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"name": "Folk Hero",
"page": 131,
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"source": "PHB",
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"entry": "{@skill Animal Handling}, {@skill Survival}"
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{
"name": "Tool Proficiencies:",
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"entry": "One type of {@filter artisan's tools|items|source=phb|miscellaneous=mundane|type=artisan's tools}, {@filter vehicles (land)|items|source=phb;dmg|miscellaneous=mundane|type=vehicle (land)}"
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"name": "Equipment:",
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"entry": "A set of {@filter artisan's tools|items|source=phb|miscellaneous=mundane|type=artisan's tools} (one of your choice), a {@item shovel|phb}, an {@item iron pot|phb}, a set of {@item common clothes|phb}, and a belt {@item pouch|phb} containing 10 gp"
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"name": "Feature: Rustic Hospitality",
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"Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you fit in among them with ease. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among other commoners, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you."
]
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"name": "Specialty",
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"You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining event that marked you as a hero of the people.",
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"1",
"I stood up to a tyrant's agents."
],
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"2",
"I saved people during a natural disaster."
],
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"3",
"I stood alone against a terrible monster."
],
[
"4",
"I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor."
],
[
"5",
"I led a militia to fight off an invading army."
],
[
"6",
"I broke into a tyrant's castle and stole weapons to arm the people."
],
[
"7",
"I trained the peasantry to use farming implements as weapons against a tyrant's soldiers."
],
[
"8",
"A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it."
],
[
"9",
"A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin."
],
[
"10",
"Recruited into a lord's army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism."
]
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"A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home communities remain very important to them.",
{
"rows": [
[
"1",
"I judge people by their actions, not their words."
],
[
"2",
"If someone is in trouble, I'm always ready to lend help."
],
[
"3",
"When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way."
],
[
"4",
"I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments."
],
[
"5",
"I'm confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others."
],
[
"6",
"Thinking is for other people. I prefer action."
],
[
"7",
"I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter."
],
[
"8",
"I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?"
]
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"1",
"Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)"
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[
"2",
"Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)"
],
[
"3",
"Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)"
],
[
"4",
"Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil)"
],
[
"5",
"Sincerity. There's no good in pretending to be something I'm not. (Neutral)"
],
[
"6",
"Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)"
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"1",
"I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again."
],
[
"2",
"I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land."
],
[
"3",
"A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter."
],
[
"4",
"My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots."
],
[
"5",
"I protect those who cannot protect themselves."
],
[
"6",
"I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny."
]
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"1",
"The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed."
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"2",
"I'm convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure."
],
[
"3",
"The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again."
],
[
"4",
"I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink."
],
[
"5",
"Secretly, I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant lording over the land."
],
[
"6",
"I have trouble trusting in my allies."
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"basicRules": true,
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"equipmentType": "toolArtisan"
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"shovel|phb",
"iron pot|phb",
"common clothes|phb",
{
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"containsValue": 1000
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"anyArtisansTool": 1,
"vehicles (land)": true
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"survival": true,
"animal handling": true
}
]
}