Explorer
You’ve made a lifelong study of lost and fallen cultures, visiting their ruins, deciphering their records, and examining their surviving masterworks. Perhaps you studied more as an archeologist, hoping to enrich the scientific community or you are a more rough and tumble one that is in it for the rush, money, and notoriety.
Skill Proficiencies
History and Survival
Languages
One additional language of your choice
Equipment
Cartographer’s Tools, Bullseye Lantern, Map, Map or Scroll Case, Shovel, Tend, Traveler’s Clothes.
Starting Gold
15 GPs
Features
Light on Your Feet
You have triggered a trap or ten and lived to tell the tale. You have advantage on DEX saving throws to avoid non magical traps.
Keen Eye and Mind
You are always looking and analyzing. You have advantage on Investigation checks to uncover traps and advantage on History checks to decipher old texts.
Discovery (1D10)
Every explorer has to start somewhere and build up their credibility. From one find a whole career can open up along with fame and fortune. 1- A stone tablet depicting a mysterious pictogram 2- The bones of a long lost civilization 3- The altar from an ancient religion 4- Mummified remains of someone possibly important 5- Remains of a battlefield from the distant past 6- The opening of an underground structure 7- A hidden room in a dungeon 8- A chest containing the works of a famous author 9- An intricate machine of unknown purpose 10- Tools from an ancient craftsman of some renown
Personality Tables
Personality Traits (1D8)
| Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | If there’s an old map or document you bet I’ll be studying it for hours. |
| 2 | I’m always seeing if something old from a shop has some historical or mysterious value. |
| 3 | If I don’t understand something it bugs me until I go out and figure it out. |
| 4 | If I’m going to do a job it better have a good payout. |
| 5 | If something has historical or religious significance it really needs to be preserved for the learning of everyone. |
| 6 | I really hate reckless expansion, we need to preserve history. |
| 7 | You’ll find me in the deepest, darkest part of any jungle or ruin before you can say, “discovery.” |
| 8 | I can’t stand thieves and tomb robbers, if it isn’t done properly it shouldn’t be done at all. |
Ideals (1D6)
| Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | History. Preserving the past is essential to knowing who we are. (Good) |
| 2 | Rights. Just because someone found something does not mean it belongs to them, it needs to be returned to the proper people. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Reward. First come, first serve. History never remembers second place and I need to pay the bills. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Greed. I'm only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) |
| 5 | Helpful. If there’s a job that I have the skillset for, I’ll do my best as long as it’s fair and reasonable. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Discovery. It pains me that there are secrets lost to history. (Any) |
Bonds (1D6)
| Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Someone took credit for one of my discoveries and I will get them back. |
| 2 | I looked away for one second and someone made off with my find, I don’t ever let down my guard. |
| 3 | I want to be famous, whatever it takes. |
| 4 | Someone I love and respect was an explorer and I want to make them proud. |
| 5 | I do my work for commission, the highest bidder has my full attention. |
| 6 | I feel a deep connection to all that I personally discover and uncover. |
Flaws (1D6)
| Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'll do anything to win fame and renown. |
| 2 | I just see an undiscovered hole or room and I just have to go in. |
| 3 | I triggered a trap and hurt someone, I will continue forward, slooowly and cautiously from now on. |
| 4 | I robbed a tomb and awoke an ancient evil, I fear it is still after me. |
| 5 | I never believed in curses until this pendant latched onto my skin. Now everything looks suspicious. |
| 6 | I can never seem to stay in the same place for long. |