You were reborn at your death, untimely or natural, into a mystical fantasy world where magic is commonplace. While your knowledge of the modern world puts you above many others, your lack of understanding of your new world equally hinders you.
When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine the specifics of your reincarnation. Were you happy to be reincarnated into this world? What did you leave behind in your last life, if anything at all? Why were you reincarnated - was it a powerful deity, a curse, or something else? Did you reincarnate with some sort of power, or do you have to fend for yourself?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose one from Survival, Medicine, Performance, and Insight.
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one of any tool proficiency.
- Languages: N/A
- Equipment: An artifact from the modern world, paper currency and 4 gp of metal coins, a set of unknown clothing, and a useful item from the modern world (Swiss army knife, a bottle of antibiotics, a self-defense weapon)
Being reincarnated, you have great knowledge from your original world. Choose one of the following studies to gain knowledge of - when making ability checks that fit the knowledge's conditions, add double your proficiency bonus to the roll:
| d10 | Knowledge |
|---|---|
| 1 | Construction - Perception or Insight checks related to structures |
| 2 | Law - Persuasion checks related to any official deal |
| 3 | Linguistics - Investigation checks related to languages |
| 4 | Medical - Medicine checks related to diagnosing illnesses |
| 5 | Psychology - Insight checks related to a person's mental status |
| 6 | Bodyguard - Athletics checks related to shoving, blocking, or pushing a person |
| 7 | Streamer - Performance checks related to keeping an audience entertained |
| 8 | Veterinarian - Animal Handling checks related to calming an animal down |
| 9 | Park Ranger - Nature checks related to general environmental structures |
| 10 | Political Science - Insight checks related to the governing body/its future |
Your memories of your previous life clash with the memories of your new one. You have advantage on all Intelligence related checks that could be made easier with modern knowledge (modern medicine, mathematics, scientific laws, internet research etc.), but disadvantage on all Intelligence checks related to the new world specifically (magic, history of the world, etc.)
Suggested Characteristics
Not being an original resident of this world, you have very different customs than those around you. You may, however, find some solace in the new world you've been placed in.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm surprised by every small thing that seems commonplace to most. |
| 2 | I ask questions to anyone who will answer about the rules of the world. |
| 3 | I have odd rituals that I perform throughout the day. |
| 4 | Sometimes, I look at a remnant of my world with regret. |
| 5 | I don't laugh at jokes everyone else seems to get. |
| 6 | I feel an urge to learn everything I can. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Regress. I want to return to my world. |
| 2 | Progress. I want to stay in this world. |
| 3 | Knowledge. I want to learn everything about this world. |
| 4 | Power. I want to become the strongest of this world. |
| 5 | Tranquility. I want to live a simple, peaceful life. |
| 6 | Celebration. I want to become famous and renowned. |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I swore an oath in my original life, and I refuse to defy it. |
| 2 | I believe that in my next death, I will return to my first world, and I want to prepare for that. |
| 3 | I intend to improve the world as I travel through it. |
| 4 | I want to forget who I once was. |
| 5 | Someone else was reincarnated with me. I want to find them. |
| 6 | I defy the codes of this world in place of my own. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I make references that nobody understands constantly. |
| 2 | I act like I am superior for my greater knowledge. |
| 3 | I believe this is all a dream, and I will return home when I wake up. |
| 4 | I am running from who I was before, and the things I did. |
| 5 | The rules of this world are abnormal, and I refuse to follow them at all. |
| 6 | I hide my past life so I can try to live normally, but things keep falling apart. |
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