Self-Made Hero

Some heroes are born with their path laid out in front of them. Some are born with great powers within their reach. Some have riches and education, molding them into the Elite. You never had any of these luxuries. But what you had was motivation, ambition. The desire to become one of the greatest. So you worked on yourself day in, day out to become an adventurer and strive for glory.

You learned everything you could and trained yourself to your personal limits and realized that to achieve your goals, you must explore the world and find new challenges to overcome. Driven by your determination, the only path for you has been forward.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from: Atheletics, Insight, Deception

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one Tool from the following: Brewer's Supplies, Carpenter's Tools, Cobbler's Tools, Cook's Utensils, Glassblower's Tools, Jeweler's Tools, Leatherworker's Tools, Mason's Tools, Painter's Supplies, Potter's Tools, Smith's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Weaver's Tools, Woodcarver's Tools.

Then either choose Land Vehicle or Sea Vehicle Proficiency.

Equipment: One set of tools, one simple melee weapon, a set of common clothes, a pouch with 15 gold.

Suggested Characteristics

A Self-Made Hero is driven by their ambition to exceed their own limits. They may be pursuing a famous hero of the past, hunt a legendary treasure or simply see their hard work as proof that they deserve a better life. Whatever the case, a Self-Made Hero has their roots in the ordinary and hasn't significantly been affected by destiny or divinity.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I enjoy getting my hands dirty to earn my stay.
2	I am very quiet and focus only on the task at hand, idle chatter is just a distraction.
3	I always try to be the best at the things I'm doing.
4	Whenever I'm ahead of others, I try to help them to keep up with my pace.
5	I am a very dramatic person that will put emphasis on all the great deeds that I'm performing.
6	I expect my friends to keep the same work ethos that I do and am appalled by laziness.
7	I do not adhere to social standing and will not kneel to any monarch.
8	Hard Work is for suckers, what counts is making others think you worked hard.

d6	Ideal
1	Willpower. The world can be made a better place when those with good intent put their mind to it (Good)
2	Honesty. Honest and hard work will always pay off in the end. (Lawful)
3	Glory. Choose your own goal, achieve it or die trying. (Neutral)
4	Freedom. The world is your playing field and everything can be changed if you put your mind to it. (Chaotic)
5	Ambition. No one will stand between me and my goals. I will get what I want, no matter the cost (Evil).
6	Aspiration. I want people far and wide to recognize my name and recall my deeds. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I was humiliated of by someone of higher standing and won't forget it.
2	One of my ancestors was a great hero. I will walk in their footsteps.
3	People close to me died in poverty and neglect. I will break out of this vicious cycle.
4	I was brought up with stories of great heroes and wanted nothing else but to be like them.
5	I crave the attention of a special person and will do my best to be worthy of their attention.
6	I lost someone close because I was too weak to help. I'll make sure that will never happen again.

d6	Flaw
1	I purposefully spite people of high standing because I consider them lazy and entitled.
2	I will work myself to exhaustion and beyond. No effort is ever good enough.
3	I want to get rid of people who hamper my ambitions. My goal is worth more than any friendship.
4	I'm greedy and will often seek whatever option will reward me with the most wealth.
5	I made enemies with powerful nobles whom I've slighted with my behavior.
6	I killed a person who stood in the way of my goals - I can never return home.