Fungus Farmer

You were raised among damp caves, dark forests, or misty swamps where you cultivated mushrooms, molds, and other strange fungi. Whether for food, alchemy, or trade, your connection to these strange lifeforms has given you a hardy constitution and an appreciation for the overlooked and misunderstood.

Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Cook’s Utensils

Equipment: A small sack of rare mushrooms, a herbalism kit, a iron pot, a shovel, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Fungus Farmers tend to be patient, practical, and resilient. They understand the slow but inevitable power of nature to break down even the greatest of obstacles.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I speak slowly and choose my words carefully, like a mushroom growing from stone.
2	I find beauty in decay and rot where others see only ruin.
3	I trust fungi more than people.
4	I am fascinated by things others find disgusting.
5	I view life’s struggles like the growth of mushrooms persistence is everything.
6	I prefer quiet, damp places to the noise of cities.
7	I believe mushrooms can solve nearly any problem.
8	I treat mushrooms like pets, giving them names and speaking to them.

d6	Ideal
1	Growth cannot be rushed; time and care bring the best harvests. (Neutral)
2	Harmony. Life and decay are part of a sacred cycle. I seek to protect the natural balance that sustains us all. (Good)
3	Balance. Death feeds life; rot nourishes bloom. All things have their place in nature’s cycle. (Lawful)
4	Acceptance. Decay is not an end to be feared but a beginning to be embraced. (Neutral)
5	Curiosity. Every new fungus holds the potential for wonder or danger. (Chaotic)
6	Resilience. Even in darkness and decay, life finds a way. So do I. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I owe my life to the elder who taught me the secrets of fungus farming.
2	My family’s farm is all I have I must protect it.
3	A rare fungus I discovered could change the world.
4	I carry spores from a sacred grove and seek a safe place to plant them.
5	I left my home to find a cure for a blight spreading through our crops.
6	I treasure a journal of fungal lore passed down through generations.

d6	Flaw
1	I hoard strange mushrooms even when it’s impractical.
2	I’m more comfortable among rot and decay than people.
3	I often underestimate how dangerous some fungi can be.
4	I trust in natural cycles to solve problems that demand action.
5	I tend to lecture others on the virtues of mold.
6	I sometimes consume unknown fungi... for science.