You've been shunned, by people, villages, towns, even entire countries and so you resorting to stealing because no tavern or store would sell to you, worsening your reputation further. Why exactly you were shunned is a close kept secret, maybe you were a serial killer, or the scape goat of an earth-shattering situation that would take down the whole kingdom, maybe you betrayed someone important.
Circumstances aside you were given a second chance by a strange old man who changed your face, taking advantage of your desperation to play a cruel trick on you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Having been shunned for so long you have garnered some notable skills out on your own. Maybe you were good at lying some bread off travelers on the road or rather stealthy to avoid detection from those who'd harm you.
Proficiency in Deception or Stealth.
Proficiency in Survival.
- Tool Proficiencies: You certainly have some benefits when it came to your constant camping and travels.
Proficiency with Cooking utensils and Cartography Tools
Optional Proficiency with Leatherworker's Tools, Weaver's Tools, or Smith's Tools. (Pick One if desired)
- Languages: Being on the road you've managed to pick up a couple of languages aside from Common.
Additional Languages include (Pick Two):
Dwarvish, Goblin, Elvish, or Orcish. - Equipment: Travelling without a backpack and something to sleep on. And something to defend yourself is nice too.
You have an Explorer's pack and a dagger.
Optionally you also could have a Shortbow, Shortsword, or Spear. (Pick One)
Whatever could have happened to lead you down this path!
| d6 | Circumstances |
|---|---|
| 1 | High treason. Someone important trusted you, and you betrayed them, now you're paying for it. |
| 2 | Betrayed. Someone you trusted betrayed you and turned the world against you in the process. |
| 3 | Murderer. You've killed someone incredibly important, or maybe several people, and though your sentence was served, nobody wants you around. |
| 4 | Framed. Wrong place, wrong time maybe, or perhaps an easy target, but you were framed for a major crime. |
| 5 | Sacrifice. You took the fall on someone else's behalf, allowing yourself to be caught or blamed for a terrible situation. |
| 6 | Scapegoat. Nobles, Criminal Leaders, or really whoever may have pushed the blame unto you. Maybe a conflict occurred or is happening right now. Whatever the case, you are the reason for it. Like being framed, but far more intentional. Perhaps a political or business rival sought your downfall. |
Damn that old man! He may have given you a new face, but rather than giving you a new lease on life, he cursed you! Altering you fundamentally.
Everyday at dusk your face changes!
Mechanics
Each day either at the end of the day or the start of it before any action takes place, roll for each of these physical traits. These traits will adjust appearance, however, base stats will remain unchanged, but people will not recognize you after your appearance changes. You can present evidence that would lead people to believing you're the same person though.
(1d4) Hair Length: Short, Long, Medium, Bald
(1d4) Hair Shape (If not bald/Applies to facial hair if applicable): Wavy, Curly, Straight, Frayed
(1d4) Hair Color (If not bald/applies to facial hair): Grey, Brown, Blonde, Black
(1d6) Facial Hair: Beard, Mustache, Muttonchops, Goatee, Stubble, None
(1d4) Age: Teen, Young Man, Middle-aged, Elderly
(1d2) Heterochromia: Yes or No
(1d6) Eye Color (Roll twice for Heterochromia): Brown, Light-Blue, Dark-Blue, Green, Hazel, Grey
Suggested Characteristics
Despite your changing appearance, you still tend to keep to your isolated ways, and remain cautious of others. Though perhaps you aren't one to turn down such an opportunity.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'd rather steer away from people if I can help it. |
| 2 | I'm cautious of others, but willing to try and connect. |
| 3 | I actually really enjoying travelling |
| 4 | I am crafty |
| 5 | I found I have a talent for talking |
| 6 | I don't part with my supplies easily, I earned it, it's Mine. |
| d4 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heroic. I strive to take advantage of my situation to help people as well as I can (Good) |
| 2 | Frustrated. I hate my situation and take it out on others (Evil) |
| 3 | Shapeshifter. I'll take advantage of my condition to do as I please. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Determined. I seek to cure myself of my dilemma. (Neutral) |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I will always be thankful for the one traveler who listened to my story. |
| 2 | I will one day have those who wronged me pay me back for my suffering. |
| 3 | I am seeking to clear my name. |
| 4 | Having lugged this backpack for so long, I've grown eerily attached. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have grown resentful of people for never listening to my situation. |
| 2 | If I must kill someone to survive another day, I'll gladly kill two. |
| 3 | I hate myself, I could never let myself forget my mistakes, even to the point of it being detrimental. |
| 4 | I want people to pity my situation. |
That old man has turned you into some kind of monster, now forced to copy other people's faces in fear of being labeled a monster. If you are discovered, likely your already fragile situation might become even worse.
Instead of randomly changing your appearance once a day, you now must choose someone else's face to mimic, failing to do so will result in your face disappearing and becoming blank, leaving people in your vicinity likely to attack you as a monster, or worse. In addition without a face you'll be considered an abomination.
(Copying another's appearance will disguise you as that person almost unmistakably so)
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