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Having graduated from the wycademy, you chose to continue your studies dedicating your life to becoming an expert in your chosen field. Now you have struck out to increase your
knowledge, for good or evil, for everyone or for yourself, that is up to you to decide.

As a member of the Wycademy, your primary goal is to carry out research in any area you are in order to clearly note changes its ecosystem, its geography as well as its fauna and flora. Due to this, you are expected to keep tabs on the monster populations in areas and report any strange events to the Wycademy and the Hunter's Guild. As a member of the Wycademy, you will spend time between compiling your research during down time to send to the Wycademy and joining hunters on hunts, as one of the members of the party or possibly as a handler. Selfimprovement is also an important part of your mission. Anything you can do to make yourself more capable- whether learning a new spell or discovering a new technology to use gives the Wycademy and hunters a more efficient way to hunt.

 
Skill Proficiencies: Investigation; Choose one from among Animal Handling, Athletics, HistoryInsightNature and Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a partially filled journal filled with notes and questions you have not yet been able to answer, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
 
Feature: Research Group

Your research search group is a loose network of wycademy graduates who each typically work in a different village that you share knowledge with. Their studies can help you with your hunts and investigations. You can select what you research from the Group Research table or roll randomly.

d8 Feature: Research Group
1 Endemic Life
2 Lynians
3 Botanical
4 Mineralogical (Ore)
5 Piscine (Fish)
6 Archeologist
7 Ancient Civilization
8 Exotic Monsters from Far Off Lands
 
Feature: Investigation

Expanding the knowledge of your research is an important aspect of your job at the Wycademy. When you discover new information about a creature or resource related to your research, you can bring that information to a Wycademy owned location to receive a stipend. Discuss with your DM what that amount is and if you can make more depending on what you discover or as you level up.

 
Spell List

For you, the spells on the Wycademy 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
Cantrip druidcraft, light
1st comprehend languages, expeditious retreat
2nd alter self, locate animals or plants
3rd tongues, water breathing
4th control water, leomund's secret chest
5th commune with nature, legend lore
 
Suggested Characteristics
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am quiet and analytical.
2 I am tireless when researching or learning, which I always seem to be doing.
3 I try to travel to all the important places of a region to see them firsthand.
4 I am a voracious reader and spend every spare moment learning about new things or writing.
5 I enjoy an intellectual challenge.
6 I've read every book in the world's greatest libraries – or I like to boast that I have.
7 I have learned that doing your research before a hunt leads to a safer hunt.
8 I'm convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.
d6 Ideal
1 Improvement. Understanding history give us a chance to make a better world (Good)
2 Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
3 Discovery. Knowledge can accomplish anything; you cannot hope to master it, only marvel at it (Chaotic)
4 Vanity. I deserve to be treated as an important person because of what I know (Evil)
5 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
6 Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
2 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
3 My life's work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
4 I investigated a fascinating and beautiful monster; I must see it again.
5 I am determined to cure the disease that killed my family.
6 I need to be known for my contributions, discoveries, and skill.
d6 Flaw
1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2 What's the point of secrets? All knowledge should be shared.
3 I feel superior to uneducated folk, but quietly so.
4 Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
5 I will endanger my friends and family if I think it will advance my research.
6 I prove my intellect by pointing out others mistakes.
 
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