You were raised by either priests or masters. As an infant, you were either abandoned on the doorstep of a school or church, orphaned by tragedy and death, or offered to a master or clergyman for some service or deal.
- Skill Proficiencies: History, the second skill is determined who raised you, for example, if raised by clergy, Religion, if by a master bard, Performance, etc.
- Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient in the tools of your master of clergy.
- Languages: One language of your choice
- Equipment: Depends on master, for example, a harp from a bard or a small pocket book of cantrips from a wizard.
Specialty
To determine the nature of your orphan master, roll a d10 or choose from the options in the table below.
| d10 |
Specialty |
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1
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Barbarian
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2
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Bard
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3
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Cleric
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4
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Druid
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5
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Fighter
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6
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Monk
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7
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Paladin
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8
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Ranger
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9
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Rogue
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10
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Wizard
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Feature: Student of a Master
Depending on who your master was, who have all first level features of your master's trade. If you choose to have the same trade as your master, if anything at level one provides choices, you gain one extra, .eg. one extra fighting style, one extra cantrip, ect.
Suggested Characteristics
Orphan's are shaped by their childhood in two main ways. Even if they know the stories of their parents, they either want to know more about them or are ashamed of them and are bitter towards them. The other influence upon them is their training, that despite what they do with their life, they will always remember what they were taught.
| d8 |
Personality Trait |
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1
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Bitter about being abandoned.
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2
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Always speaking of my master's teaching.
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3
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I have a hard time trusting people.
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4
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I'm very respectful to authority.
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5
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I compare others of my master's trade with my master.
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6
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I am a copycat who lacks identity.
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7
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I act just like my master.
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8
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I try to teach others what I was taught.
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| d6 |
Ideal |
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1
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Home. To provide a home to those who do not have one. (Good)
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2
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Anarchy. Those who think themselves in charge should be brought low. (Evil)
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3
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Order. Those who are in charge should be respected, whether right or wrong. (Lawful)
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4
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Freedom. No one should tell another what to do. (Chaotic)
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5
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Apprenticeship. One should follow the teachings they received all their life. (Neutral)
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6
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Master. To become a master to become a teacher and example to others. (Any)
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| d6 |
Bond |
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1
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I help any orphans find a home.
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2
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I teach those who cannot defend themselves.
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3
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I spread the teachings of my master.
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4
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My life goal is to become a master myself.
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5
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I am searching the world for my parents or family relations.
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6
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I cannot allow anyone to be lonely.
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| d6 |
Flaw |
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1
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I will follow leadership even if I don't agree.
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2
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I scorn leadership and try to disobey them, even if I agree with them.
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3
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I force my will on others, convinced my way is the best way.
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4
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I will have nothing to do with betrayers or abandoners, especially of children.
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5
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I have a hard time seeing things in any point of view contrary to my master's.
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6
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Only masters deserve respect and leadership and I cannot respect leadership that is not.
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