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You've spent your entire life thumbing your nose at the establishment and take pride in your run-ins with the law.
You've spent your entire life thumbing your nose at the establishment and take pride in your run-ins with the law.
You were bullied often as a child, but never quite developed an offensive response.
You were bullied often as a child, but never quite developed an offensive response.
You have a tendency for rash behavior, often disregarding your own safety as you move across the battlefield.
You do not fear the threat of lesser weapons.
You lived a previous life as someone—or something—else.
Your early training grants you knowledge of the arcane.
Growing up in a poor neighborhood or in the unforgiving wilds often forced you to subsist on food and water from doubtful sources.
Growing up in a poor neighborhood or in the unforgiving wilds often forced you to subsist on food and water from doubtful sources.
Your great force of will makes your magic harder to dispel.
Some disagree with your choice to wield a firearm, and their scorn has only hardened your resolve in battle.
You were born into a rich family, perhaps even the nobility, and even though you turned to a life of adventure anyway, you enjoy a one-time benefit to your initial finances—your starting cash increases to 900 gp.
You were born into a rich family, perhaps even the nobility, and even though you turned to a life of adventure, you enjoy a one-time benefit to your initial finances—your starting wealth increases to 900 gp.
You learned to swim right after you learned to walk.
You learned to swim right after you learned to walk.
Your birth was particularly painful and difficult for your mother, who needed potent divine magic to ensure that you survived (your mother may or may not have).
Your birth was particularly painful and difficult for your mother, who needed potent divine magic to ensure that you survived (your mother may or may not have survived).
You were exposed to a potent source of positive energy as a child, perhaps by being born under the right cosmic sign, or maybe because one of your parents was a gifted healer.
You were exposed to a potent source of positive energy as a child, perhaps by being born under the right cosmic sign, or maybe because one of your parents was a gifted healer.