You have learnt about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. You have sought to travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars and cataclysms.
- Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence, Charisma
- Feat: Skilled
- Skill Proficiencies: History and Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's tools
- Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Cartographer's Tools, Traveler's Clothes, Bullseye Lantern, Oil, a wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, Pick, Miner's, Shovel, 25 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts and ruins. Though you managed to sell a few of your discoveries and earn enough coin to buy proper adventuring gear, you have held onto an item that has great emotional value to you. Roll on the Signature Item table to see what you have, or choose an item from the table.
| d8 | Dust Digger |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10-foot pole |
| 2 | Crowbar |
| 3 | Hat |
| 4 | Hooded lantern |
| 5 | Medallion |
| 6 | Shovel |
| 7 | Sledgehammer |
| 8 | Whip |
Suggested Characteristics
Few archaeologists can resist the lure of an unexplored ruin or dungeon, particularly if such a site is the source of legends or is rumored to contain the treasures and relics of wizards, warlords, or royalty. Some archaeologists plunder for wealth or fame, while others consider it their calling to illuminate the past or keep the world’s greatest treasures from falling into the wrong hands. Whatever their motivations, archaeologists combine the qualities of a scrappy historian with the self-made heroism of a treasure-hunting scoundrel.
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