Dungeons & Dragons 5e Background: Arctic Guide
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Arctic Guide
You are at one with the frozen wilds from the Sea of Moving Ice to the Reghed Glacier. Others look to you to get them safely to where they are going, but also to hunt for and rescue those who have gone missing. You are trained at following tracks, climbing the high ice, and surviving in the frozen wilderness. As the Rime threatens, you are needed even more to find those trapped in the building snows.
Skill Proficiencies Perception, Survival
Tool Proficiencies Your choice of land or water vehicles, navigator's tools.
Equipment backpack, 50 ft. of hemp rope, grappling hook, snowshoes, cold weather clothing, and a thank you letter from someone you rescued
Features
Go to Ground: You have a nose for where people are likely to run to when in danger. You are adept at guessing the paths a panicked individual might take or where they might seek shelter. When in the wilderness you always find a relatively safe place to rest if such a place exists.
Traits
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I like nature more than people. |
| 2 | I want to see what is over the next horizon. |
| 3 | If you say I can’t, I will prove you wrong. |
| 4 | I collect a token to remember each place I have been. |
| 5 | Keeping active keeps me alive. I love getting my hands dirty. |
| 6 | I like to wake up early so I can see the sunrise over a new horizon. |
| 7 | My smile gets bigger the more I think I am in danger. |
| 8 | I love animals. |
Ideal
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reliable: I strive to be the rock everyone else can rely on. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Thrill Seeker: I enjoy pitting myself against the most difficult challenge nature can offer. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Life First: Every life matters. (Good) |
| 4 | Greed: Loved ones will pay anything to save their lost family. (Evil) |
| 5 | Curious: Seeing new things is what really motivates me. (Any) |
| 6 | Independent: I do this job because it takes me far from my family. (Chaotic) |
Bond
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was once rescued from the wild and I want to pay back that debt. |
| 2 | Everyone is worth saving. |
| 3 | Guiding and saving others is just the job I do. |
| 4 | Relying on others is the difference between and death in the artic. I won’t let you down. |
| 5 | I can never forget the ones I didn’t rescue. |
| 6 | I feel closer to my god when in the wild. |
Flaw
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I sometimes take chances I shouldn’t. |
| 2 | I thrive on the adoration of those I save. |
| 3 | I am in it for the rewards offered up by the grateful. |
| 4 | Other’s foolish risks anger me. |
| 5 | There is a particular terrain where something bad once happened and I secretly fear returning to. |
| 6 | If I had to choose between myself and my charge, I choose myself every time. |
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by 3 Armored Kittens · Prodromos v.1.1 - World Anvil 0.9.15.042 © 2017-2024 [en] | Anvil Time: 01:36, Nov 15 2024