Rural Eccentric

Source: Better Backgrounds by Hyperdrift

You are the laughing stock of the town, and you wouldn't have it any other way. Why take things seriously when you act like nothing matters? Sure, you live off the scraps and occasional generosity of others, but there are advantages to being a full-time layabout. No boss. No schedule. No expectations.


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): Dexterity, Constitution, Charisma
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Acrobatics, Performance, Persuasion
  • Tool Proficiencies: Thieves' Tools and one Gaming Set of choice.
  • Languages: One Standard language of choice.
  • Weapons: Your choice of one between Dagger, Light Hammer, or Sling.

  • Background Keepsake: A wooden pint (empty, leaks a little)
  • Background Gold: 5gp.

Origin Trait

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.

d6 Personality Trait
1 If something needs saying- and hasn't been said yet- and everybody is wincing and waiting for it- that's my cue.
2 My sense of timing is impeccable. Always.
3 Nobody feeds a sad beggar. A smile softens the hardest hearts.
4 Life is too short for hygiene.
5 A jest looks best on the one best-dressed. I always target rich folk for harassment.
6 I am a tool of the gods. I exist to test the charitableness of souls. (Spare a copper?)

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Laziness. Never work unless threatened with jail time.
2 Creativity. Never tell the same story twice. (Just change the story.)
3 Equality. No one is so rich they can afford to be poor in humor.
4 Avoidance. Why cry when you can laugh?
5 Spontaneity. Never miss a chance to say something you'll regret.
6 Brutal Honesty. Only a beggar can afford to tell the truth.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 Those who don't offer me coins will rue the day their ears start working.
2 I share my beggings with other beggars.
3 An awkward silence is a chance wasted.
4 A brutal impersonation is the only proper way to introduce any person or rehearse any saying of importance.
5 Those who are generous with me escape the whip of my wit for precisely one hour.
6 I am too poor to afford anyone's honor.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 I'm ornery in the morning. And most other times.
2 Deep inside- I wish I was smarter- more accomplished and hard-working. My own shame stopped me from changing for the better.
3 Hidden beneath my jokes is the real pain of existence.
4 I cared once. Never again.
5 I make friends as easily as I lose them when things get tough.
6 They say I don't know when to quit with the jokes. And they're right.