You have spent a good portion of your life in a constant state of inebriation. Months spent partying away, sleeping off hangovers, and being an all around trash bag have given you some, shall we say, unique quirks. Perhaps you spent your youth partying, surviving off of your rich parents wealth as you slept all day and drank all night. Perhaps you were once an upstanding member of society, but some tragedy has forced you to seek solace in the bottom of an empty shot glass or beer bottle. Maybe you just like being drunk, 'nuff said? In any of these cases, this background is for you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight: You've spent more than a few afternoons people watching, and have good grasp at what liars look like
Deception: "I'll pay off my tab, I swear! Just one more drink!"
- Tool Proficiencies: Brewers Supplies, Playing Card Set
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A common set of clothes, A playing card set OR a dice set, a waterskin containing 4 pints of beer, and a pouch containing 10 sp.
You have downed more fermented drink than most others have even seen, and thus have a keen awareness of what you put in your mouth. You have advantage on all checks made to notice or discern if a drink contains some foreign agent, such as a poison.
Suggested Characteristics
Whether you have recovered from your alcoholic tendencies or if you continue to drink, you have some interesting traits.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm the life of the party, and use even the smallest wins as an excuse to bring out the champagne |
| 2 | I fancy myself a connoisseur of wine tasting, and take offense to the term "addict" |
| 3 | I indulge myself in a variety of creature comforts and find those who don't do the same strange |
| 4 | I have thrown up outside a tavern one time too many, and will only drink on an empty stomach |
| 5 | I don't consider something a proper meal unless it has an aged drink involved |
| 6 | I set down the glass for good, and encourage others to do the same |
| 7 | I've spent many a night rubbing elbows with high society. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | My demeanor is often so sloppy that its nearly impossible to tell when I'm drunk |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Assistance. People used my drunken state as an opportunity to attack me. I seek to punish such dishonorable methods. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Assistance. I liberated myself of my alcoholism, and seek to help others do the same. (Good) |
| 3 | Revenge. The ones who brought me to this point deserve to be punished, no matter the cost. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to drink, dine, and party my way to a position of high authority (Lawful) |
| 5 | Indulgence. Nothing will stop me from indulging in the finer things. Not even myself (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Debt. I need to pay off my tab so that I can get back to my routine (Any) |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have suffered a great loss, and would do anything to have it back |
| 2 | I have a deep hatred towards other drunkards for hogging the booze |
| 3 | I have a deep mutual respect for all tavern keepers, and will frequently sympathize with them |
| 4 | I loathe the people of my hometown who labeled me the town drunk |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have little respect for others, and even less for myself |
| 2 | I am wary of clear beverages, and will not drink them unless coerced |
| 3 | I am a sloppy drinker, to the point that my clothes always eventually turn to match my drink of choice |
| 4 | I have little care for the consequences for my actions |
| 5 | Stranger danger? What's that? I am overly trusting of strangers |
| 6 | I cannot bear to see even a drop of drink wasted, howling at the sight and feverishly attempting to scoop up or drink the spilled beverage |
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