"I do not stop. I do not falter. Until justice is served, I will find you."
A hunter of the wicked, a pursuer of justice, or a seeker of vengeance—those who take up the mantle of a Relentless Tracker are tireless in their pursuit of those who have wronged them or others. Their senses are honed to an unnatural degree, allowing them to follow the faintest trails and uncover hidden truths that others overlook.
Effects:
- Unerring Pursuit: When you spend at least 1 hour investigating a crime scene or analyzing a trail, you can use your Investigation check result as a passive Perception score to track or identify the target’s movements for the next 24 hours.
- Hunter’s Instinct: You gain advantage on Survival (Tracking) and Investigation (Crime Scene Analysis) checks when searching for individuals who have committed violent crimes.
- Echoes of the Past: If you have a personal item belonging to your quarry or have seen their face at least once, you may enter a trance-like state once per long rest, allowing you to glimpse vague impressions of their recent movements. This vision lasts for 1 minute and grants you a general sense of their location and current state (i.e., injured, afraid, or calm).
- Interrogator’s Gaze: You gain proficiency in Insight, and when attempting to determine if someone is lying, you can make an Investigation check instead of an Insight check.
- Marked Prey: When attacking a creature you have been tracking for at least 1 hour, you gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls against them for the next 24 hours.
Roleplaying Applications:
Characters with Relentless Tracker often exhibit certain traits that set them apart from ordinary hunters or investigators:
- They are unnervingly patient, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
- They meticulously collect evidence, piecing together events others might miss.
- They have a personal vendetta or a sworn duty to hunt down wrongdoers.
- They often rely on intuition, their gut instincts honed through countless chases.
Compatible Classes & Backgrounds:
- Rangers & Blood Hunters – Masters of tracking their quarry across vast distances.
- Rogues & Inquisitors – Investigators and spies who leave no stone unturned.
- Clerics & Paladins (Oaths of Vengeance & Redemption) – Those who hunt evildoers in the name of justice.
- Curse of Vengeance Background – Individuals bound by a supernatural or personal drive to ensure justice is met.
"They can run. They can hide. It does not matter—I will find them."
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