Student of Magic

Source: D&D Wiki (SCAR Version)

You were identified as a potential magic user at a very young age and were taken in as an apprentice. You were taken from your home to be trained either by the Master who found you, or were enrolled in a school for magic users. You seldom to never see your biological family, and were raised and educated surrounded by the trappings of magic. Now, you have set out into the greater world, seeking to use what you have learned. Who taught you, and how do you feel about them? Are you still in contact with your Master(s) or fellow students? What led you from being a student to a life of adventure? Did you graduate? Get Expelled? Or are you still a student, and adventuring is just another assignment?


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, Intelligence, Wisdom
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Arcana, Perception, or Religion
  • Tool Proficiencies: Your choice of one between Alchemist's Supplies, Glassblower's Supplies, or Jeweler's Tools.
  • Languages: Two Standard languages of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: A dependable quill and sheaf of your notes
  • Background Gold: 20gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Magician

If you have the spellcasting class feature you learn 1 additional cantrip from the Wizard class spell list, which now becomes a spell of your class list. If you do not have the spellcasting class feature you gain a +1 to the Arcana skill. At 5th level, you gain a 1st or 2nd level added to your spells known from the Wizard spell list if you have the spellcasting class feature and now becomes a spell on your class spell list, or gain a +2 to the Arcana skill if you don't have the spellcasting class feature, which replaces the +1.


Suggested Characteristics

A student of magic is largely defined by their apprenticeship and training. They have spent most of their life surrounded by magic, and in the presence of more experienced magic users. Magic is central to this person’s life, whether it be merely a means to another goal, or mastering magic is the goal itself.


Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I tend to talk about magic as if everyone understands it and cannot comprehend the ignorance of those who do not.
2 I consider my master to have been a font of wisdom and have a quote from him for almost every situation.
3 My master taught me the value of secrets and I keep them very well and have a few of my own.
4 I have a grand magical theory that I can't wait to tell other people about.
5 I am seldom seen without my nose stuck firmly in a book or scroll.
6 When exposed to some new piece of magic- I can't help but try to figure out what it does and how it works.
7 I am extremely proud of the school I attended, and will boast of it often.
8 I have no patience for ridiculous superstitions about magic.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Magic For Magic's Sake. I seek to study and improve magic, simply for the betterment of magic.
2 Greater Good. Magic should be used to protect and improve the lives of the common people.
3 Power. Through my power, I will conquer and gain victory.
4 Tradition. I will uphold the standards of magic that were taught to me by my master.
5 Independence. I have cast off the shackles of my tutelage and will seek my own path.
6 Spirit. I will make my master proud.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 I often think of the family I left behind when I became an apprentice and I would like to find them some day.
2 I had a romantic relationship with a fellow student and I still love them.
3 I am utterly loyal to my master and everything else comes second.
4 I am hunting the one who is responsible for the end of my apprenticeship.
5 I had a rival all throughout my training and we still compete.
6 I idolize a historical magic user and measure my accomplishments against theirs.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 People who are superstitious about magic are idiots and not worth my time.
2 I look down on anyone who was not properly trained in the magic they wield.
3 If my master calls me- I'll abandon what I'm doing to go to them.
4 I can get so distracted by the mystery and wonder of magic that I can forget I'm supposed to be fighting that other wizard.
5 A scandal prevents me from returning to my place of education and I'm trying to stay ahead of the rumors.
6 I believe that the world would be better off if magic-users ran everything.