An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars and cataclysms.

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma

Feat: Skilled Origin Feat

Skill Proficiencies: History and Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's Tools, Navigator's Tools

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Backpack, Cartographer's Tools, Shovel, [Tooltip Not Found], Clothes, Traveler's, Lantern, Bullseye, [Tooltip Not Found], 25 GP; or (B) 75 GP

Suggested Characteristics

Few archaeologists can resist the lure of an unexplored ruin or dungeon, particularly if such a site is the source of legends or is rumored to contain the treasures and relics of wizards, warlords, or royalty. Some archaeologists plunder for wealth or fame, while others consider it their calling to illuminate the past or keep the world’s greatest treasures from falling into the wrong hands. Whatever their motivations, archaeologists combine the qualities of a scrappy historian with the self-made heroism of a treasure-hunting scoundrel.