Dungeons & Dragons 5e Background: Endless Soul
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Endless Soul
Skill Proficiencies
Choose two from: Arcana, Deception, Religion, Survival, Nature, Persuasion or Perception
Tool Proficiencies
One type of artisan's tools, thieves' tools, gaming set, musical instrument, or kit
Languages
Two of your choice
Equipment
A small trinket that reminds you of something from long ago, a set of fine clothes, one tool you are proficient with, and a pouch containing 30 gp.
Feature
Past Life. Your character has lived for generations. You've walked the worlds and have a small casting role in many family stories. Perhaps you carved a stool that's been in a bar for generations, or maybe a story includes a person who looks remarkably like you. If a person can pick up on these ties, they are more likely to trust you, even if they don't know that person is you specifically. Furthermore, your learnedness means you know bits of trivia about old locations that may even have been lost to time.
Escape Death. If you die like so many times before you soul will appear outside The Dissolution Gate, however you know the location of a secret portal that will allow your soul to return to the prime material plane. Roll a d6 to determine how many d12's. On each roll if you roll a 6 on the d6 you must roll again and add them together to figure out the d12's. This will determine how many hours it will take to travel to the portal. Once back on the material plane roll a d100 to determine how many mile you are away from your corpse. You may now start to search for a new host for your soul. Any living creature with 4HD or less will work for a new body to take over the body you must make a successful takeover attack using your Intelligence Bonus and the target creatures Intelligence being the target number. If successful you will take over the new body, if you fail you must find a new target as you can only make one attempt per body.
Once in a new body you can return to location of your previous host body to recover your equipment that you had. You are stuck with the limitations of your new body until you can spend two weeks in a special meditation that will allow your soul to transform this new body into a copy of your original form.
note: You will also receive a Death Mark like any soul returning from death.
Why you became a Endless Soul ? roll or choose from the options in the table below
Roll the Dice
| 1 | I made a deal with a outerplaner creature |
| 2 | I received it as a blessing from my Deity |
| 3 | I made a wish |
| 4 | I experimented with long forgotten magics |
| 5 | I found a special magical map |
| 6 | I do not know how I became an Endless Soul |
Suggested Characteristics
You
have
experienced
something
few
living
people
have
yet
to
go
through.
You
might
be
the
type
who
embraces
the
second
chance
and
loves
life,
relishing
every
opportunity
and
letting
nothing
stand
in
your
way.
Or
you
might
be
quiet
and
brooding,
thinking
of
the
revenge
you
seek
for
your
death
or
missing
the
planar
heaven
you
left
behind.
People
who
have
died
often
live
in
one
of
these
extremes,
experiencing
life
to
the
fullest
or
becoming
fixated
on
a
single
goal
that
gives
their
new
life
meaning.
Personality Trait, roll or choose from the options in the table below
Roll the Dice
| 1 | I am desensitized to life, and lack visible emotions. |
| 2 | With nothing to lose, I will live a life of excitement. |
| 3 | I instinctively give orders instead of requests. |
| 4 | I am keeping a list of things I have left to do, it's not very long. |
| 5 | I openly accept death because I know I will be back. |
| 6 | I am used to being alone, not part of a group. |
| 7 | I seek to gain knowledge of this world, I have all the lifetimes I will ever need. |
| 8 | I view life as a curse and wish to end the suffering of others. |
Ideal, roll or choose from the options in the table below
Roll the Dice
| 1 | Inquisitive. I do whatever takes my fancy at that moment, without much thought. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Selflessness. I will come back, so I will give my life, time and time again, for the greater good. (Good) |
| 3 | Justice. I will see justice done; if not for me, then for the common folk. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Power. I can do whatever I want, because who's going to argue with a being who cannot stay dead. (Evil) |
| 5 | Change. The tides of Fate are always changing, and I seek to bend them to my will, however I can. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Coldness. I will do anything I want and show know emotions as they have been stripped from me over my countless lives. (Any) |
Bond, roll or choose from the options in the table below
Roll the Dice
| 1 | A Higher Power granted me my souls ability, and I must follow their will. |
| 2 | Something granted me my souls ability, but I do not know what did! |
| 3 | You have a bond with someone who died long ago and you still protect their descendants. |
| 4 | I keep a record of all things that have happened over my life, a collection that could otherwise be lost to time. |
| 5 | I just want to die. My life's gone on for a very long time and I think my time's finally come... but perhaps a reason to live can change this. |
| 6 | I just don't care I want to see the world. The world is always changing and I never want to miss what happens next. |
Flaw, roll or choose from the options in the table below
Roll the Dice
| 1 | I still suffer nightmares and visions of the moments my life has ended. |
| 2 | In retrospect, I have been a terrible person, not fit for this gift. I can't forgive myself. |
| 3 | I am paranoid about my enemies coming to finish me again. I can't trust anyone. |
| 4 | I am detached from the concept of death, even in regards to others. |
| 5 | I am aimless, and don't devote myself to anything. |
| 6 | If I see any who betrayed me, their blood will spill on my hands. Nothing will stop me. |
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