You don't even know who you were before becoming an adventurer. You come up with so many different ideas of who you were, ideas that keep you up at night. You adventure, digging through history, investigating leads, hoping that they'll bring you one step closer to finding out who you truly are. That is, if you even want to know who you are. Maybe you lost your memory from an explosion that caused you to hit your head, maybe you overdosed on a dodgy potion that wiped your mind, maybe you were cursed to forget everything, maybe you did this to yourself to forget a horrible trauma. Whatever happened, you have no idea, but there must be evidence of the past somewhere.
Who looked after you while you recuperated? Were your skills taught to you after your trauma, or are you slowly recalling them from your past? Do you have flashbacks or dreams hinting at your ordeal?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose any two skills
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose any two tools, vehicles, gaming sets, or instruments
- Languages: Choose any one language
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, a dagger, a coin pouch containing 15 gold pieces, and a notebook with many pages missing
Although you have no memory, you are not a blank slate. Certain mannerisms and behaviors persist, even though you don't remember their point of origin.
| d6 | Quirks and Impulses |
|---|---|
| 1 | Formal Attitude, You speak extremely formally at all times, especially to those you see as superiors. This may have been due to a military or noble background. |
| 2 | Racist Disposition. For whatever reason, you are disgusted by certain races of people or certain types of creature. You may choose to embrace or reject this impulse, but it will be there regardless. |
| 3 | Forgiver. Even when you don't always fully believe it, you have a strong feeling that everyone should be given a second chance. This impulse may steer you right, but you may also develop a deep distrust of it as well. |
| 4 | Wanderlust. You feel a compulsion to travel, like you used to do it all the time. When in one place for too long, you grow physically restless. Over time, you might choose to curb this instinct. |
| 5 | Resignation. For some reason, you feel resigned to failure or contentment. You don't have a natural urge to achieve or to change your circumstances, you just let the world be. Whether you become comfortable in this feeling or fight it is up to you. |
| 6 | Religious Thinking. You find yourself easily convinced by religious figures and messages. Evidently, you were quite devout in your past, although you might have a fresh perspective on the consequences of such thinking now that you're starting from scratch. |
You suddenly remember a huge amount of detail about a person, place or thing that you are currently looking at or interacting with without knowing why. Maybe a certain phrase or image sets you off, but you suddenly know all about this thing like you've been familiar with it for years. Any Insight, Investigation or History checks you make relating to this thing are done with advantage. You can use this feature three times per campaign and/or per character.
Suggested Characteristics
There's no escaping the fact that you're missing a significant part of who you are, but the immediate concern is who you are now and who you will become.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I like to do something to capture the current moment, be it writing down a poem or drawing a picture. |
| 2 | I am constantly adding notes to a diary of new things I remember from my past, looking for connections between entries. |
| 3 | I wonder at the world and excitedly try as many new things as I can. |
| 4 | I get constant headaches when I think about my past. |
| 5 | I come up with a new story of who I was every time I am asked. |
| 6 | I am sullen and quiet, as I often feel homesick for a life I can’t remember. |
| 7 | I trust no one and am worried that danger could lurk around any and every corner. |
| 8 | I am often amused by how foreign some simple aspects of day to day life are for me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Revenge. I can't touch the demons of my past, so I take my frustration out on those who make even the slightest infractions against me. (Evil) |
| 2 | Heart. Although I woke as a blank slate, my first act was one of helping another creature. There must be inherent kindness in people, even if deeply hidden. (Good) |
| 3 | Pretense. Personal identity is an illusion. We can adopt personae as we see fit. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Enlightenment. I'm glad I can't remember my past. It gives me more time to focus on my future. (Any) |
| 5 | Destiny. What happened to me happened for a reason. I accept it and have no regrets. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Truth. I want to know what's real – not just about my past, but the world and people around me. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I desperately want to find something to dedicate my life to, a purpose. |
| 2 | Somebody, somewhere, stole my life. I will find them and make them suffer. |
| 3 | The only thing I recall is that I was searching for someone I loved, someone who was in danger. |
| 4 | I retain one specific memory from my forgotten life, and must find out what it means. |
| 5 | I swear I will have my revenge on the person that took advantage of me when I first awoke. |
| 6 | I owe my life to the person that found me when I first awoke. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm terrified of who I might have been and refuse to acknowledge what's been left behind. |
| 2 | I compulsively record everything that happens to me, in case I forget again. |
| 3 | I overthink everything, and am anxious about the person I might become. |
| 4 | All I ever talk about is myself and my situation. |
| 5 | I will latch onto anything that will provide me at least an idea of who I was, even if it's an obvious trap. |
| 6 | I am consumed by guilt over my actions in the past, which I have convinced myself were harmful to others. |
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