate with all my heart whatever or whoever brought me here, I was happy and now I'm not sure I will ever see my loved ones again.
3 I have developed an imprinting like relationship with the new friends I have made and I will hardly find a reason to leave them
4 I have a mission, the life of all my loved ones depends on it, I wish I could see them again one day but I have a feeling that my life will be the cost to pay if I want to save them
5 I believe in a greater purpose, the deaths of creatures is a natural part of life, we shouldn't let ourselves be corrupted by the avoidance of death.
6 I will survive, I don't have anyone worth dying for, I must outlive everyone and see the wonders that the future holds for our civilisation
d6 Flaw
1 I always feel inferior to others and let them do most of the work
2 I fail to recognise my limits and I could get myself in trouble because of it
3 I'm very nervous and I can easily lash out at the ones I care about
4 I can be insensitive to the fragility and emotions of others
5 I don't respect other people traditions and customs, I live according to my rules
6 I see the world through my point of view and I see myself as the center of it, I struggle to see opposing perspectives.
 

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