Forbidden Researcher

You have a drive. A drive to research things that people might have made against the laws of your land, maybe immoral by nature, or even down right horrific! But you. You want to research and develop it. This can range from the study of a poison bomb that has been outlawed from a war, to the worst of all studying how to put demons under your control. Maybe even a Arch demon or two? Well forbidden researching comes with difficulty. Hope you learn from your mistakes and not your mistakes learn from you.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose one from Arcana, History, Animal Handling, Persuasion.

Then choose one from Nature, Religion, Medicine, Deception.

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two types of artisan's tools.

Equipment: One set of artisan’s tools, a book filled with forbidden research notes, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Forbidden Researchers embody some combination of chaotic, frenetic energy with intellectual curiosity, in varying proportions. Some are committed to academic pursuits, and others just like explosions.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I have a hard time staying focused on … oh, and my brain tends to jump from one … did I mention focus?
2	I get really excited about my ideas and I can’t wait to talk about them and start putting them into practice and tinkering with them and I want to tell you about how exciting it all is!
3	It’s not magic — or anything, really — if you do it only halfway. Whatever I do, I give it all I’ve got.
4	I do what my gut tells me.
5	Life’s an experiment, and I can’t wait to see what happens.
6	I pepper my speech with the incomprehensible jargon of my trade, like mizzium droplets inserted into a weird-field suspension.
7	Great ideas are fine, but great results are what counts.
8	If you can guess what I’m about to do, that means I’ve run out of imagination.

d6	Ideal
1	Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2	Creativity. Half the world’s troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative solutions. (Chaotic)
3	Discovery. Every experiment has the potential to reveal more secrets of the multiverse. (Any)
4	Science. A rigorous application of logical principles and protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
5	Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do. (Chaotic)
6	Power. Someday I’ll find or create the magic that will make me the most powerful being in Ravnica. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I have dedicated my life to finding a solution to a scientific problem.
2	I’ll never forget the laboratory where I learned my skills, or the other attendants who learned alongside me.
3	I’m convinced it was sabotage that destroyed my first laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek revenge against whoever did it.
4	I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to build one day, once I have the necessary resources.
5	A fellow student and I are racing to solve the same scientific puzzle.
6	I would do anything the guildmaster told me to do.

d6	Flaw
1	If there’s a plan, I’ll probably forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll probably ignore it.
2	I get bored easily, and if nothing is happening I’ll make something happen.
3	Nothing is ever simple, and if it seems simple, I’ll find a way to make it complicated.
4	I tend to ignore sleep for days when I’m conducting research, often at the expense of my own health and safety.
5	I’m convinced there’s not a soul in Ravnica, except maybe the great Niv-Mizzet, who can match my boundless intellect.
6	I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.