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2014-11-30, 10:40 AM
Background: Shaman
You live your life as a mediator, diviner, storyteller, healer, and psychopomp. Among your people you serve as a carrier of traditions and conduit of archaic wisdom.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Nature
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Poisoner’s Kit
Equipment: Herbalism kit, Poisoner’s kit, natural ritualistic items, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp
Spirits Specialty
As a shaman, you have learned to revere the spirits. Your lifestyle is characterized by the type of spirits that you interact with and how you channel their power.
d10 - Spirits Specialty
1 - Ancestral
6 - Elemental
2- Fey
7 - Undead
3 - Plant
8 - Astral
4 - Animal
9 - Fiend
5 - Archetypal
10 - Celestial
Feature: Parley with Spirits
Your knowledge of spirits increases your ability to interact with them. If confronted by an intelligent spirit, you can attempt to force a situation with the entity. If successful you make a great display of respect and tradition, and the entity is inclined to be more favorable toward you and your party. Communing gives an opening: an intelligent spirit may give a chance to talk, a friendly spirit may be more helpful, and a hostile spirit may rethink a violent act.
Suggested Characteristics:
Shamanistic practices are usually learned in order to preserve social order and benefit individuals in your society. Many are part of druidic traditions, but all are steeped in reverence of their social order. To more organized religions, shamans are often viewed as lesser or barbaric practitioners of spiritual activity.
d8 Personality Trait
1 - I am slow to trust people that are not members of my social group.
2 - I am deeply reverent of the spiritual world - people and cities are not important in comparison.
3 - The spirit world is a terrible and brutal place, and so am I.
4 - I have faced oppression for my beliefs, and I am reticent to express them.
5 - Tradition is the backbone of any society, and following it gives much benefit.
6 - I believe that the spirits are in control of our fate and we only act out the part.
7 - The spirits have taught me to be tolerant and understanding of all creatures.
8 - Mortal life is less real and important than the world of the spirits.
d6 Ideal
1 - Tradition. The ancient traditions of my ancestors must be honored and upheld. (Lawful)
2 - Wild. Nature abhors a wall. (Chaotic)
3 - Wisdom. The path to power and improvement is through the understanding of ancient wisdom. (Any)
4 - Power. Communion with the spirits can offer the path toward power and domination. (Evil)
5 - Balance. Both the mundane and spiritual world seek balance in all things. (Neutral)
6 - Greater Good. It is my duty to use my abilities to help people and assist the ailing. (Good)
d6 Bond
1 - I must always protect my homeland and my people.
2 - Protection of the spirits and the natural order is paramount.
3 - I sold my soul for greater deeds and power. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
4 - My life is my devotion to my people and their traditions.
5 - I have been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6 - I have been entrusted with a powerful secret, and I must not let it fall into the wrong hands.
d6 Flaw
1 - I find it hard to take worldly matters seriously.
2 - I only value the needs of my tribe and I do not care for other civilizations.
3 - The spirits often interfere with my life and request things of me.
4 - I am in awe of the spirits and am afraid to act against them.
5 - I am flighty and prone to distraction.
6 - I am deeply mistrustful of members of other faiths.
An updated version of this homebrew lies in my signature (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20886261&postcount=285). Let me know if you have any questions!
You live your life as a mediator, diviner, storyteller, healer, and psychopomp. Among your people you serve as a carrier of traditions and conduit of archaic wisdom.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Nature
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Poisoner’s Kit
Equipment: Herbalism kit, Poisoner’s kit, natural ritualistic items, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp
Spirits Specialty
As a shaman, you have learned to revere the spirits. Your lifestyle is characterized by the type of spirits that you interact with and how you channel their power.
d10 - Spirits Specialty
1 - Ancestral
6 - Elemental
2- Fey
7 - Undead
3 - Plant
8 - Astral
4 - Animal
9 - Fiend
5 - Archetypal
10 - Celestial
Feature: Parley with Spirits
Your knowledge of spirits increases your ability to interact with them. If confronted by an intelligent spirit, you can attempt to force a situation with the entity. If successful you make a great display of respect and tradition, and the entity is inclined to be more favorable toward you and your party. Communing gives an opening: an intelligent spirit may give a chance to talk, a friendly spirit may be more helpful, and a hostile spirit may rethink a violent act.
Suggested Characteristics:
Shamanistic practices are usually learned in order to preserve social order and benefit individuals in your society. Many are part of druidic traditions, but all are steeped in reverence of their social order. To more organized religions, shamans are often viewed as lesser or barbaric practitioners of spiritual activity.
d8 Personality Trait
1 - I am slow to trust people that are not members of my social group.
2 - I am deeply reverent of the spiritual world - people and cities are not important in comparison.
3 - The spirit world is a terrible and brutal place, and so am I.
4 - I have faced oppression for my beliefs, and I am reticent to express them.
5 - Tradition is the backbone of any society, and following it gives much benefit.
6 - I believe that the spirits are in control of our fate and we only act out the part.
7 - The spirits have taught me to be tolerant and understanding of all creatures.
8 - Mortal life is less real and important than the world of the spirits.
d6 Ideal
1 - Tradition. The ancient traditions of my ancestors must be honored and upheld. (Lawful)
2 - Wild. Nature abhors a wall. (Chaotic)
3 - Wisdom. The path to power and improvement is through the understanding of ancient wisdom. (Any)
4 - Power. Communion with the spirits can offer the path toward power and domination. (Evil)
5 - Balance. Both the mundane and spiritual world seek balance in all things. (Neutral)
6 - Greater Good. It is my duty to use my abilities to help people and assist the ailing. (Good)
d6 Bond
1 - I must always protect my homeland and my people.
2 - Protection of the spirits and the natural order is paramount.
3 - I sold my soul for greater deeds and power. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
4 - My life is my devotion to my people and their traditions.
5 - I have been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6 - I have been entrusted with a powerful secret, and I must not let it fall into the wrong hands.
d6 Flaw
1 - I find it hard to take worldly matters seriously.
2 - I only value the needs of my tribe and I do not care for other civilizations.
3 - The spirits often interfere with my life and request things of me.
4 - I am in awe of the spirits and am afraid to act against them.
5 - I am flighty and prone to distraction.
6 - I am deeply mistrustful of members of other faiths.
An updated version of this homebrew lies in my signature (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20886261&postcount=285). Let me know if you have any questions!