Fortune Teller


You are a traveling mystical act, who tells people their fortune for a small fee. You have seen many people, some more desperate for guidance than others, wash up at the pub you were staying in to get advice from you. Over time you yourself have become very faithful in your cards.


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): Charisma, Dexterity, Intelligence
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Investigation, Persuasion, or Sleight of Hand
  • Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit and one Gaming Set of choice.
  • Languages: Two Standard and one Exotic language of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: A tattered set of well-loved Tarot cards
  • Background Gold: 10gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Artist

Your allies can add half your Proficiency Bonus, (rounded down) when they roll a die using Inspiration, or when they use their Renown Die, so long as they are within 20 feet of you, no action required. This does not stack with additional Origin Artist Feats.


Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I tend to only believe what the cards are telling me.
2 Sometimes during conversations I will draw a card just to see what fate tells me.
3 I always compare other people to specific cards because their characteristics match.
4 I tend to over-complicate and over-think everything I do.
5 I draw a card every morning- if that card stands for something bad- I will refuse to do risky tasks. If it stands for something good- I can get very cocky.
6 I have a tendency to dislike people who don't believe in fortune telling.
7 If somebody asks about my cards I will give them an hour long explanation.
8 I can behave very childish if it comes to my cards and readings.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Faith. I always believe the cards no matter if logic suggests otherwise.
2 Honesty. If my reading would suggest a bad outcome- I will be perfectly honest about it.
3 Self-sufficiency. I always tell people not to let my reading influence them too much.
4 Intuition. At the end of every reading- I say that they need to find their own fate- and that I have only given them a direction.
5 Despair. I will always try to make the reading look as bad and traumatizing as possible.
6 Kindness. If the reading came out as a bad sign- I will charge them less- as to not burden them further.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 My cards are very important to me and I protect them above others.
2 I keep a journal where I write down every reading I have ever done. It holds my entire past.
3 I have to keep traveling. I get moody if I stay in the same place for too long.
4 I always keep one particular card in my pocket- so it is never drawn in a reading.
5 I drew a bad omen once for myself or another- and it still haunts me.
6 I gave an important noble a reading that resulted in a decision that changed the lives of many.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 I'm a notorious liar- even if I don't mean to.
2 I never blame the cards for misguiding me and will instead blame the others around me.
3 Sometimes I just sit silently and stare at a single card for multiple hours.
4 Often times I sit alone in a room and talk to my cards.
5 I can become very aggressive if someone questions my readings.
6 I will keep interactions with people my cards have set a bad fate upon to a minimum.