There was once a time when you stood against some force that encroached on your life, but that time is long past. Now you serve what you once resisted. You may have been been overwhelmed by force, taken over from within, or even won only to become the oppressor's successor. This might give you a strange, if not bitter and jaded, outlook on life.
- Skill Proficiencies: Two of your choice from Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), a symbol of defiance, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Reason for Falling
Where before you were a rebel fighting for a cause, some circumstance changed your alignment to match that of your enemy. Choose or randomly select a reason you fell.
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Reason for Falling |
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1
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My oppressor defeated me and forced me into unwilling servitude.
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2
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The force I faced was beyond my ability to fathom, and it twisted my mind.
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3
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I was convinced my cause was unjust, and that my enemy was in the right.
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4
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Originally, conflict served a purpose, but when there was nothing left to fight, I found it had become my purpose.
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5
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I only served the rebellion until the oppressors offered me a better deal.
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6
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My rebellion shifted out of my control and I abandoned it in disgust.
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7
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I was deceived from within my circle of allies and manipulated into our enemies' goals—by the time I noticed, it was too late.
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8
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I was captured, subjected to torture and brainwashing.
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Feature: The Dark Side
In becoming that which you opposed, you broke old ties and formed new ones. The force you now serve welcomes you, and those who others might call enemies treat you amicably and may lend you their resources, provided you show them the same courtesy. However, anyone who still carries the ideals you used to have may turn you away, or even be openly hostile.
Suggested Characteristics
The mind of a fallen rebel is warped by the circumstances of their rebellion and their subsequent fall. Their ideals may yet cling to their former cause, or they may have abandoned those for ideals that support their new cause. Their flaws might be a result of their fall, or even the reason they were corruptible.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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If someone gave me the chance to rebel again, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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2
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Experience has given me a nihilistic outlook; justice is irrelevant in the matter of who wins and loses.
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3
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I frequently reminisce on the rebellion and wonder if it's still going without me.
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4
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The rebel of the past is a different person, and that person is long dead.
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5
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I recognize that I've become what I hate, but I hold out hope of one day returning to myself.
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6
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I can't stop praising my new cause, as if the change in sides was the best thing to ever happen to me.
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7
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I find myself easily attached to, or resentful of, anyone who reminds me of former allies.
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8
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The matter of how and why I fell is an old wound I don't like to reopen.
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Ideal |
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1
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Order. The chaos and fighting needs to end, one way or another. (Lawful)
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2
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Justice. One day I will set right what has gone wrong. (Good)
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3
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Struggle. The conflict of control and freedom is a cycle, and I want to keep it interesting. (Chaotic)
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4
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Domination. I see now that acts of rebellion must be crushed, for the good of my new cause. (Evil)
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5
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Spite. I press on just to defy whatever thought it could break me. (Neutral)
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6
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Absolution. I don't care about either side, I just want to be free of guilt. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I still consider those who fought with me friends, and I hope they can forgive me.
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2
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My rebellion became the new oppressors, but we still have our old name and spread our old ideals.
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3
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The one who turned me has left a mark on me that keeps our fates intertwined forever.
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4
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Someone close to me was taken by the enemy, and I changed sides to get them back.
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5
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I have former friends and current friends, and I wish they could all meet peacefully and find out what they have in common.
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6
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I was alone in my stand before. I am not alone now, and I am grateful for that.
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Flaw |
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1
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I am overly quick to obey the orders of my new superiors.
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2
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I betrayed others before, and I'll betray anyone now if it suits me.
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3
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If forced to choose between my own safety and that of others, I am either too eager to choose or paralyzed by indecision.
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4
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I constantly resist my new alignment to the detriment of my well-being.
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5
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I'm not the one who betrayed our cause. Everyone else was, and I'll get revenge on them for it.
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6
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I would rather be dead than where I am now. This gives me a proclivity toward suicide missions.
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