Resurrectionist

Death is not the end. If someone can return to life simply because a priest prayed over them with a rock, it amounts to little more than a severe yet common illness. One that you mean to cure.

You see death as the unnecessary transition that it is, divorced from all the spiritual prose and horrific implications. Perhaps your end goal is immortality without the associated strings that come with divine ascension or undeath, or you could be attempting to retrieve a loved one whose soul was seemingly forever lost to the void.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit, jeweler's tools

Equipment: A healer's kit, a set of common clothes, one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinkets table), 2 cp taken from the eyes of a corpse, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Spell List

For you, the spells on the Resurrectionist Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)

Spell Level	Spells
1st	goodberry, sanctuary
2nd	calm emotions, gentle repose
3rd	martyr, reanimate, revivify
4th	death ward
5th	raise dead, reincarnate

Suggested Characteristics

As a resurrectionist, you have a more cynical and utilitarian view of life and death. This may inform your spiritual beliefs (or lack thereof), potentially even bringing you into conflict with anyone whose personal convictions differ from yours.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path.
2	My grace and joy at the wonders of life are infectious and raise the spirits of those around me.
3	I never raise my voice or lose my temper.
4	Seeing illness or injury in any creature saddens me.
5	I can't resist prying into anything forbidden, since it must be terribly interesting.
6	I don't mind getting my hands dirty.
7	I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
8	I don't venerate any gods. With time, we can be as powerful as them or greater.

d6	Ideal
1	Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good)
2	Innovation. Abandon old traditions and find better ways to do things. (Chaotic)
3	Nihilism. I don't believe in anything, and anyone who does is a fool. (Neutral)
4	Eternity. I want to live forever—in the flesh as long as possible, and as a spirit afterward. (Any)
5	Life. Preserving life and nature is always a worthwhile endeavor. (Good)
6	Logic. It's foolish to let emotions and principles interfere with the conclusions of logic. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	I must set an example of hope for those who have given up.
2	The world has been convinced of a terrible lie. It's up to me to reveal the truth.
3	I lost someone I care about, but I still see them in guilty visions, recurring dreams, or as a spirit.
4	Everything I do is for the common people.
5	I find magic in all its forms to be compelling. The more magical a place, the more I am drawn to it.
6	No one else should have to endure the hardships I've been through.

d6	Flaw
1	I am convinced that I am far more important than anyone else is willing to acknowledge.
2	I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony.
3	I never give away anything for free and always expect something in return.
4	I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
5	I see morality entirely in black and white.
6	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.