Folk Hero
Skill Proficiencies Animal Handling, Survival
Tool Proficiencies One type of artisan's tools, vehicles
(land)
Equipment A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a wallet containing B100,000.
Feature: RUSTIC HOSPITALITY
Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you fit in among them with ease. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among other commoners, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the marines or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you.
SPECIALTY
You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set
you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining event that marked you as a hero of the people.
SPECIALTY TABLE
d10 Defining Event 1 I stood up to a tyrannical noble. | saved people during a natural disaster. | stood alone against a rampaging Sea King. | stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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| broke into a marine base and stole weapons to arm the people.
7 I trained the village peasants to stand up against thieving mountain bandits.
8 Aworld noble returned a slave to their village after | led a protest against them.
- defended a group of fishmen, mink, or merfolk from persecution by a marine ship.
10 Recruited into a nation's military, | rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home communities remain very important to them.
FOLK HERO PERSONALITY TRAITS
d6 Personality Trait
- judge people by their actions, not their words.
2 If someone is in trouble, I'm always ready to lend help.
3 When | set my mind to something, | follow through no matter what gets in my way.
- have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments.
5 I'm confident in my own abilities and do what | can to instill confidence in others.
6 Thinking is for other people. | prefer action.
FOLK HERO IDEALS
d6 Ideal
1 Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)
Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
Might. If | become strong, I can take what | want—what | deserve. (Evil)
Sincerity. There's no good in pretending to be something I'm not. (Neutral)
Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)
FOLK HERO BONDS
have a family, but | have no idea where they are. One day, | hope to see them again.
worked the land, | love the land, and | will protect the land.
3 A proud world noble once gave me a horrible beating, and | will take my revenge on any bully | encounter.
4 My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that | will never forget my roots.
protect those who cannot protect themselves.
wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny.
FOLK HERO FLAWS
dé Flaw
My pas selfless actions have placed a large bounty on my head, which might burden my allies.
I'm convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
The people who knew me when | was young know my shameful secret, so | can never go home again.
- have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
Secretly, | believe that things would be better if | were a tyrant lording over the land.
| have trouble trusting in my allies.