For as long as you've been alive, you've had a gift. Maybe you're a spellcaster, or maybe you're a musician, or maybe you're just really, really good at one thing and you have been since you were a kid. For good or ill, this has affected how people see you. Now that you're older, you're away from home for the first time, for whatever reason. How are you set up for the adventuring life?
- Skill Proficiencies: Two of your choice, related to your specific area of expertise
- Tool Proficiencies: Two of your choice, related to your specific area of expertise
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A bedroll, a book, a mess kit, a map of the area, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Expertise
You're not a prodigy without some specific thing you're best at. Which is yours?
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Expertise |
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1
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Magician
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2
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Performer
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3
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Thief
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4
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Acolyte
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5
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Scholar
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Feature: Bookworm
You know a thing or two about libraries. When in a library or other scholarly sort of place, you're able to find what you need more quickly and easily than some of your party members might.
Spell List
You've picked up a little magic, regardless of what it is you're good at. It just seems like it'll be handy to have.
Suggested Characteristics
You're more than just what makes you a prodigy, but it's impacted the kind of person you are.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I'm great at what I do, and I won't hesitate to let everyone know it.
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2
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I'm still pretty innocent to how the world actually works.
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3
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I was raised with high standards that it always seemed I could never quite measure up to, and I'm terrified of disappointment.
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4
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The world is so fascinating! I want to learn all I can!
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5
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I'm not special. Anyone can get to where I am.
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6
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I'm always acting out and getting into trouble, lacking a healthy outlet for my frustrations.
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7
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For all the good it's done me, my talent might as well be a curse.
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8
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I'm afraid of anything outside of what I already know. If I know it, it can't hurt me.
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Ideal |
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1
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Ambition. I want to be the best, and I'm off to a great start. (Any)
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2
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Fun. I've been stuck doing what people tell me to do my whole life. It's time to change that! (Chaotic)
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3
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Knowledge. I want to learn everything I can. (Any)
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4
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Superiority. Everyone needs to know that I'm better than them. (Evil)
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5
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Altruism. I want to help people with my talent. (Good)
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6
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Rules. I got to be good at what I do because I went by the book. (Lawful)
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Bond |
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1
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I was kept separate from my peers growing up because my guardians thought other children would be a bad influence.
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2
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I had a very strict upbringing with very high standards.
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3
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The people who raised me sought to use my talent for their own gain, and manipulate me into doing it happily.
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4
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I want to use my talent to provide for my family.
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5
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No matter how many people I've spoken to, I've always felt alone, like none of them see past what I do.
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6
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My talent is genuinely something I enjoy, but I was always told it matters more that I'm good at it.
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7
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My peers always treated me like a freak.
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8
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My mentor is the best! I want to be just as great as them!
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Flaw |
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1
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Being isolated my whole life means I'm not too great at associating with people my age.
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2
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I get frustrated and give up when I'm not immediately good at something.
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3
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I tend to put my excitement for learning before things like personal space and social norms.
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4
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I constantly put myself down and find it impossible to believe genuine compliments.
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5
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I'm easily misled due to my inexperience.
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6
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I can be pretty bossy. I think everything would go better if people listened to me, regardless of how knowledgeable I actually am.
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7
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I get intensely jealous and competitive when someone is better at my area of expertise than I am.
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8
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Quite frankly, I'm a coward. My upbringing never prepared me for the things I'll see on the road.
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