You were once an inmate in a high-security containment facility, where researchers studied magical creatures. Whether you were imprisoned due to having an innate magical power or a curse, perhaps a dangerous artifact you possess, your captors saw you as a threat as well as a research opportunity. Life in the facility was harsh and filled with tests and restraints and endless surveillance. Now that you've escaped, the world outside is alien to you and freedom is as much a challenge as it is a gift. Those who first captured you may still be hunting you, and your time in confinement has left you scarred, resourceful, and determined to survive.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Stealth, Deception, Athletics, Medicine, Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: Thieves' Tools, and choose one from among Tinker’s Tools, Alchemist's Supplies, Calligrapher's Supplies, Painter's Supplies, as well as one kind of Gaming Set
- Languages: Languages: Choose two additional languages of your choice, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
- Equipment: Up to three trinkets from the facility, a set of common clothes, Thieves' Tools, one day of stolen rations, a small amount of stolen coins (15 GP)
Facility Trinkets
| d100 | Facility Trinkets |
|---|---|
| 1 | A locked leather-bound diary, entries including a sketch of your containment chamber and pressed flowers |
| 2 | A fountain pen that writes in disappearing ink |
| 3 | A silver locket with a portrait of your family and a hidden compartment inside |
| 4 | An ornate, wax-sealed green envelope from your dying father that you can't bring yourself to open |
| 5 | A metal manacle etched with containment runes that still hums faintly |
| 6 | A broken metal collar with your former inmate number in Elvish engraved on a riveted plate |
| 7 | A scrap of uniform cloth with a scrawled map of the facility's layout, including the sublevels, certain rooms marked ominously |
| 8 | A small whistle carved from bone, etched with ancient Sylvan glyphs |
| 9 | A ring of brass keys, the largest has a tag that says "Room 7", with a clay charm |
| 10 | A finger-sized vial of blood with a label indicating it’s yours, as well as an experimental formula |
| 11 | A silver ring engraved with a set of initials |
| 12 | A partially melted glass eye with a still glowing pupil |
| 13 | A preserved insect encased in amber |
| 14 | A small crystal jar, tightly sealed, with a jagged piece of a containment crystal still sparking faintly |
| 15 | A tiny clockwork bird missing its wings |
| 16 | A crystal lens that make magical auras visible that belonged to one of the researchers |
| 17 | A small wooden music box that plays an eerie, discordant tune |
| 18 | A glowing orb that emits faint whispers when touched |
| 19 | A severed fingertip, still twitching occasionally |
| 20 | A set of chipped iron surgical tools, etched with runes and stained with dried blood |
| 21 | A severed lock of hair that shifts color under certain moonlight, tied with a red string |
| 22 | A charred fragment of a laboratory blueprint |
| 23 | A hollowed-out molar with a tiny vial, labelled with a formula to suppress magic, filled with a roiling liquid |
| 24 | A string of religious beads, each bead glowing faintly in sequence |
| 25 | A shard of stained glass that catches the light in strange ways, taken from the window of the head doctor's office |
| 26 | A small tuning fork that rings a strange tone when struck |
| 27 | A broken glass syringe with a layer of viscous liquid |
| 28 | A feather, dulled and frayed, that radiates warmth when held |
| 29 | A wooden carving of a beast |
| 30 | An incomplete deck of faded cards, one card missing |
| 31 | A badge with the name of a guard and the insignia of the facility |
| 32 | A piece of chainmail with magical wards |
| 33 | A mummified tentacle, still perfectly intact |
| 34 | A broken magical focus |
| 35 | A cracked handheld mirror, each shard reflects different distant locations |
| 36 | A strip of fabric from a lab coat, stained with ichor, with the facility’s insignia stitched into the fabric |
| 37 | A pouch with a handful of old glass marbles |
| 38 | A metallic disk that vibrates near magic |
| 39 | A pair of leather gloves, worn down from long use, that smell faintly of ozone |
| 40 | A torn page from a medical journal |
| 41 | A piece of cracked glass from a magical remote viewing device |
| 42 | A jar containing preserved eyeballs |
| 43 | A straitjacket with containment runes and leather restraints |
| 44 | A painted wooden puzzle box |
| 45 | A tin containing glowing fungi |
| 46 | A palm-sized crystal of preserved magical essence |
| 47 | A preserved dragon scale wrapped in red silk |
| 48 | An ornate urn of ashes, engraved with "Subject #43" in Elvish |
| 49 | A cracked, bloody guard's helmet |
| 50 | A shard of a magical barrier |
| 51 | An iron clamp used in containment procedures |
| 52 | A toy soldier, made of wood with chipped paint |
| 53 | A delicately painted porcelain doll with faded, fraying clothes |
| 54 | A stuffed animal with button eyes and a green velvet ribbon around its neck |
| 55 | A bundle of inmate records with the letterhead of the facility |
| 56 | A book of the facility's rules and regulations with a cracked spine |
| 57 | A crumpled notebook page that reads "GET OUT OF MY HEAD" repeatedly |
| 58 | A small, dried up heart wrapped in cloth |
| 59 | An empty birdcage with a broken door |
| 60 | A piece of a wall with strange markings |
| 61 | A crude, hand-carved soap figurine of a human with no face |
| 62 | A scrap of parchment with an unfinished letter in a shaky hand |
| 63 | A piece of string tied in a complicated knot |
| 64 | A piece of a padded cell wall |
| 65 | A toothbrush with frayed bristles |
| 66 | A leather-bound album of old, black-and-white photographs |
| 67 | A box of broken oil pastels |
| 68 | A patient chart written in Elvish |
| 69 | A torn photograph of your family with their faces scratched out |
| 70 | A bundle of bloodstained bandages |
| 71 | A small metal box with dried herbs and leaves |
| 72 | A tiny, intricately carved stone idol |
| 73 | A creased-up brochure for the facility, hand-drawn and painted |
| 74 | A pair of wire-rimmed glasses with cracked lenses |
| 75 | A broken gold pocket watch that ticks sporadically |
| 76 | A strip of torn blanket with a strange, repeating pattern drawn on it |
| 77 | A tin of mismatched buttons, each one unique |
| 78 | A half-empty crystal bottle of jasmine perfume |
| 79 | A bundle of twigs tied into a crude idol with string |
| 80 | A folded piece of paper with a series of numbers written on it |
| 81 | A cracked leather strap with faint bloodstains |
| 82 | A tiny observation mirror once mounted in a cell |
| 83 | A snapped chain link |
| 84 | A corked vial with tissue samples, labeled "Sample FE-071" |
| 85 | A scalpel with the insignia for the facility engraved on the handle |
| 86 | A spool of thread used in stitching wounds |
| 87 | A pocket-sized notebook listing observations on your abilities, a researcher’s name embossed on the cover |
| 88 | A pair of metal goggles with glass lenses tinted with magical residue |
| 89 | An iron band once locked onto a larger restraint device, bent as though forced open |
| 90 | A torn wristband stamped with a brief description of your "condition" |
| 91 | A piece of bandage soaked with faint traces of disinfectant |
| 92 | A cracked observation lens, clouded with age and magical interference |
| 93 | A rubber-tipped shock nightstick, crudely engraved with tally marks |
| 94 | A bottle of anesthetic, still sealed |
| 95 | A staff identification tag for a researcher from the facility |
| 96 | A pair of surgical tweezers, stained with a metallic sheen |
| 97 | A golden wristwatch with a broken strap |
| 98 | A sealed folder stamped with "CONFIDENTIAL" |
| 99 | A silver flask engraved with the initials of its former owner |
| 100 | A cleaning staff's standard-issue utility knife |
Feature: Prisoner’s Instinct
You've learned how to survive confinement and evade attention. You gain advantage on checks to hide or to escape restraints, and you can memorize the layout of any area you've spent at least 1 hour observing. Additionally, you can find weak points in physical barriers, such as doors or walls, reducing the time it takes to break or bypass them.
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