From Another World
You lived in a developed modern society, where magic is but fantasy. You held employment, paid rent, drove cars, and used the internet. You were a normal human.
You began your adventuring career suddenly and unexpectedly. Perhaps you were transported to a fantasy world. Perhaps your modern mundane world turned out to be more than you expected. How will you use the influences of the modern world in your adventure?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose 1. Instead of Arcana, you may choose Technology.
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose 1.
- Equipment: A cell phone with 1d100 percent of its charge left, a set of modern clothes, a set of house or car keys, a metal or plastic water bottle, a wallet containing $50.
Former Employment
Your past life has provided you with some proficiencies and equipments from your former employment. You gain these in addition to the proficiencies and equipment from this background.
Feature: Modern Technology
As someone from a modern (and nonmagical) society, you are woefully incompetent when it comes to the mechanisms of magic. However, you may be familiar with the intricacies of modern technology: how to hotwire a car, how to assemble a computer, how to make chemicals like thermite. In lieu of Arcana, you can choose the Intelligence (Technology) skill.
| d6 | Inciting Incident |
|---|---|
| 1 | You fell asleep or died in your world and somehow woke up here. |
| 2 | You fell through a hole or portal, landing here. |
| 3 | You met a strange individual in your world, who transported you here. |
| 4 | You found a strange artifact in your world, which transported you here. |
| 5 | The world broke; your world became this strange new place, filled with danger and fantasy. |
| 6 | Your mind broke; your delusions turn your mundane world into this place of danger and fantasy. |
| d8 | Employment | Proficiencies | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student | Choose 1 skill proficiency and 1 tool proficiency | A backpack with 2d4 books or notebooks, a ball point pen, 1 day's worth of rations |
| 2 | Engineer | Technology, Tinker's Tools | A multitool with a pocket knife, pliers, and a screw driver |
| 3 | Laborer | Athletics, Choose 1 from Smith's Tools, Woodcarver's Tools, Carpenter's Tools, and Mason's Tools | A hard hat, a pair of steel toed boots, a piece of work equipment that can be used as a simple weapon |
| 4 | Medical | Medicine, Healer's Kit | A bottle with 4d10 painkillers |
| 5 | Business | Deception, Chooose 1 instrument or a Disguise Kit |
A laptop with 1d100 percent of its charge left, a laptop bag |
| 6 | Criminal | Sleight of Hand, Thieves' Tools | Thieves' tools, a crowbar |
| 7 | Enforcer | Investigation, Choose 1 gaming set proficiency | A pistol with 1d10 bullets, body armor (studded leather) |
| 8 | Service | Persuasion, Choose 1 artisan's tools proficiency | A set of artisan's tools |
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I always want to know how this world differs from mine. |
| 2 | I enjoy the looks of awe when I reveal my otherworldly origin. |
| 3 | I'm full of quips and proverbs from my old world. |
| 4 | I am confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others. |
| 5 | I connect everything that happens to me to a grand cosmic plan. |
| 6 | I take great pains to blend in with the fashions of this world. |
| 7 | I'm always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them. |
| 8 | My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heroism. The knowledge and goods I bring from my world could save this one. (Good) |
| 2 | Community. This is my new home now, and I must work with the people here to thrive. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Rebel. As someone from another world, the laws of this world have no power over me. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. If I can obtain this world's power, I will be unstoppable. (Evil) |
| 5 | Observer. This world is its own ecosystem, and should remain free of any contaminants from my old world. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Second Chance. I must take advantage of this new world to be the best I can be. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have loved ones in my old world. One day, I hope to see them again. |
| 2 | My belongings from the old world are the last reminders I have of home, and I will protect them with my last breath. |
| 3 | I pursue this world's secrets in order to find a way back home. |
| 4 | My old world was an awful place; instead, I will protect this new one, and the wonders it holds. |
| 5 | I will return to my old world with power, gold, and glory, proving all the haters wrong. |
| 6 | I strive to bring the wonders of modern technology to this world. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think of those not from my world as backwards savages undeserving of my respect. |
| 2 | I'm easily tempted by the smallest of wonders in this shining new world. |
| 3 | I can trust nobody, and will do anything and use anyone to achieve my goals. |
| 4 | I am a coward to the highest degree; life in my old world was nowhere near this dangerous. |
| 5 | I have no understanding or care for local etiquette, and happily commit social taboos. |
| 6 | I don't trust my own senses: what if this is all just a dream or delusion? |
Cell Phone
Technological Item
A cell phone can be used in a variety of ways. A cell phone consumes 1 percent of its battery every minute it is in use.
- Torch: The phone provides bright light in a 10-foot cone and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
- Clock: The phone tracks time and can be set to ring at specific times.
- Recorder: The phone can be used to record and replay sounds or conversations.
- Audio Player: The phone can play songs or other audio files saved in it.
- ... and many more!
Painkillers
Technological Item
Painkillers can be taken in order to dull pain. Each pill provides 1d6 temporary hit points when consumed, which come into effect 10 minutes after taking the pill. You can take a number of pills equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum 1) at a single time. If you take more pills, you become poisoned and do not gain temporary hit points from the additional pills. If you take a number of pills that exceeds your Constitution Score, you die.
For example, a character with a +3 Constitution modifier can take 3 pills at once, gaining 3d6 temporary hit points.
Art by Valentin Rekunenko
