You have made your living by searching abandoned ruins for interesting baubles and bits of treasure. Of course the most valuable treasure is guarded by traps, or hidden behind secret doors, or both as is most often the case. After managing to live this long, you've picked up the skills necessary to avoid most of the dangers and find most of the treasure hidden inside these ruins.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: thieves’ tools
- Languages: one language of your choice
- Equipment: A crowbar, a ten foot wooden pole, a pouch of fine flower, one trinket you found on one of your expeditions, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Expert Eye
You have a keen eye for traps and hidden doors. While exploring non-natural structures, you have advantage on Wisdom(Perception) and Intelligence(Investigation) checks to detect the presence of traps and secret door.
Suggested Characteristics
Many delvers that make a living of it are cautious and patient, though they often times have an underling desire for excitement and thrills.
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Personality Trait |
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I don't like being surprised, in any situation.
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2
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I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
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3
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The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things could be hidden.
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4
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I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
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5
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I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
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6
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I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
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7
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The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
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8
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I have developed a very reasonable and not at all excessive sense of paranoia about traps and ambushes.
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Ideal |
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1
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Honor. A person is only as good as their word. (Lawful)
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2
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Independence. You get what you deserve, if you have the drive and willingness to do what needs to be done. (Chaotic)
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3
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Charity. I share the items and knowledge I acquire to the people who need it. (Good)
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4
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Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
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5
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People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
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6
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Knowledge. There is much to learn from those that came before us. (Neutral)
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Bond |
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1
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I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
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2
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My gains go to support my family.
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3
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I've heard legends of a legendary item of old, I will find it.
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4
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I will become the greatest delver that ever lived.
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5
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I’m on the run for a crime I may or may not have committed.
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6
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Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.
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Flaw |
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1
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When I think there is a secret, I wont stop until I've found it out.
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2
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When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
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3
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If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it.
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4
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I can't keep secrets, especially important ones.
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5
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I turn tail and run when things look bad.
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6
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I've turned on people before, and I'll do it again.
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