Goliath Sage

An anomaly amidst the warlike giant-kin race, a Goliath Sage has devoted themselves to gathering knowledge and learning about the world  - especially in regards to the nature of magic. 

Ability Scores: This Background allows you to choose between Constitution, Wisdom, and Charisma. Increase one of these scores by 2 and another one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.

Feat: Magic Initiate (Wizard)

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Woodcarver's Tools

Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	blade ward, blade ward, chill touch, chill touch, friends, friends, mage hand, mage hand, mind sliver, mind sliver, minor illusion, minor illusion, poison spray, poison spray, prestidigitation, prestidigitation, thunderclap, thunderclap, toll the dead, toll the dead, true strike, true strike
1st	armor of agathys, armor of agathys, arms of hadar, arms of hadar, bane, bane, chaos bolt, charm person, charm person, comprehend languages, comprehend languages, detect magic, detect magic, expeditious retreat, expeditious retreat, hellish rebuke, hellish rebuke, hex, hex, illusory script, illusory script, protection from evil and good, protection from evil and good, speak with animals, speak with animals, tasha's caustic brew, tasha's hideous laughter, tasha's hideous laughter, unseen servant, unseen servant, witch bolt, witch bolt
2nd	aganazzar's scorcher, cloud of daggers, cloud of daggers, crown of madness, crown of madness, darkness, darkness, enlarge/reduce, enlarge/reduce, enthrall, enthrall, hold person, hold person, invisibility, invisibility, mind spike, mind spike, mirror image, mirror image, misty step, misty step, ray of enfeeblement, ray of enfeeblement, shadow blade, spider climb, spider climb, suggestion, suggestion
3rd	counterspell, counterspell, dispel magic, dispel magic, enemies abound, fear, fear, fly, fly, gaseous form, gaseous form, hunger of hadar, hunger of hadar, hypnotic pattern, hypnotic pattern, magic circle, magic circle, major image, major image, remove curse, remove curse, summon fey, summon fey, summon undead, summon undead, tongues, tongues, vampiric touch, vampiric touch
4th	banishment, banishment, blight, blight, charm monster, charm monster, dimension door, dimension door, hallucinatory terrain, hallucinatory terrain, shadow of moil, summon aberration, summon aberration
5th	contact other plane, contact other plane, dream, dream, enervation, hold monster, hold monster, jallarzi's storm of radiance, mislead, mislead, planar binding, planar binding, scrying, scrying, synaptic static, synaptic static, teleportation circle, teleportation circle
6th	arcane gate, arcane gate, circle of death, circle of death, create undead, create undead, eyebite, eyebite, summon fiend, summon fiend, tasha's bubbling cauldron, tasha's otherworldly guise, true seeing, true seeing
7th	etherealness, etherealness, finger of death, finger of death, forcecage, forcecage, plane shift, plane shift, power word pain
8th	abi-dalzim's horrid wilting, befuddlement, demiplane, demiplane, dominate monster, dominate monster, glibness, glibness, power word stun, power word stun
9th	astral projection, astral projection, blade of disaster, foresight, foresight, gate, gate, imprisonment, imprisonment, power word kill, power word kill, true polymorph, true polymorph, weird, weird

Suggested Characteristics

Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly—sometimes in its own right, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2	I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3	I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
4	There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
5	I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
6	I … speak … slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me.
7	I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
8	I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.

d6	Ideal
1	Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
2	Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good)
3	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
4	No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
5	Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination. (Evil)
6	Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	It is my duty to protect my students.
2	I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3	I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4	My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5	I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6	I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.

d6	Flaw
1	I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3	Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
4	I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5	I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6	I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.