Character Background

d8 Personality Trait
Amnesiac
1 I like to copy the behaviour of those around me.
You have no memory of who you are or how you got here;
your old life is a complete blank. That hasn't stopped you 2 I constantly ask people if they recognise me.
from trying to move forward though. Maybe you've taken 3 I pretend I know everything that's going on around
this as a fresh start, an opportunity to build something new, me.
or as a great mystery to be solved, to rediscover yourself 4 I forgive easily and never hold grudges.
and find out what happened to make you forget. Either way
you know you have much to figure out. 5 I wonder at the world and excitedly try as many new
Skill Proficiencies: Roll two skills randomly, or choose things as I can.
one Strength or Dexterity skill and one Wisdom or 6 I have an obsession with collecting names and titles.
Charisma skill of your choice
Tool Proficiencies: Roll randomly, or choose one tool d6 Ideal
proficiency of your choice. 1 Redemption. We all make mistakes and deserve
Languages: Roll randomly, or choose one exotic forgiveness, anyone can be redeemed. (Good)
language of your choice.
Equipment: Traveler's clothes, empty scroll case, 10-foot 2 Order. It is vital to know one's place, and to act
pole, one tool of your choice, and a pouch containing 10 gp. accordingly. (Lawful)
3 Excitement. Live your life one day at a time, and do
Feature: Inklings of the Past whatever makes you happy. (Chaotic)
Whether it has to do with your forgotten life or simply 4 Greed. I will do whatever it takes to gain power. (Evil)
trying to make up for lost time, you find yourself to be a
quick learner. Additionally, mercurial bits of information or 5 Excellence. I am defined purely by how capable I am.
recognition occasionally surface in your mind. Perhaps a (Neutral)
name or person seems very familiar or untrustworthy, you 6 Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of
know you should turn left here rather than right, or you're myself. (Any)
quite certain owlbears do not usually hunt in packs as your
companions are insisting. d6 Bond
1 I'd give anything to get my memory back or learn
Awakening Scenario who I was.
The old you ended somewhere, and the new you began. 2 I'll always be loyal to my friends, they ground me and
Roll on the table below to determine the circumstances of make me feel more real.
your awakening, or choose the one that best fits your
character. 3 I desperately want to find a purpose, something to
dedicate my life to.
d8 Scenario
4 I retain one specific memory from my forgotten life,
1 You woke at the entrance to a cave of some sort, and must find out what it means.
bloody and covered in cuts and bruises.
5 I owe my life to the person that found me when I
2 You woke lying in the mud with a sharp pain in your first awoke.
side as a city guard kicked at your ribs and told you
to move along. 6 I swear I will have my revenge on the person that
took advantage of me when I first awoke.
3 You were jolted awake by a shock of lightning and
found yourself lying on a table in an arcane d6 Flaw
laboratory.
1 I compulsively record everything that happens to
4 You woke beside a dusty road and a dead horse, the me, in case I forget again.
sun beating down on you from above.
2 I'm terrified of who I might have been and refuse to
5 You woke in an exquisite bedroom, an anxious acknowledge what's been left behind.
steward hurrying you out of the estate.
3 I overthink everything, anxious about the person I
6 You awoke hanging upside down by your foot, might become.
caught in a trap in the midst of a rainy jungle.
4 I am highly paranoid and distrusting.
7 You woke in a rumbling cart full of prisoners, with
one of them noting that you were 'finally awake'. 5 All I ever talk about is myself and my situation.
8 You don't remember waking, your memory sort of 6 I am overly trusting of anyone who offers me help,
just..... fades in. especially regarding my forgotten life.

Suggested Characteristics Credits

There's no escaping the fact that you're missing a Written by Kai Linder (@Paradoliak). Made in The
significant part of yourself, and this likely shapes who you Homebrewery. Published on Dungeon Masters Guild.
are and who you will become. Your flaws and ideals may be
extreme representations of your feelings about your
circumstances.