Whatever your beginnings, you had found your way into the hands of a foul and deranged practitioner of magical arts who captured you for experimentation. Perhaps your captor was a warlock following the dark bidding of their unseen master, or they may have been a disgraced alchemist trying to concoct a secret to immortality. Regardless, your time as a plaything for a powerful magic user has not been easy. You may have been a captive for a short few months or maybe it's been years or even decades since you last breathed free. But, through it all, you survived and managed to keep sane, somehow, and after long enough, you managed to find a slim chance to escape that you took, and succeeded.
Although you made your escape, you may be haunted and hounded by memories of your time as an experiment or perhaps you have been given a new view on life where even the most mundane experiences that most take for granted are a joy for you. Despite the outcome, you weren't idle wile you were being poked, prodded, and probed, and you picked up a few skills and even learned the basics of the language of your captor.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two: Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Arcana, Insight, Perception, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one: Alchemist's Supplies, Cook's Utensils, Glassblower's Tools, Mason's Tools, Woodcarver's Tools, Poisoner's Kit, Thieves' Tools
- Languages: Choose any one language (based on your captor or captors)
Feature: Experimental Scars
Your time serving as a plaything for your captors has left your body a shadow of its former self. You may have lost an ear, an eye, or fingers, whole limbs, or a portion of your body is covered in alchemical burns. Perhaps you lost some unique racial features or gained other racial features to make you stand out. Whatever scars you carry, you carry out of a sense of pride or shame or regret, but it is a scar that will never let you forget your time as someone's experiment.
Suggested Characteristics
You may have a brighter eye than before your escape for all you know, or you may have trouble getting passed the trauma you endured.
| d5 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | My time as an experiment was more of a vacation than unpleasant |
| 2 | I think anyone who's nice to me is hiding evil intent. |
| 3 | I am extremely slow to trust, but when I do come around, it is unshakable. |
| 4 | I've been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt. |
| 5 | I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. |
| d1 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Independence. I am a free spirit--no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic) |
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Posted Dec 21, 2021This is an amazing concept. If you wish to do so will you please expand upon it?