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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
1 | resented authority in my younger days and saw a guild made a place for me.
life ofcrime as the best way to fight against tyranny 4 l was always good with my hands, so I took the op-
and oppression. portunity to learn a trade.
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.
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. _‘_..
A parent or relative taught me my criminal spe— .
cialty to prepare me for the family business. HERM IT ._.
I left home and found a place in a thieves’ guild or d6 I became a hermit because .._l A
some other criminal organization. 1 My enemies ruined my reputation, and | fled to the
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.
ENTERTAINER 3 I never liked the people I called my friends, so it
d6 I became an entertainer because was easy for me to strike out on my own.
1 Members ofmy 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 | 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. l 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 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 l was inspired by that person’s courage. d6 I became an outlander because
5 A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when l was l I spent a lot oftime in the wilderness as a young-
born, saying that I would accomplish great things. ster, and I came to love that way oflife.
6 l have always stood up for those who are weaker 2 From a young age, I couldn't abide the stink ofthe
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 l vowed to combat it.
d6 I became a guild artisan because 4 My people lived on the edges ofcivilization, and i
1 l was apprenticed to a master who taught me the learned the methods ofsurvival from my family.
guild’s business. 5 After a tragedy l retreated to the wilderness, leav-
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.

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