Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you've chosen. Even so, that doesn't stop you. You've left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise—literally or otherwise—as they adventure. This persona might be dramatic or subtle. In a way, though, many characters have such larger than life personalities. Therefore, this background largely focuses on detailing the hero behind the mask.
Faceless Persona A faceless character adventures behind a mask of a public persona. This persona is as natural to them as their hidden, true face, but it disguises their identity. Roll on the Faceless Persona table to determine your persona, or work with the DM to create a persona that's unique to your character and suits the tone of your game.
d10 | Faceless Persona |
1 | A flamboyant spy or brigand |
2 | The incarnation of a nation or people |
3 | A scoundrel with a masked guise |
4 | A vengeful spirit |
5 | The manifestation of a deity or your faith |
6 | One whose beauty is greatly accented using makeup |
7 | An impersonation of another hero |
8 | The embodiment of a school of magic |
9 | A warrior with distinctive armor |
10 | A disguise with animalistic or monstrous characteristics, meant to inspire fear |