Firefighter

Source: D&D Wiki (SCAR Version)

You were a member of a city fire brigade, always on call, ready to rush out to burning buildings with buckets and pumps. You may have been part of a large, well-equipped team in a large city, or possibly the sole warden of a smaller town. Some fire brigades operated for profit – selling insurance marks – whilst others were funded by the city council or philanthropic groups. You have had experiences facing uncontrolled fires, and dealing with the aftermath of destruction and lost lives.


Consider how this past experience impacts your life as an adventurer. Are you maybe forever antsy that a fire will break out in the town you travel to? The desire of firemen to protect life can also be the seed to motivate greater pursuits. Did you perhaps start adventuring because you wanted to save more lives in other ways? There are also of course ways of evil. It is not unheard of for someone like a firefighter to misuse their authority. Perhaps you have such a lust to save people that you are willing to perpetrate fires yourself!


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): Strength, Constitution, Wisdom
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Athletics, Insight, or Survival
  • Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land)
  • Languages: Two Standard languages of choice.
  • Weapons: Your choice of one between Handaxe, Light Hammer, or Quarterstaff.

  • Background Keepsake: A firefighter's badge denoting which city you serviced, or a small burned item from a home you failed to save (value under 10gp)
  • Background Gold: 10gp.

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.)


Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I'm the first to advance into a dangerous room.
2 I take great care over my presentation: metal apparel polished until it gleams- cloth washed and pressed daily- body well-groomed.
3 I believe I am trustworthy- loyal and accountable.
4 I make sure that the safety of others comes first.
5 I am always alert- often noticing the small details of an environment.
6 I am cautious- always investigating an area before entering it.
7 There's nothing that can't be solved with a crowbar or pickaxe.
8 I can empathize easily with people in difficult situations.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Bravery. I could not have performed my duties without overcoming my natural fear of fire.
2 Profit. I was more interested in selling insurance marks than putting out fires. I always put earning money over helping others.
3 Safety First. If only everyone would heed simple (or not so simple) precautions- there would be less injuries and longer lifespans.
4 Greater Good. The welfare of others is my responsibility.
5 Glory. I got into this business for the flashy uniform and the adoration of those I rescued.
6 Destruction. I think I must have started half of the fires that the brigade put out.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 My own home and family were destroyed in a fire.
2 I consider the rest of my brigade as my brothers and sisters.
3 I saved the life of an important- but loathed- noble.
4 I have a dog who follows me everywhere.
5 Many of my relatives were wanted criminals. I feel a duty to end this pattern.
6 In a drunken stupor- I committed an act of arson. I was not caught- but feel the need to atone for this.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 I'm actually terrified of fire.
2 I hide- with shame- the extensive burn scars on my arms.
3 I often make others uncomfortable with my gallows humor.
4 I easily lose patience when allies are incompetent.
5 I can be clumsy- sometimes fumbling with complicated equipment.
6 I drink heavily to blot out the memories of charred corpses pulled out of rubble.