You were born and raised on a farm. The farm has either been given to you from generations passed, is intended for you, or you have passed it down to children of your own (assuming it wasn't destroyed in some way). While you have spent your entire life tilling the soil and caring for livestock, you mind has spent its time wandering the world based on stories overheard from travelers at the inn, around town, or from your customers. Finally, the call of the wild has proven too much for you and you must set out on your own.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose 2 Skills from Nature, Animal Handling, Medicine, and Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose two Tool Proficiencies from a list of recreational or reparation tools.
- Languages: Due to lack of travel and social interactions, you haven't learned any new languages
- Equipment: Two sets of artisan’s tools from your chosen proficiencies, a winter blanket, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shortbow and arrows or light crossbow and bolts, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Feature: Salt of the Earth
Your life on the farm makes you particularly suited to recognize plants and animals in terms of threat assessment or hunting stock. It also provides you the knowledge to connect with the common folk as well as just how much your stories need to be embellished for the crowd, if at all. Your understanding of the plight of the commoners also means they may be more willing to divulge information to "one of their own" even as an outsider. While you may blend in with a crowd, you tend to stand out in upper class or generally off-limit areas.
Suggested Characteristics
While some may view these burgeoning adventurers as little more than country bumpkins, their years of working around the farm and defending it from the encroaching wilderness has taught them a thing or two. While they may understand the value of hard work and honest pay, the call of their dreams is strong enough to take them beyond that which they are familiar to face the wilds for glory, honor, or other reasons.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions where humor is inappropriate.
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2
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Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.
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3
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I’m always polite and respectful.
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4
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
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5
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I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.
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6
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I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
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7
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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8
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I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
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Ideal |
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1
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Independence. I am a free spirit—no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)
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2
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Friendship. Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever. (Good)
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3
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Aspiration. I’m determined to make something of myself. (Any)
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4
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Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
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5
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Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral)
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6
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Greed. I’m only in it for the money. (Evil)
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Bond |
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1
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Everything I do is for the common people.
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2
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Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her.
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3
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Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
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4
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I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
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5
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I pursue wealth to secure someone’s love.
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6
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I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood.
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Flaw |
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1
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I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
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2
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I am inflexible in my thinking.
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3
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I can’t resist a pretty face.
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4
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I’m always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in...
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5
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I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.
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6
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The monstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves me quivering with fear.
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