Backgrounds are passive bonuses characters have. These bonus can be a game mechanic, a buff or simply something for Roleplay (with unknown effects ingame) Backgrounds SKILLS **Name:** **Animal Affinity**\\ **Effect:** +10 taming (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** Animals domestic or otherwise have always trusted you\\ **Name:** **Career Criminal**\\ **Effect:** +10 stealing (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** You have adapted to a life of crime and find it hard to live any other way\\ **Name:** **Chef**\\ **Effect:** +10 cooking (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Chemist**\\ **Effect:** +10 alchemy (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Engineer**\\ **Effect:** +10 tinkering (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Escape Artist**\\ **Effect:** +10 lockpicking (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** They haven't made a prison you couldn't escape\\ **Name:** **Iron Willed**\\ **Effect:** +10 magic resist (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** For whatever reason you naturally repel supernatural energies\\ **Name:** **Keen Eyed**\\ **Effect:** +10 detect hidden (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** For whatever reason you have always been naturally perceptive\\ **Name:** **Light Step**\\ **Effect:** +10 stealth (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** You are practiced at leaving little to no trace behind you\\ **Name:** **Metallurgist**\\ **Effect:** +10 blacksmith (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Nomad**\\ **Effect:** +10 camping (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Physician**\\ **Effect:** +10 apothecary (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Scribe**\\ **Effect:** +10 inscription (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Seamstress**\\ **Effect:** +10 tailoring (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ **Name:** **Woodwright**\\ **Effect:** +10 carpentry (does not count towards cap)\\ **Description:** ---\\ STATS **Name:** **Gifted**\\ **Effect:** +5 int (cap)\\ **Description:** You are naturally brilliant\\ **Name:** **Graceful**\\ **Effect:** +5 dex (cap)\\ **Description:** You move with the grace of a cat\\ **Name:** **Strong**\\ **Effect:** +5 str (cap)\\ **Description:** Either naturally large or surprisingly strong, you never have an issue with pickle jars\\ MISC **Name:** **Blessed**\\ **Effect:** Social interactions with deities tend to go a bit smoother for you\\ **Description:** Your creation was noticed by the powers that be and as such you are allowed some modicum of consideration when dealing with deities\\ **Name:** **Branded**\\ **Effect:** You bear the mark of a certain group or faction\\ **Description:** While the law may look at you with less favor your Markings open up doors and allow you conversations with those that may otherwise avoid interaction\\ **Name:** **Chosen**\\ **Effect:** Unlock Spirit speak \\ **Description:** Your devotion to the faith has attuned your soul\\ **Name:** **Conditioned**\\ **Effect:** Thirst/Hunger levels decrease at half speed\\ **Description:** You have conditioned yourself to go days without food or water\\ **Name:** **Connected**\\ **Effect:** Start with a small collection of gear and 5000 gold\\ **Description:** You have friends in low places that took care of you while you were in jail\\ **Name:** **Cursed**\\ **Effect:** --- \\ **Description:** You give off an unnatural eeriness that tends to upset those around you. While this does you no favors in casual socializing, your ability to intimidate others is second nature\\ **Name:** **Dwarf (short)**\\ **Effect:** +5% Defense chance increase \\ **Description:** Your small size allows you to remain elusive \\ **Name:** **Entitled**\\ **Effect:** +1 Contact \\ **Description:** Your family was quite influential and commanded a large stretch of land. As such you are accustomed to finding others that owe allegiance or have sworn some measure of fealty to your family's name\\ **Name:** **Giant**\\ **Effect:** +20 max HP \\ **Description:** Your enormous size has always made you stand out \\ **Name:** **Haggler**\\ **Effect:** Vendors will offer you a discount on your purchases\\ **Description:** Nothing but the best deals for you\\ **Name:** **Hauntingly Beautiful**\\ **Effect:** --- \\ **Description:** Your stunning looks draws the admiration of those around you. But also the jealousy of envious eyes\\ **Name:** **Lucky**\\ **Effect:** +100 Luck score (permanent)\\ **Description:** Who needs skill when you have luck?\\ **Name:** **Natural Leader**\\ **Effect:** +2 follower slots\\ **Description:** Man nor beast can resist your charm\\ **Name:** **Pain Tolerance**\\ **Effect:** +10 physical resistance (permanent)\\ **Description:** Whether by choice or because of your lifestyle, you have become accustomed to pain\\ **Name:** **Party Animal**\\ **Effect:** Drugs and liquor have no ill effects on you\\ **Description:** PARTYYYYY!!!\\ **Name:** **Pragmatic**\\ **Effect:** Once per scene you may ask the GM for a hint\\ **Description:** My common sense is tingling! Your intuitions seldom lead you astray\\ **Name:** **Scarred**\\ **Effect:** ---\\ **Description:** Dangerous work or a history of violence has left you with many scars. This has translated into a measure of respect from certain crowds and a level of unease from another\\ **Name:** **Strong Back**\\ **Effect:** +75 stone carry limit\\ **Description:** The life of a laborer or the practice of a soldier, you are used to carrying heavy loads long distances.\\ **Name:** **The Old Ways**\\ **Effect:** --- \\ **Description:** When the world reinterpreted the Faith and moved on from old ways you remained loyal. Your faith remains true to the ancient rituals and rites of Osien. Some may look upon your beliefs as barbaric, fanatical, or even paganistic but you know the truths of the faith as they were created\\ **Name:** **Very Ugly**\\ **Effect:** --- \\ **Description:** By birth defect, terrible accident, or disease you are a pity to behold. Your looks may invoke a sense of nausea in some but also may inspire a sense of empathy in others\\ **Name:** **Well Traveled**\\ **Effect:** --- \\ **Description:** You have experienced many lands and cultures\\