You are on the lamb having escaped out of an asylum. You couldn't take it anymore: the mistreatment, their inability to believe any truths you spoke, the walls closing in around you. The law will try to find you and bring you back, if you are not cautious. If they do who knows what the doctors will do to you. You won't go back; you will never go back.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Persuasion, and Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: One artisan's tool of your choice
- Languages: One common language of your choice
- Equipment: A straitjacket, a set of common clothes, and 1sp.
Favorite Schemes
Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam or roll on the table below.
Feature: Say What They Want To Hear
It' isn't enough to get better. You have to convince them that you are better. Years of reading body language and responding to questions by trial and error has given you an edge with authority figures. You can figure out what you might say that they could believe, what they expect you are going to do, and what prejudices they have against you.
Suggested Characteristics
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me.
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2
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I am very superstitious.
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3
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I expect danger around every corner.
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4
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I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
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5
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I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
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6
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I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized.
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7
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I put no trust in divine beings.
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8
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I pocket anything I see that might have some value.
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Ideal |
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1
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Independence. I am a free spirit—no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)
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2
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We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful)
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3
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I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any)
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4
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My mental state isn't like yours, but I'm just like you. (Neutral)
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5
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Friendship. Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever. (Good)
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6
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I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil)
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Bond |
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1
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I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
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2
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There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
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3
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Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her.
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4
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I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who stole them from me.
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5
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All I want is to find somewhere I belong.
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6
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I believe there is a way to make me normal, and I am on a quest to find it.
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Flaw |
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1
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I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
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2
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I don't understand why people fear or pity me.
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3
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The voices... The voices... never... stop...
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4
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I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
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5
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I have an addiction.
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6
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I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.
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