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piece of jewelry worth 10 gp in the style of your homeland’s craftsmanship, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Why Are You Here?
A far traveler might have set out on a journey for one of a
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Exile
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Sightseer
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Fugitive
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Wanderer
Where Are You From?
The most important decision in creating a far traveler background is determining your homeland. The places
Compendium
- Sources->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Far Traveler Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the Sword Coast or in the North have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling
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;you’ll leave an outsider, if you leave at all.
You grew up in the wilds, far from the comforts of town and technology. You’ve witnessed the migration of herds larger than forests
Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler
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You grew up in the wilds, far from the comforts of town and technology. You’ve witnessed the migration of herds larger than forests, survived weather more extreme than any city-dweller could
type of musical instrument
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
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You were raised in the void of Wildspace—home to asteroid miners, moon farmers, and other hardy folk. Perhaps you grew up in a far-flung settlement such as the Rock of Bral, or you spent your
: Athletics, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator’s tools, vehicles (space)
Equipment: A belaying pin (club), a set of traveler’s clothes, a grappling hook, 50 feet of hempen rope, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Why Are You Here? A far traveler might have set out on a journey for one of a number of reasons, and the departure from his or her homeland could have been voluntary or involuntary. To determine why
you are so far from home, roll on the table below or choose from the options provided. The following section, discussing possible homelands, includes some suggested reasons that are appropriate for
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of introduction from your guild, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Guild Business
Guilds are generally found in cities large enough to support several artisans
. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.
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Reghed Glacier in the far North near Icewind Dale. You might also be of the nomadic Rashemi, noted for their savage berserkers and their masked witches. Perhaps you hail from one of the wood elf tribes
tattoos marking your loyalty to Uthgar and your tribal totem, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
FEATURE: UTHGARDT HERITAGE
You have an excellent knowledge of not
Compendium
- Sources->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Traveler, and Touched by the Far Realm: A Wizard’s Lamentable Descent into Lunacy. Tucked among these mundane tomes is Melissara’s spellbook, which bears the (right side up) Shadowdusk family crest on the
studies regarding the nature of the Far Realm. The other notes are nonsensical ravings that hint at a fractured mind slowly coming undone. The bottom drawer is sealed with an arcane lock spell cast
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, you might have had one of the most important duties of all: protecting and soothing the elemental rift at the heart of your home. And even as an adventurer now traveling far beyond that home, your
: Herbalism kit
Languages: Primordial (Aquan, Auran, Ignan, or Terran, depending on the elemental affinity of your tribe)
Equipment: A set of traveler’s clothes, a staff carved with symbols of
Compendium
- Sources->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Travel in the Domain Visitors to a Domain of Delight are often confounded by the Feywild’s power to distort distance, time, and reality. A traveler might see a hilltop that appears to be a mile away
depending on the mood of those who travel along it. Determining how far one has traveled in a particular amount of time can be a headscratcher. Magical Shortcuts Domain denizens and guides know some
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nobles, demons, devils, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, warlocks piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power.
Sworn and Beholden
A warlock is defined by a pact with an
warlocks serve patrons that are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds comes to a strangely beautiful tower, meets its fey lord or lady, and stumbles into a pact without being fully aware of
Compendium
- Sources->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
between the eastern cities of the Dragon Coast, Cormyr, and Sembia with the Coast Way running south to the great cities of Amn, Tethyr, and far Calimshan. The trade caravans that pass through Greenest
their homes after a trip away. Alternatively, they could be accompanying a merchant or wealthy traveler as bodyguards. Many restless young people of Faerûn have had their first taste of travel and
Compendium
- Sources->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
found in the whisper-markets of Baldur’s Gate, then Candlekeep becomes a logical next stop. Adventurers are sometimes hired to guard a desperate traveler on the road south, or to guard the outrageously
rare tomes scholars might carry to gain admission. The Guild knows the signs of a traveler headed for Candlekeep, and often dispatches robbers to steal books and resell them to the merchants of the city
Compendium
- Sources->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
found in the whisper-markets of Baldur’s Gate, then Candlekeep becomes a logical next stop. Adventurers are sometimes hired to guard a desperate traveler on the road south, or to guard the outrageously
rare tomes scholars might carry to gain admission. The Guild knows the signs of a traveler headed for Candlekeep, and often dispatches robbers to steal books and resell them to the merchants of the city
Compendium
- Sources->Tyranny of Dragons
between the eastern cities of the Dragon Coast, Cormyr, and Sembia with the Coast Way running south to the great cities of Amn, Tethyr, and far Calimshan. The trade caravans that pass through Greenest
their homes after a trip away. Alternatively, they could be accompanying a merchant or wealthy traveler as bodyguards. Many restless young people of Faerûn have had their first taste of travel and
Compendium
- Sources->Divine Contention
a tale from another traveler with them. Roll 1d6 and consult the Leilon Tales table to determine which tale Alion knows or pick a tale the characters haven’t heard yet. Leilon Tales d6 Tale
1 “Folk say they’ve seen Old Gnawbone flying over the lowlands. That green dragon usually stays put in her lair inside Kryptgarden forest. For her to hunt this far afield surely spells trouble
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books and scrolls, but also through first-hand observation—by visiting far-flung settlements and exploring local histories and customs.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, ReligionLanguages
: Two of your choiceEquipment: A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler’s clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a pouch containing 10 gp
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practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
: A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner’s pick, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site
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traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Guild Business
Guilds are generally found in cities large enough to support several artisans practicing the same trade. However, your guild
across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.
Compendium
- Sources->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Astral Sea. In this realm, a traveler has the option of propelling itself by thought alone. The more intelligent a creature is, the faster it can move. A creature that chooses to move in this fashion
the route is, and the DM decides how far away the destination is and how perilous the trek through the Astral Sea is.
Compendium
- Sources->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, cloistered scholar, courtier, faction agent, far traveler, inheritor, mercenary veteran, urban bounty hunter, and Waterdavian noble. If you have access to this book, consider making its background options
Compendium
- Sources->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Where Are You From? The most important decision in creating a far traveler background is determining your homeland. The places discussed here are all sufficiently distant from the North and the Sword
Coast to justify the use of this background. Evermeet. The fabled elven islands far to the west are home to elves who have never been to Faerûn. They often find it a harsher place than they expected
Compendium
- Sources->Tyranny of Dragons
load of exotic goods from somewhere far away, and turn around and head back home, where they can again sell the new goods at a profit. Along with wagons, guards seldom make a continuous journey
they prefer. Check the results below. Hiring Out Check Result Role in the Caravan 0–5 No one is interested in hiring the character, but he or she can tag along as a traveler. Guards sometimes quit
Compendium
- Sources->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
new load of exotic goods from somewhere far away, and turn around and head back home, where they can again sell the new goods at a profit. Along with wagons, guards seldom make a continuous journey
they prefer. Check the results below. Hiring Out d20 Result 0–5 No one is interested in hiring the character, but he or she can tag along as a traveler. Guards sometimes quit or die on the road
Compendium
- Sources->Monster Manual
monster often toys with its prey, breaking off an attack prematurely and leaving a creature wounded and terrified before returning to finish it off.
Servant of Evil. Though chimeras are far from cunning
, their draconic ego makes them susceptible to flattery and gifts. If offered food and treasure, a chimera might spare a traveler. A villain can lure a chimera into service by keeping it well fed and its treasure hoard well stocked.
Compendium
- Sources->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the moons to hurl them at his enemies, even though he’d destroy the world in doing it. But the giants had gone too far, and Aureon set the dragons of Argonnessen upon them. The dragons destroyed the
knowledge of law, and Boldrei proclaimed that no city would stand. The Traveler distorted the land so that no path followed twice. The Devourer unleashed fire and storm. And so Xen’drik remains a land of
Compendium
- Sources->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
tell the truth from fiction in his tales. If anyone challenges him on the truth of a story, he grows argumentative, then sullen and vengeful. As long as a traveler stays on his good side, Tobun is a
wonderful traveling companion. Green Imsa (Female Human Traveler). The reason behind Imsa’s name is obvious: she is green from head to foot. Her skin, hair, eyes, nails, teeth — everything about her is
Compendium
- Sources->Tyranny of Dragons
the truth from fiction in his tales. If anyone challenges him on the truth of a story, he grows argumentative, then sullen and vengeful. As long as a traveler stays on his good side, Tobun is a
wonderful traveling companion. Green Imsa (Female Human Traveler). The reason behind Imsa’s name is obvious: she is green from head to foot. Her skin, hair, eyes, nails, teeth—everything about her is green
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Each plane is adjacent to two others, but there’s no necessary cohesion between adjacent planes; a traveler can walk from the slopes of Mount Celestia onto the slopes of Gehenna. Mount Olympus. In the
are imprisoned in endless darkness, lies below Hades. And far to the west of the known world in the Material Plane are the blessed Elysian Fields. The souls of great heroes reside there. Solar Barge
Compendium
- Sources->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
cardinal and her beholders in small ways while they gather the strength to put up a real fight. Zuzanna WuZyk A beholder interrogates a traveler at the Screaming Gate, the entrance to Hopeless Gate
platters of bland food and chalky mugs of watered-down booze. But beneath the bar lies a Sensate speakeasy: a vibrant, elegant chamber filled with a cornucopia of pleasures banned in Hopeless. Far from
Compendium
- Sources->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
spent. Blue Dragons. Blue dragons are the least likely of their kind to tangle with dwarves, since their lairs are always far from where dwarves typically settle, and a blue dragon almost never gives
did. Nowadays, red dragon lairs and dwarven strongholds are far enough apart that the dwarves don’t have to worry constantly about being attacked. But occasionally, a young red dragon sets out to
Compendium
- Sources->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
to travel with them as far as the next settlement. In rare cases, a clan might even adopt a gracious, helpful traveler. Characters who befriend or do right by members of a Vistani band might be allowed
other lands. They carry goods and stories from far-off lands. They’re protective of their families, which includes members of other caravans. Most don’t discuss their culture or beliefs with outsiders
Compendium
- Sources->The Book of Many Things
helps the characters fight the other creatures in an encounter. The friend might be the sole survivor of another adventuring party, a solitary traveler or recluse, or a benevolent monster like a flumph
separate from the other monsters, as far from the characters as reasonably possible and hiding if it can, attacking once the characters are distracted. Lurkers might include Humanoid foes like bandits, as
Compendium
- Sources->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
home, sit on the edges of their seats, dream of far-off shores, choke up with emotion, or smile from ear to ear. Some of the most often-told tales concern the origin of a halfling clan’s name. Generally
reclusive by nature, they are adept at finding out-of-the-way places to settle in. It takes a combination of luck and persistence for an ordinary traveler to find such a place, and often that’s not enough