You are forgotten. You have no memory of who you are, what you did up until this point, or how you got here; it's all a big blank to you, your old life. That hasn't stopped you from trying to move forward. Maybe you've taken this as a fresh start, an opportunity to build something new, or as a great mystery to be solved, to rediscover yourself and find out what happened to make you forget. Either way it's no simple task, and you know you have much to figure out.
Skill Proficiencies: Roll two skills randomly, or choose one Strength or Dexterity skill and one Wisdom or Charisma skill of your choice.
Tool Proficiencies: Roll randomly, or choose one tool proficiency of your choice.
Languages: Roll randomly, or choose one language of your choice.
Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, an empty scroll case, one tool of your choice, a trinket from your past, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Awakening Scenario
The old you ended somewhere, and the new you came into being. You woke to find yourself in this predicament and whether the circumstances surrounding the occasion matter to you or not, they may well prove important. Roll for a scenario on the table below, or create a different one with your DM.
Awakening Scenarios
| d8 |
Awakening Scenario |
| 1 |
You woke up at the edge of a forest, a badger chewing on your boot. |
| 2 |
You woke up lying in the mud with a sharp pain in your side as a city guard aimed a kick at your ribs and told you to move along. |
| 3 |
You were jolted awake by a shock of lightning and found yourself lying on a table in an arcane laboratory. |
| 4 |
You woke up beside a dusty road and a dead horse, the sun beating down on you from above. |
| 5 |
You woke up in an exquisite bedroom, an anxious steward hurrying you out of the estate. |
| 6 |
You woke up to find yourself hanging upside down by your foot, caught in a snare trap, in the midst of a rainy tangle of jungle. |
| 7 |
You woke up at the entrance to a cave of some sort, bloody and covered in cuts and bruises. |
| 8 |
You don't remember waking up, your memory just sort of... fades in. |
Quirks and Impulses
Although you have no memory, you are not a blank slate. Certain mannerisms and behaviors persist, even though you don't remember their point of origin. If you'd like to flesh out your amnesiac character, select or roll for a quirk from the table below.
Quirks and Impulses
| d4 |
Quirk or Impulse |
| 1 |
Formal Attitude. You speak extremely formally at all times, especially to those you see as superiors. This may have been due to a military or noble background. |
| 2 |
Forgiver. Even when you don't always fully believe it, you have a strong feeling that everyone should be given a second chance. This impulse may steer you right, but you may also develop a deep distrust of it as well. |
| 3 |
Wanderlust. You feel a compulsion to travel, like you used to do it all the time. When in one place for too long, you grow physically restless. Over time, you might choose to curb this instinct. |
| 4 |
Driven to Learn. For some reason you are compelled to the library and colleges of the world. The urge to absorb and learn as much as you can is deeply rooted in you. This may or may not line up with your class, it may help or hinder your path to finding yourself. |
Feature: Inklings of the Past
Whether it has to do with your forgotten life or simply trying to make up for lost time, you find yourself to be adept at picking things up, learning quickly and finding you have a great memory for detail. Additionally, you occasionally have mercurial bits of information or recognition surface in your mind. Perhaps a name or person seems very familiar or untrustworthy, you know you should turn left here rather than right, or you're quite certain owlbears do not usually hunt in packs as your companions are insisting.
Suggested Characteristics
There's no escaping the fact that you're missing a significant part of who you, something you may wish to address, but the immediate concern is who you are now and who you will become.
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