Perhaps you were born a noble but you decided to forgo the stuffy lifestyle and obligations at a young age. Instead seeking a name for yourself other than your family's. Maybe you were a street kid with the head for something bigger so you caught the first ship out of port you cold find. Maybe you just switched trades because the last one you were in wasn't doing you any favors so you sought something new. Happenstance had it that on your first adventure your party was sacked by a roving band of ruffians. Your natural charm won over their leader and he took you under his wing; eventually giving you his title. You were a great leader, went many places, learned many things. You met and trained your replacement and now you're enjoying your retirement. With your charm, earned wealth, history among aristocracy in your past, and of course, some forged documents claiming a new identity and nobility you are welcome in their ranks as one of their own again.
- Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Insight or Acrobatics and Perception, Deception or History
- Tool Proficiencies: A Forgers Kit
- Languages: You know two to three different languages of your choice given the following conditions: You can understand, speak, read, and write one common language you came across in your travels. In addition you can read any one language you came across in your travels and verbally understand any one language you came across in your travels, but you cannot speak nor write them.
- Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of fake pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp
Feature: The Wolf Amung Sheep
You never really fit in with but you blend easily. Thanks to your charm, most people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, whether you really belong there or not, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to. You can easily communicate and bond with the common folk of an area by taking the time to talk with them. You've done plenty of unmentionable things already in your past and don't hold the normal qualms that nobility may have on publicly displaying foul language and dirty humor while among the people; so you can sit and joke in a tavern with them as if you were their neighbor. Royalty are the only ones who see through your mask, albeit almost immediately.
Suggested Characteristics
Minimum 13 in charisma or intelligence. It does gear towards older characters or ones above level one. Speak with your DM to work out finer details if you wished to use this background.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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You left home to prove your love but found a new love while you were away.
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2
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Your extended travels have left you weary of most troubles.
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3
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Your recent retirement has given you a renewed vigor.
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4
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The fact that most people do not know your former identity is exciting to you.
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5
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You have a confidence that toes the line of arrogance; and people love you for it.
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6
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Nobles consider you crass when talking or they are asked about you; but most consider you practically family when not under public eye.
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Ideal |
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1
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Life is about adventure. You either do it in order to get paid or you do it for kicks and people pay you.
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2
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You've spent a lot of time doing things for the greater good of a crew. Now it's time to live for yourself.
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3
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Most people ask "Why?". You ask "Why not?"
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4
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The world holds a lot of secrets and you intend to find out as many as you didn't already know.
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5
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People need to hold on to their illusions for their own peace of mind. Who are you to stop that?
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6
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If you can, you should; at least while you still can.
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Bond |
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1
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Your crew, on land or sea, is closer than family.
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2
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Anyone that once ventured with you and still lives has more of your respect than any royalty.
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3
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Nobility is a joke to you. Despite what you display to the aristocratic, you have always been one of the common people.
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4
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Love is the greatest adventure. You are a hopeless romantic.
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5
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You are only as good as the weapons you keep; both seen and unseen.
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6
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Never fight the sea or nature. No spells you know or feats you can do can compare to the natural order that is greater than you.
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Flaw |
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1
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You don't quite trust who you left as the new captain. You have a begrudging feeling that you'll run into them again, but next time in the worst of ways.
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2
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You dread running into what remains from the zeal of your youth.
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3
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Most adventure is boring to you unless the people involved are interesting.
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4
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You do not deal well with the constant anxiety that your secret will be figured out.
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5
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Your foul language is ill fitting or your assumed pefigree. People tend to take notice.
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6
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You miss the life you left behind and feel, perhaps, you retired a few years too soon.
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