You lived in seclusion. For 6 to 15 years after your time in the monastery you traveled the world in search of truth and found the answers you were looking for. The ultimate truth has been reveled to you. "There is no spoon"
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Performance
- Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice
- Languages: Sylvan
- Equipment: common robes robes, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, and 10 gp
After your time in the monastery you traveled for 1d10 + 5 years traveling the land, you faced the ultimate test, (you died), and the ultimate truth was reviled to you. You returned to the monastery and were gifted the Bo and Bracers of truth, given the phrase of truth and either given a quest by the tree of knowledge or free to start your own journey.
| d8 | There is no spoon |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was searching for spiritual enlightenment. |
| 2 | I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order. |
| 3 | I was exiled for a crime I didn’t commit. |
| 4 | I retreated from society after a life-altering event. |
| 5 | I needed a quiet place to work on my art, literature, music, or manifesto. |
| 6 | I needed to commune with nature, far from civilization. |
| 7 | I was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic. |
| 8 | I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of spiritual significance. |
Your Character is self aware and knows that it is in the game and in a since, in a simulation. because of this once per long rest your character can ask the DM a question, like praying to a deity for guidance or assistance or even the creation of a specific item. The other players and characters should be oblivious to this forcing the truth on the other players in the game could "break" the game and removes all of your abilities.
Spell List
once a day at dawn you can cast goodbery to feed yourself and those around you.
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | goodberry |
Suggested Characteristics
The traveling monks of the order of truth seek interaction with other adventures. The fact that they are aware fuels their curiosity has to the motivations for those that are not.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’ve been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt. |
| 2 | I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster. |
| 3 | The leader of my community had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom. |
| 4 | I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. |
| 5 | I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations. |
| 6 | I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan. |
| 7 | I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings. |
| 8 | I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love sharing my ideas. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good) |
| 2 | Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths toward mystical or magical power. (Evil) |
| 5 | Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing is more important than the other members of my hermitage, order, or association. |
| 2 | I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them. |
| 3 | I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me. |
| 4 | I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have. |
| 5 | Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world. |
| 6 | My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Now that I’ve returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much. |
| 2 | I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell. |
| 3 | I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy. |
| 4 | I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony. |
| 5 | I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge. |
| 6 | I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone. |
Contacts
you can commune with the DM and/or the tree of knowledge once per long rest during meditation.
This background is a blend of hermit and acolyte
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