Dungeons & Dragons 5e Background: Eldritch Sleuth
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Eldritch Sleuth
Skill Proficiencies Choose two from among Insight, Investigation, or Perception
Tool Proficiencies Disguise Kit
Languages One of your choice
Equipment Set of traveler's clothes, disguise kit, 5 candles, diary, bottle of ink, ink pen and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
Features
Unravel Mystery
Thanks to your understanding of eldritch cults, you can pass yourself off as a devout follower. With the aid of your disguise kit, and at the DM’s discretion, you can infiltrate a community with ties to the Null and other eldritch beings to gain information. After 48 hours, you begin to become known and must vacate the cult, or join it, to avoid the communities' wrath.Suggested Characteristics
Eldritch Sleuths are highly observant individuals dedicated to unmasking eldritch horrors. Their past experiences shape how they investigate and to what lengths they will go to for their work.
Traits
| d8 | Personality Trait | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It is difficult for me to trust others. Those who appear to mean well may have been influenced by an eldritch being. | |
| 2 | I envy those who have no knowledge of the void and can experience the sweet bliss of ignorance. | |
| 3 | My previous experiences have left me unbearably awkward in social situations. | |
| 4 | I can't help but empathize with those I meet who have faced eldritch horrors. | |
| 5 | I focus intently on my work, resulting in terrible self awareness. | |
| 6 | I tell anyone who will listen about my prior experiences with the Null. | |
| 7 | I've filled my journal with personal accounts of my dreams, which I record in a feverish state. | |
| 8 | I am haunted by nightmares of previous investigations. |
Ideal
| d6 | Ideal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kindness. I'll help those suffering whenever I can. | |
| 2 | Discovery. Learning eldritch secrets is the only way we can protect ourselves from the void. | |
| 3 | Change. A specific Null must be helped to usher in a new era, and to punish the gods who failed us. | |
| 4 | Revenge. Those who seek to open the way for the Null must pay for their crimes. | |
| 5 | Aspiration. My dreams call me toward a higher purpose and nothing will keep me from it. | |
| 6 | Faction. I wish to join or create a faction to help uncover secrets of the void. |
Bond
| d6 | Bond | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I lost my village to an eldritch catastrophe and now devote myself to prevent others from facing this horror. | |
| 2 | I know someone affected by an eldritch cult. I owe it to them to uncover the truth. | |
| 3 | An otherworldly sigil has marked my body. I must unravel the mystery. | |
| 4 | I cling to companionship to prevent myself from falling into madness. | |
| 5 | I would give my life to prevent the Null from gaining a foothold on Erenel. | |
| 6 | I seek to obtain eldritch power for myself. |
Flaw
| d6 | Flaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I regret not taking advantage of eldritch power that was once before me. | |
| 2 | I believe my theories are always on the right track. | |
| 3 | I am easily distracted at the promise of new information. | |
| 4 | I have trouble trusting anyone but myself. There is no telling who could be a cultist. | |
| 5 | I may have done something horrible that I can't remember. | |
| 6 | I drink heavily as a sleep aid. |
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