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HISTORICAL R ESEARCHER FEATURE: I'LL PATCH IT!
The graveyard keeper, Krag, and the captain of the Provided you have carpenter's tools and wood. you can
guard. Eliander, are both experts in local history. You perform repairs on a water vehicle. When you use this
might have arrived in town to conduct research and ability, you restore a number of hit points co the hull of
have made their acquaintance. Eliander grants you a water vehicle equal to 5 x your proficiency modifier. A
access to his personal library and uses his consider- vehicle cannot be patched by you in this way again until
able knowledge of languages to translate documents after it has been pulled ashore and fully repaired.
you find, while Krag works with you to catalog the li-
brary's contents. L I FE AT SEA
Your life at sea and in port has shaped you; you can roll
A RCANE SEEK ER on the following table to determine its impact or choose
The wizard Keledek hired you to help him with a few of an element that best fits your character.
his projects. He was not a kind master, but he paid well
enough. You helped him organize a set of ancient books. d6 Sea's Influence
identify potions. and verify the authenticity of several al- Grand Designs. You are working on plans and sche·
chemical recipes. He has since discharged you from his matics for a new, very fast ship. You must examine
service. Keledek was always cool toward you. but he had as many different kinds of vessels as possible to help
some business dealings with the charismatic merchant ensure the success of your design.
Gellan Primewater. You have dined in Gellan's mansion 2 Solid and Sound. You patched up a war galley and
a few times, and he has mentioned that he sometimes prevented it from sinking. The local navy regards you
needs help identifying some of the odds and ends his as a friend.
crews bling back to port.
3 Favored. You insisted on thicker planking for a mer-
chant vessel's hull, which saved it from sinking when
SAILOR
it smashed against a reef. You have a standing invita·
Countless sailors have walked the streets of Saltmarsh. tion to visit the merchant's distant mansion.
If you select this background, decide whether you are a 4 Master of Armaments. You specialized in designing
local who took to the seafaring life or a foreigner who
and mounting defenses for the navy. You easily recog-
arrived here from a distant port.
nize and determine the quality of such items.
LOCAL SEA D OG 5 Low Places. You have contacts in the smuggling out-
As a sailor native to town, you know plenty of people fits along the coast; you occasionally repair the crimi-
down by the docks. You have friends in the Oweland nals' ships in exchange for coin and favors.
family who can get you access to Eda, a prominent lo- 6 Mysteries of the Deep. You experienced an encounter
cal leader, as needed. You also have friends among the with a possibly divine being while sailing alone. Work
sailing crews and know the best and worst of the busi- with your DM to determine the secret about the deep
nesses that cater to them.
waters of the sea that this entity revealed to you.
TRAVELER FROM AFAR
SUCCESTED CHARACTERISTICS
You are new in town and are unfamiliar to most locals.
You know the ways of the sea, however, and you blend Shipwrights are resourceful carpenters and designers.
in at the docks with ease. You can mingle with foreign They often have a dedicated spol al the local tavern,
crews, learn news from them, and strike up easy friend- since shipwrights are invaluable to coastal communi-
ships. Some of them have contacts with local smugglers, ties. Some travel with naval neels and might serve as of-
and you have heard that there are hidden sea caves ficers if their temperament suils il. Shipwrights have an
outside town where the wizard Keledek trades in ar- affinity for working with their hands and often perform
feats of carpentry that others might deem miraculous.
cane goods.
S HIPWRIGH T SHIPWRIGHT PERSONALITY TRAITS
You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, d8 Personality Trait
patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You I love talking and being heard more than I like to
once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly listen.
saved a town from starvation. You have seen a majestic 2 I'm extremely fond of puzzles.
prow in your dreams that you have not been able to 3 I thrive under pressure.
replicate in wood. Since childhood, you have loved the 4 I love sketching and designing objects, especially
water and have been captivated by the many vessels that boats.
travel on it. 5 I'm not afraid of hard work-in fact, I prefer it.
Skill Proficiencies: History. Perception 6 A pipe, an ale, and the smell of the sea: paradise.
Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter's tools, vehicles (water) 7 I have an endless supply of cautionary tales related to
Equipment: A set of well-loved carpenter's tools. a the sea.
blank book, 1 ounce of ink, an ink pen. a set of travel- 8 I don't mind getting my hands dirty.
er's clothes. and a leathrr pouch with 10 gp

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