The demons came into your world, their only desire to extinguish all life. They slaughtered your loved ones and razed your home. you tried to stop them, and you failed. Nothing remained of you but rage and determination, and you learned that the things that once tormented you could give you power. Now you see that there is no sacrifice too great if it means the survival of your world.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival
- Languages: Choose one exotic language (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
- Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack, a set of common clothes, and one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Gothic Trinkets table after this background).
Demon Hunter Origin
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you fear there may be no hope of escape. choose demon Hunter Origin that haunts you, or roll one on the demon hunter Origin table.
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Demon Hunter Origin |
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Demons slaughtered your loved ones and razed your home, you alone survive.
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2
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Your family has consorted with demons in the past and are now reviled and looked upon with distrust.
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3
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An demon took your sibling one cold, dark night, and you were unable to stop it.
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4
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You were possessed by a demon and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
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5
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A witch kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the witch still has a demonic hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
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6
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You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche.
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7
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You did terrible things to avenge the murder of someone you loved. You became a monster, and it haunts your waking dreams.
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Feature: Heart of Darkness
Those who look into your eyes can see that you have faced unimaginable horror and that you are no stranger to darkness. Though they might fear you, commoners will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them, they will even take up arms to fight alongside you, should you find yourself facing an enemy alone.
Suggested Characteristics
You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life.
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Personality Trait |
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I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me.
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2
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I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness.
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3
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I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die.
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4
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I live for the thrill of the hunt.
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5
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I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
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6
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I expect danger around every corner.
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7
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I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized.
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8
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I put no trust in divine beings.
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Ideal |
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I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
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2
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I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any)
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3
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I kill Demons to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)
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4
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I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic)
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5
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I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
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6
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I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil)
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Bond |
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I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
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2
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I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent.
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3
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My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.
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4
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A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions.
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5
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There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
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6
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I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her).
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Flaw |
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I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
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2
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I assume the worst in people.
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3
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I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
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4
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I have an addiction.
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5
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I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope.
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6
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I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
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Contacts
You have close comrades that have taught you to demon hunt or comrades who have fought along side you. You can always depend on your fellow demon hunter to help you if the opportunity arrives.
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Contact |
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You were born into a family of demon hunters, and raised a demon hunter.
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2
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You were adopted into a family of demon hunters, and raised to hunt demons.
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3
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You taught yourself to hunt demons for personal reasons, And continue to hunt alone.
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4
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You were trained by a guild of demon hunters.
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