Farmer

Source: D&D Wiki (SCAR Version)

Just a humble farmer, tending to the land and reaping nature's bounty. With a deep understanding of agriculture, you possess the skills to cultivate crops, care for livestock, and navigate the rural life. But when duty calls, you may put down your tools and embark on an unexpected adventure, wielding a pitchfork or scythe with surprising prowess. The fields may be your home, but the world holds countless secrets to discover. Are you ready to till the soil of destiny and harvest the fruits of adventure?


NOTE: Some backgrounds have options to choose from. Please read carefully. You may not get every proficiency listed below, as some may be a choice between one or the other.

  • Stat Options (choose either +2 in one stat and +1 in another, OR +1 in all three): Constitution, Strength, Wisdom
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Animal Handling, Athletics, or Nature
  • Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land), and your choice of one between Herbalism Kit, Leatherworker's Tools, or Woodworker's Tools.
  • Languages: One Standard language of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: a small cow bell or pouch of crop seeds
  • Background Gold: 5gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Sturdy

Your maximum hit points is increased by half your level. (I.e. You gain a +1 to your max hp every even level.)


Other

Farm

Not every farm is alike; there are a vast range of goods produced by farmers of different sorts, and nearly all farms focus on just one product or a limited group of products.


d6 Specialization

1 Rancher. You raised animals for slaughter most likely for food, but also for leather, furs, and other useful materials.

2 Grazier. You harvested goods produced by animals such as milk, eggs, feathers, or wool.

3 Stockman. You bred animals to sell for work or as pets such as guard dogs, racing horses, and griffons.

4 Peasant. You harvested edible or useful plants such as wheat, corn crops, or apples at an orchard.

5 Forester. You grew trees for ornament or construction such as trees grown for bow staves, boat masts, or buildings.

6 Silk. You raised silk worms or another exotic animal, and harvested their silk.

Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I'm always early to bed and early to rise.
2 I keep my gear and supplies in careful check.
3 I speak with a distinctive drawl or accent common to my class.
4 I always save up as much as I can, spending and consuming only what I must.
5 When work needs doing- I do the work.
6 I keep constant track of the sun- moon- stars- seasons- and weather.
7 I like to sleep in the sun when I can.
8 I'm always chewing on a sprig of grass- a toothpick- tobacco- seeds- or preserved meat.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Fill the Need. There are a lot of hungry mouths in the world- with enough hands the world can feed them all.
2 It's a Living. I do what I'm good at because what I'm good at is good for me.
3 Brutal Practicality. Bury a fish or bury a man- just get the job done.
4 Hard Work. A labor of love is a purpose and meaning.
5 A Simple Way of Life. If it ain't broke- don't fix it!
6 Amusement. Playing a hand in the growth and development of things delights me.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 I want to find that special someone and raise a home full of children.
2 I'll never forget the family farm I grew up on.
3 Some day- I'll be the lord or lady of my own land.
4 I worked for a goat herder for a few years and they taught me everything I know. I strive to be as good-hearted as that person.
5 My child was sent to war and never returned. I must find them!
6 I am out to start a homestead of my own in an unexplored fringe territory.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 I can be lazy and sleepy- sneaking off to take naps when work can wait.
2 I am absurdly isolated- innocent- or pious.
3 I believe in and obey my nation's nobility blindly.
4 I abandoned my home to avoid taxation- conscription- or court and cannot return.
5 I am not used to being wealthy and tend to overindulge.
6 I show off to attractive people too much.