Dungeons & Dragons 5e Background: Dracolyte
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Dracolyte
Skill Proficiencies Choose two from among Insight, Intimidation and Survival
Languages Draconic
Equipment Set of traveler's clothes, a keepsake from a dragon's nest, 50 feet of hempen rope, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
Features
Dragon Tongue
You've spent time in the company of dragons. Whenever you make a Charisma check when interacting with dragons, your proficiency bonus is doubled if it applies to the check.Suggested Characteristics
Only a few non dragons are welcome in a dragon’s nest. The Dracolytes are the most dedicated of these rare individuals and as such are shaped by their experience.
Traits
| d8 | Personality Trait | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I always act with caution after growing up around a dragon. | |
| 2 | My beliefs are the same as the dragon I grew up alongside. If they conflict with others, I always side with my upbringing. | |
| 3 | Unless I need to speak, I keep quiet while around others. | |
| 4 | Serving my dragon family is the only thing I truly care about. | |
| 5 | I'm eager to find a new dragon to serve and move on with the next stage of my life. | |
| 6 | I will never forget being rescued from death by a dragon. | |
| 7 | I have a deep viceral hatred for dragons but do what I must. | |
| 8 | I have a hundred stories about living alongside a dragon. |
Ideal
| d6 | Ideal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generous. If I can help someone in danger, I will. Just like the dragon who saved me from certain doom. | |
| 2 | Greed. I'm only in it to help fill a dragon's vault with magical treasures, gems and gold. | |
| 3 | Devotion. I must prove my worth and devotion to a dragon so that I may be allowed to return to their nest. | |
| 4 | Tradition. Living at my dragon's nest was the best time of my life and I want things to be kept as close to that as possible . | |
| 5 | Seeker. I spend my days searching for and studying about the origin of dragons and their extraordinary power. | |
| 6 | Nature. I must do what I can to protect dragonkind from those who would do it harm. |
Bond
| d6 | Bond | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My dragon's nest and its family mean everything to me. I would do anything in my power to help them. | |
| 2 | I am the last living member of a dragon's nest and I cannot let their deaths go unavenged . | |
| 3 | I left my family behind when I became a Dracolyte. I miss them a lot. | |
| 4 | I have sworn revenge on the dragon nest who unjustly banished me. | |
| 5 | I am trying to make amends for losing a dragon's egg. | |
| 6 | I wish to force a mighty dragon to serve my will like I served them in the past. |
Flaw
| d6 | Flaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I take pleasure in punishing those who oppose me or question my upbringing. | |
| 2 | I would rather serve an evil dragon than serve no one. | |
| 3 | I always do as I'm told, even though sometimes I don't think that I should. | |
| 4 | I have begun hoarding treasure like a dragon. | |
| 5 | I secretly fear dragons and can only serve them while drunk. | |
| 6 | Years of living in the company of dragons has made it a struggle when interacting in social interactions with others. |
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