You're a gladiator of the coliseum. You were captured, enslaved, and forced to compete in fights to the death. Your fighting style made you a successful gladiator or was at least good enough to keep you alive. The coliseum is in your blood now; the events that took place, the memories that you replay in your dreams, and your experiences have become you. Although you yearn for freedom, and may receive it if lucky enough, you'll never truthfully escape the arena.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
- Languages: Any one
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp
Arena Types
Not all gladiators are the same. Some fight with fists while others with weapons or magic. What skills kept you alive?
| d6 | Arena Types |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fight Club: You have crushed peoples skulls with your bare hands. You don't talk about Fight Club. |
| 2 | Magic: Your knowledge of the arcane has seen the death of many mages. |
| 3 | Pit Fighter: You fought with weapons in a crowded arena that smelled of death and fear. |
| 4 | Coliseum: You fought opponents in tests of strength and honor, but there is no honor in being forced to take a life. |
| 5 | Tamer: You slayed many creatures either on your own or with a team and can still hear their screams. |
| 6 | Dueler: One-on-one duels were your specialty, man and beast fell before you as tyrants watched on. |
Feature: Fight Finder
When in a town, you are able to locate venues (legal or otherwise) in which to fight for money and reputation.
Suggested Characteristics
What fuels you to fight?
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I enjoy the power, but glory can take me away every once in a while. |
| 2 | I have a persona that I can become randomly and my costume changes me morally. |
| 3 | I only respect people if they prove themselves in the ring. |
| 4 | I can't stand the sight of an unfair fight. |
| 5 | Fighting is how I escape from reality. |
| 6 | I love the smell of fresh blood. |
| 7 | I will overdo my actions to an almost comical level. |
| 8 | I haven't actually been hit for years. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reputation - I want to be known throughout the land as the strongest. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Power - I want to become the hero I pretend to be. (Any) |
| 3 | Fear - I want people to tremble at the sound of my name. (Evil) |
| 4 | Hope - I want to inspire others. (Good) |
| 5 | Money - I'm just in it for the money. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Torture - I love to see others in pain. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My weapon has seen me through many battles, it is important to me. |
| 2 | My costume is part of me and my being. |
| 3 | I have seen countless friends die around me, many at my own hands, so I find it difficult to make new ones. |
| 4 | I am loyal to my friends as long as I respect them. |
| 5 | I feel like I am still a part of my old arena team |
| 6 | Sometimes I cannot leave who I became in the arena. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Violence has kept me alive for so long it's all I know. |
| 2 | I refused to be forced to fight and will only fight when, where, and who I choose. |
| 3 | I can't stand the sight of blood, it causes me to black out. |
| 4 | I feel almost no emotion. |
| 5 | I am afraid of being enslaved to fight again. |
| 6 | Nobody can beat me and I'll destroy anybody who says otherwise. |
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Posted May 7, 2020I tried to use this for a character and it won’t let me select it