You were once mortal—until the experiments began. Strapped to an alchemist’s table or locked in a necromancer’s lab, you endured torturous rituals that killed you, revived you, and left you something else. Now, your body is a patchwork of magic and scars, and your mind flickers with half-remembered screams. You escaped (or were discarded), but the real question remains: What were they trying to make you into?
- Feat: Tough
- Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation and Medicine
- Tool Proficiencies: Alchemist's Supplies
- Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Alchemist's Supplies, Book (ingredients), Glass Bottle, Parchment (10 sheets), Robe, 8 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I analyze everything—emotions, threats, even my own thoughts—with cold logic. |
| 2 | I have an unsettling curiosity about how living things work… up close. |
| 3 | I mimic emotions based on textbook descriptions, leading to awkwardly timed smiles or laughter. |
| 4 | I speak in precise, clinical terms, even when discussing the grotesque. |
| 5 | I don’t blink as often as I should, and it unnerves people. |
| 6 | I have no memory of my past, only flashes of pain and bright lights. |
| 7 | I am deeply uncomfortable with physical contact—it feels like being examined again. |
| 8 | I have a ‘default’ facial expression that I revert to when not actively emoting—often a blank stare or slight frown. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge. I must uncover the truth of my creation, no matter the cost. (Any) |
| 2 | Freedom. No one will ever control me again. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Perfection: I was made to be superior—I must prove it. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Redemption. If I was made for evil, I will defy my purpose with good. (Good) |
| 5 | Power. My enhancements make me better than ordinary beings. (Evil) |
| 6 | Curiosity. The world is a laboratory, and I will test its limits. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I owe my freedom to someone who risked everything to help me escape. |
| 2 | A fellow experiment is still trapped—I must save them. |
| 3 | My creator is alive, and I don’t know if I want revenge… or answers. |
| 4 | I keep a journal of my observations, hoping to understand myself. |
| 5 | A faction wants to replicate or destroy me—I must stay ahead of them. |
| 6 | I feel drawn to a strange artifact or place that might be connected to my origin. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I dissociate under stress, retreating into a cold, emotionless state. |
| 2 | I have unnatural urges—hungers, violent impulses, or worse. |
| 3 | I don’t understand social norms and often offend people unintentionally. |
| 4 | My body sometimes fails me—seizures, pain, or temporary malfunctions. |
| 5 | I crave the chemicals/energy that sustained me in the lab, leading to addiction or withdrawal. |
| 6 | I have no sense of pain—or I ignore it—leading to reckless self-endangerment. |
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