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CRIMINAL d6 I became a guild artisan because ...
d6 I became a criminal because ... 3 One of my family members who belonged to the
I resented authority in my younger days and saw a guild made a place for me.
life of crime as the best way to fight against tyranny 4 I was always good with my hands, so I took the op-
and oppression. portunity to learn a trade.
2 Necessity forced me to take up the life, since it was 5 I wanted to get away from my home situation and
the only way I could survive. start a new life.
3 I fell in with a gang of reprobates and ne'er-do- 6 I learned the essentials of my craft from a mentor
wells, and I learned my specialty from them. but had to join the guild to finish my training.
4 A parent or relative taught me my criminal spe-
cialty to prepare me for the family business. HERMIT
5 I left home and found a place in a thieves' gu ild or
d6 I became a hermit because ...
some other criminal organization.
My enemies ruined my reputation, and I fled to the
6 I was always bored, so I turned to crime to pass the
wilds to avoid further disparagement.
time and discovered I was quite good at it.
2 I am comfortable with being isolated, as I seek
inner peace.
ENTERTAIN ER
3 I never liked the people I called my friends, so it
d6 I became a n e ntertainer because ... was easy for me to strike out on my own.
Members of my family made ends meet by per- 4 I felt compelled to forsake my past, but did so with
forming, so it was fitting for me to follow their great reluctance, and sometimes I regret making
example. that decision.
2 I always had a keen insight into other people, 5 I lost everything-my home, my family, my friends.
enough so that I could make them laugh or cry Going it alone was all I could do.
with my stories or songs. 6 Society's decadence disgusted me, so I decided to
3 I ran away from home to follow a minstrel troupe. leave it behind.
4 I saw a bard perform once, and I knew from that
moment on what I was born to do. NOBLE
5 I earned coin by performing on street corners and
d6 I became a noble because ...
eventually made a name for myself.
I come from an old and storied family, and it fell to
6 A traveling entertainer took me in and taught me
me to preserve the family name.
the trade.
2 My family has been disgraced, and I intend to clear
our name.
FOLK HERO
3 My family recently came by its title, and that eleva-
d6 I became a folk hero because ... tion thrust us into a new and strange world.
I learned what was right and wrong from my family. 4 My family has a title, but none of my ancestors
2 I was always enamored by tales of heroes and have distinguished themselves since we gained it.
wished I could be something more than ordinary. 5 My family is filled with remarkable people. I hope
3 I hated my mundane life, so when it was time for to live up to their example.
someone to step up and do the right thing, I took 6 I hope to increase my family's power and influence.
my chance.
4 A parent or one of my relatives was an adventurer, OUTLANDER
and I was inspired by that person's courage.
d6 I be.came an outlander because ...
5 A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when I was
I spent a lot of time in the wilderness as a young-
born, saying that I would accomplish great things.
ster, and I came to love that way of life.
6 I have always stood up for those who are weaker
2 From a young age, I couldn't abide the stink of the
than I am.
cities and preferred to spend my time in nature.
3 I came to understand the darkness that lurks in the
GUILD ARTISAN
wilds, and I vowed to combat it.
d6 I became a guild artisan because ... 4 My people lived on the edges of civilization, and I
I was apprenticed to a master who taught me the learned the methods of survival from my family.
guild's business. 5 After a tragedy I retreated to the wilderness, leav-
2 I helped a guild artisan keep a secret or complete a ing my old life behind.
task, and in return I was taken on as an apprentice. 6 My family moved away from civilization, and I
learned to adapt to my new environment.

CHAPTER 1 I CHARACTER OPTIONS