A person who has traveled their whole life, and is thus always an outsider, even when they stay in a place for an extended period of time, always knowing they will leave eventually. As such, the Outsider has had to learn to fend for themselves and be ever vigilant, while also maintaining a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival.
- Tool Proficiencies: Cooking Utensils, Herbalism Kit.
- Equipment: An Explorer's Pack, a set of Traveler's Clothes, an Herbalism Kit, a set of Cook's Utensils, and a pouch containing 5gp.
Feature: Wanderer
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. In addition, you can find food and fresh water for yourself and up to five other people each day, provided that the land offers berries, small game, water, and so forth.
Suggested Characteristics
Far Traveler
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others’ space in innocence, or reacting to ignorant invasion of my own. |
| 2 | I have my own ideas about what is and is not food, and I find the eating habits of those around me fascinating, confusing, or revolting. |
| 3 | I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend. |
| 4 | I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others. |
| 5 | I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me. |
| 6 | Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good) |
| 2 | Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Adventure. I travel far and wide, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Cunning. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil) |
| 5 | Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe wherever I go. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | So long as I have this token from my homeland, I can face any adversity in these strange lands. |
| 2 | The gods of my people are a comfort to me on my travels. |
| 3 | I hold no greater cause than my service to the people. |
| 4 | My freedom is my most precious possession. I’ll never let anyone take it from me again. |
| 5 | I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of these new lands. |
| 6 | Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of these foreign lands. |
| 2 | I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. |
| 3 | I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of these new lands. |
| 4 | I don’t always take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of these new lands, because the people are always different from me. |
| 5 | I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. |
| 6 | I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these new lands. |
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