You are a professional hunter of fiends, monsters, and supernatural horrors. While others flee from darkness, you charge toward it with blade drawn and pistols blazing. Tales of your exploits have spread from tavern to tavern, earning you a reputation as both a reckless thrill-seeker and a legendary protector.
Whether motivated by coin, vengeance, or a desire to protect the innocent, you have devoted your life to hunting creatures that threaten civilization. Common folk see you as a hero. Monsters know your name as a warning.
- Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Intimidation
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of tinker’s tools, playing cards
- Languages: Infernal
- Equipment: A worn crimson hunter’s coat, A pair of custom sidearms (non-magical keepsakes), A monster trophy from a previous hunt, Playing cards, Tinker’s Tools, A pouch containing 15 gp
Every Devil Hunter remembers the hunt that changed everything.
Choose or roll:
- A fiend slaughtered your family.
- You defeated a monster that terrorized your hometown.
- You survived a supernatural attack that should have killed you.
- A veteran hunter trained you after seeing your potential.
- You inherited weapons from a legendary hunter.
- You made a promise to protect people from the darkness.
| d10 | First Hunt |
|---|---|
| 1 | I stood up to a tyrant’s agents. |
| 2 | I saved people during a natural disaster. |
| 3 | I stood alone against a terrible monster. |
| 4 | I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor. |
| 5 | I led a militia to fight off an invading army. |
| 6 | I broke into a tyrant’s castle and stole weapons to arm the people. |
| 7 | I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrant’s soldiers. |
| 8 | A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it. |
| 9 | A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin. |
| 10 | Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism. |
Your deeds against monsters and fiends have earned you a reputation among common folk. When entering a settlement troubled by supernatural threats, you can usually find rumors, information, shelter, or work related to monsters, cults, fiends, and other unnatural dangers.
Common people often trust you more readily than local authorities and are willing to share information that might help your investigations.
Suggested Characteristics
Devil Hunters are often fearless, confident, and larger than life. Some seek glory, others revenge, but all willingly walk into darkness when others cannot.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge people by their actions, not their words. |
| 2 | If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. |
| 3 | When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. |
| 4 | I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments. |
| 5 | I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others. |
| 6 | Thinking is for other people. I prefer action. |
| 7 | I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter. |
| 8 | I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny? |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good) |
| 2 | Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil) |
| 5 | Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. |
| 2 | I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land. |
| 3 | A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter. |
| 4 | My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots. |
| 5 | I protect those who cannot protect themselves. |
| 6 | I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed. |
| 2 | I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure. |
| 3 | The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again. |
| 4 | I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink. |
| 5 | Secretly, I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant lording over the land. |
| 6 | I have trouble trusting in my allies. |
Contacts
Morrison - An information broker who finds hunting contracts.
Nell Goldhand - A skilled gunsmith who helps maintain your weapons.
Lady Trish - A mysterious ally with deep knowledge of fiends and demons.
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