example-rogue.txt

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     :  /    }  G}'   DUNGEONS & DRAGONS   [ PLAYER NAME: Matt                 ]
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  _/          ';/  CHARACTER NAME       \\ [   ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good         ]
 //|    Mimble "Nicks" Timbers           \\[ CLASS: Rogue            LEVEL:  1 ]
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| STR: |  .--------------------------.    _/    \_  |/          \| |/         \|
[   9  ] {        INSPIRATION         }  )   AC   ( | INITIATIVE | |   SPEED   |
[ (-1) ] {   +2   PROFICIENCY BONUS   }  |   15   | |     +4     | |   25 ft   |
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| DEX: |  .--------------------------.    .-----------------------------------.
[  18  ] {       SAVING  THROWS       }  { HIT POINTS:  [**********]   9 /  9  }
[ (+4) ] {   STR -1  .:"":.  +6 INT X }  { TEMP HIT POINTS:                    }
\~:><:~/ | X DEX +6 :\/20\/: +0 WIS   |   '-----------------------------------'
/------\ {   CON +1 :/\``/\: +3 CHA   }  .-------------. .---------------------.
| CON: | {          `._\/_.'          }  |/           \| |/                   \|
[  12  ]  '--------------------------'   |  HIT DICE   | |     DEATH SAVES     |
[ (+1) ]  .--------------------------.   |     1d8     | |  < - - - + - - - >  |
\_\()/_/ {           SKILLS           }  |\           /| |\ death        life /|
/------\ { X Acrobatics      +6 (dex) }  '-------------' '---------------------'
| INT: | | X Animal Handling +2 (wis) |   .-----------------------------------.
[  18  ] |   Arcana          +4 (int) |  {       ATTACKS & SPELLCASTING        }
[ (+4) ] |   Athletics       -1 (str) |  { NAME         BONUS   DAMAGE/TYPE    }
\+/{}\+/ | X Deception       +5 (cha) |  | Dagger       +6      1d4+4 piercing |
/------\ |   History         +4 (int) |  | Shortbow     +6      1d6+4 piercing |
| WIS: | |   Insight         +0 (wis) |  | Rapier       +6      1d8+4 piercing |
[  11  ] |   Intimidation    +3 (cha) |  |                                     |
[ (+0) ] | X Investigation   +6 (int) |  | NAME; TIME RANGE DUR. COMPONENTS    |
\+_/\_+/ |   Medicine        +0 (wis) |  | Minor illusion (illusion cantrip)   |
/------\ |   Nature          +4 (int) |  | INT  1act 30ft  1min SM (fleece)    |
| CHA: | |   Perception      +0 (wis) |  |                                     |
[  16  ] |   Performance     +3 (cha) |  |                                     |
[ (+3) ] |   Persuasion      +3 (cha) |  |                                     |
\"}--{"/ |   Religion        +4 (int) |  |                                     |
/------\ |XX Sleight of Hand +8 (dex) |  |                                     |
| PAS. | |XX Stealth         +8 (dex) |  {                                     }
[ WIS: ] {   Survival        +0 (wis) }  {                                     }
[  10  ] {                            }   '-----------------------------------'
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+-------------------------------------+  [              APPEARANCE             ]
|   OTHER PROFICIENCIES & LANGUAGES   |  [    AGE: 45 (young adult gnome)      ]
| Tools: thieves' tools, Dragonchess  |  [ GENDER: Male                        ]
|   set, playing card set             |  [ HEIGHT: 3'5" (104cm) (Small)        ]
| Weapons: hand crossbow, longsword,  |  [ WEIGHT: 45lb (20kg)                 ]
|   rapier, shortsword, simple        |  [   EYES: Bright gold, gleaming       ]
| Armor: light                        |  [   SKIN: Tan                         ]
| Languages: Common, Gnomish          |  [   HAIR: Auburn, wild + spiky beard  ]
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|                                                                   EQUIPMENT
| Belt pouch:
| * 45 GP
| Thieves' tools
| * Small file
| * Set of lock picks
| * Small metal hand mirror
| * Narrow-bladed scissors
| * Pliers
| Clothing:
| * Dark hooded common clothes (on)
| * Trinket: an old key (on string around neck)
| Weapons & Armor:
| * Quiver
| * Arrow (20)
| * Shortbow
| * Rapier
| * Dagger (2)
| * Leather armor
| Backpack (Burglar's Pack):
| * Ball bearings (1000)
| * String (10ft)
| * Bell
| * Candle (5)
| * Crowbar
| * Hammer
| * Piton (10)
| * Hooded lantern
| * Oil (2 flasks)
| * Rations (5 days)
| * Tinderbox
| * Waterskin
| * Philter of Love
| * Weird arcane padlock 
| * Common pants
| * Weird keys
| * Gold necklace (10gp)
| * Golden gem-encrusted goblet (1) (40gp)
| Strapped to backpack:
| * Hempen rope (50ft)
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|                                                                      SPELLS
| Cantrips:
| * Minor Illusion (IIlusion cantrip)
|   Casting Time: 1 action; Range: 30ft; Duration: 1 minute;
|   Components: S, M (a bit of fleece); 
|   Description:
|   You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the 
|   duration. The illusion also ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this
|   spell again. If you create a sound, its volume can range from a whisper to a
|   scream. It can be your voice, someone else's voice, a lion's roar, a beating
|   of drums, or any other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated 
|   throughout the duration, or you can make discrete sounds at different times 
|   before the spell ends.
|   If you create an image of an object-such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a 
|   small chest---it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't 
|   create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical 
|   interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can 
|   pass through it.
|   If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature 
|   can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence
|   (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the
|   illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature.
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|                                                           FEATURES & TRAITS
| Race (Gnome):
| * Ability Score Increase: +2 INT
| * Darkvision: 60ft
| * Gnome Cunning: Advantage on INT, WIS, and CHA saves against magic.
| Subrace (Forest Gnome):
| * Ability Score Increase: +1 DEX
| * Natural Illusionist. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Intelligence is
|   your spellcasting ability for it.
| * Speak with Small Beasts: Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate
|   simple ideas with Small or smaller beasts.
| Background (Criminal):
| * Criminal Contact: You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as
|   your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages
|   to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know
|   the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can
|   deliver messages for you.
| Class (Rogue):
| * Thieves' Cant: Convey secret messages hidden in normal conversation.
| Level 1:
| * Expertise: double proficiency bonus for sleight of hand and stealth skills
| * Sneak Attack: 1d6 extra damage on attack where you have advantage, or
|   another enemy of creature is within 5 ft (and no disadvantage). (use
|   once/turn).
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|                                                    PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Personality traits:
| * Pickpocket: "I once stole a walking man's trousers"
| * "The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything
|   valuable (or where such things could be hidden)."
| Ideals:
| * Redemption: "There's a spark of good in everyone."
| Bonds:
| * "I owe a debt to a powerful thieves' guild master, and I intend to pay it
|   back"
| Flaws:
| * Kleptomaniac: "I can't fight the urge to steal given the opportunity, even
|   from my friends. As a practiced rogue, 'opportunity' is not hard to come
|   by."
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|                                                                   BACKSTORY
| Childhood (0-25yo):
| * My kleptomania has given me an uncontrollable compulsion to steal random
|   things since I was a child. Back then I even felt compelled to steal things
|   which were useless to me such as junk, clothing, books, excess food.
| * Due to my behaviour, I became an outcast in my home village (a hidden forest
|   gnome grove). I didn't have many friends, but one day I met a young fox cub
|   in the forest.
| * As I grew older my behaviour continued to burden my family and neighbours
|   (I would even compulsively steal from them). Since I couldn't shake the
|   habit so I resolved to distance myself from my loved ones for their sake. I
|   left the village and travelled to a nearby city and tried to make it on my 
|   own.
| * By this time, the fox cub I had met as a child had become a beloved pet and 
|   loyal companion. I named her "Nexivian". Sometimes she even helped me in my
|   undeharnded endeavours---she is naturally sly and has the curious ability to 
|   change the colour of her fur at will, which provides incredible
|   camouflage. She would often retrieve target items while I provided some kind
|   of distraction. However, Nex has always had a different concept of value 
|   compared to my own, and always gets distracted by a possible hunt for food.
| Thieves' Guild (25-45yo):
| * Anyway---back to the story. In the big city, I tried to live honestly but I
|   could not help myself from falling back into my stealing ways. Eventually, I
|   made the mistake of robbing a member of the local thieves' guild. I was 
|   easily captured, and interrogated about my links with rival thieves' guild 
|   factions. Even though I had no such connections, I feared the worst.
| * Once it was clear that I wasn't a threat, the leader of the thieves' guild
|   (a mature, fiery-haired gnome woman named "Red") decided to induct me into 
|   the group. She sensed my potential as a pickpocket, noting that my Forest
|   Gnome traits suited the profession perfectly.
| * The guild's name was "Underim", making its home in the sewer tunnels under 
|   the sprawling city's streets. I came to refer to it, affectionately, as
|   "The Rimbly".
| * I trained under several proficient rogues for many years, developing my
|   sleight of hand, stealth, and deception especially. I even learned to 'hone'
|   my kleptomania somewhat (though not to control it completely). I learned to
|   focus my urges towards targets that would bring me personal gain. The 
|   strength of my compulsions became proportional to my perceived value of the
|   target. This helped me avoid strong urges for stealing useless junk, but
|   high-value targets now cause me uncontrollable cravings for theft.
| * To say that this is troublesome is to vastly understate the problem. I am 
|   compelled to steal, or at least to attempt to steal, even when the chances 
|   of success are vanishing or non-existant, or when the owners of the targets
|   I acquire are my friends or colleagues.
| * In fact, recently, my compulsion caused me to steal a priceless treasure 
|   from Red, the very master who took me in all those years ago. I had stolen
|   from the guild before; they understood my condition, so usually they would 
|   just reclaim whatever I had taken. This time, however, the treasure was 
|   stolen from me before it could be reclaimed.
| * As a result, I owe an un-payable debt to Red. She has given me a chance to
|   find the treasure or some equally valuable replacement, and so I have left
|   the city in search of adventure and the riches that it alone can bring. And
|   that brings us to the beginning of the story.
| Other notes:
| * Gnomes are Lawful Good by nature. I, too, started that way, but after a
|   childhood where abiding by the law was impossible, I gradually drifted to
|   Neutral Good. I still dealt with the guilt associated with my behaviour
|   until, in the lawless environment of The Rimbly, I managed to rationalise it
|   to myself by questioning the foundational societal concept of 'ownership'
|   itself. Needless to say, my alignment is now Chaotic Good as a result. My
|   rejection of the concept of 'ownership' goes both ways: I will 'liberate'
|   possessions from others no faster than I will be generous with my own 
|   trappings, even those which I have recently taken. I will also see no 
|   problem with 'redistributing' items and equipment amongst people as I see 
|   the need.
| * Gnomes hold many names in their own society. I had many myself, though I
|   have forgotten many of them long since leaving my childhood home. At The 
|   Rimbly I embraced the nickname "Nicknack", and now I go by a shorter version
|   ("Nicks"). From my distant childhood I only remember two names: I was called
|   "Mimbly Timbly" by my childhood friends, and "Lusterdust" by my family.
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|                                                                         STORY
| * I awoke after some foreboding but fading dreams inside a small room at the 
|   Yatta tavern. I made quick work of the nearby rooms (except for one ornate 
|   chest---I pocketed the lock but it trembled so I decided to come back later 
|   to see if anything valuable was inside).
| * I tried to recruit a topless half-orc to help me with the chest (meat shield)
|   but he was otherwise occupied with three human girls. I stole some pants and 
|   jewellery from the tavern's occupants downstairs, as they cheered on some 
|   poor elven drunkard guzzling a cauldron of tequila.
| * Outside I met a tiefling druid called Rayvwen, as I snacked on some fruit
|   with Nex. Nex took a liking to the stranger, and I recruited him to
|   investigate the mysterious chest with me.
| * We found the room occupied, but a wizardly-looking fellow soon stormed out.
|   we snuck in and opened the chest, only to find a rabid rabbit inside. It
|   jumped Rayvwen and I failed to calm it down, and then the wizard was back.
|   Rayvwen didn't rat me out, and we convinced him we had just entered the room
|   to investigate a scream. The wizard muttered something hurriedly and left
|   with the rabbit and the chest, but I kept the lock.
| * The next day I was summoned by town guards to meet a Sargeant Frank
|   Exposition who recruited me, Rayvwen, the topless half-orc (Shauthor) and 
|   drunken Elf-wizard (Naboo) on a quest to investigate the recent murder of
|   town Mayor Royam.
| * We began by investigating the mayor's room, which still contained his 
|   corpse. We noticed that the Mayor's mouth was blistered inside, that he 
|   wasn't wearing any rings (but had marks indicating that he usually did), and
|   that it appeared he had scribed a 'H' into the bedpost near his hand, before
|   the writing trailed off. Otherwise, I observed that nearly everything of
|   value had been removed from the room...
| * There was an unsuspicious ornate goblet, but also a serving tray that seemed
|   to indicate that the goblet had been part of a pair. Compelled to keep the 
|   goblet, I waited until the others were distracted and then pocketed it.
|   Rayvwen noticed its pair in the bushes below the window. We were 50ft above 
|   the ground in the tower, but I was able to lower Nex down the wall with my 
|   50ft rope to retrieve it. Shauthor noticed a smell of Fire Genasi Piss, and
|   then I pocketed the goblet's pair too.
| * We proceeded to interrogate the Mayor's widow, what was her name? And then 
|   the treasurer, Alanor, who had been promoted to acting mayor after Royam's 
|   death. The treasurer showed us his valuable signet ring, and I had to try to
|   snatch it after we were finished talking to him. I shook his hand and
|   successfully removed the ring, but I knew he had noticed after I turned to 
|   walk away. As he called the guards I turned around and offered him the ring
|   back, with a cool smile: 'oh, your ring seems to have slipped into my hand'.
|   Lucky for us, he bought it, but unlucky for me, I now have a taste for 
|   rare signet rings...
| * The companions resolved to investigate some trader, a lead from the 
|   treasurer, next. On our way to the docks we pased some town guards extorting 
|   a local bakery. While the others entered the bakery to investigate, I
|   slipped away with my eye on the sack of gold pieces the guards were 
|   flaunting. I trailed them back to the great hall where I waltzed through the
|   doors, only to see them give the money straight to Alanor. Interesting, he 
|   hadn't mentioned a local protection racket during our previous conversation.
| * I followed the soldiers to their barracks and listened into their dorm, but 
|   learned nothing interesting.
| * When I met back up with the companions, they had agreed to barter one of the 
|   Mayor's ornate goblets to the trader in exchange for information. We went 
|   back to the trader's stall, and I reluctantly parted with one of the 
|   goblets full intending on getting it back somehow. Unfortunately, the
|   information did not prove especially helpful. More unfortunately, the
|   trader's companions looked like my kind of people... rogues, or at least
|   thieves, and they left me no opportunity to snatch back the goblet.
| * Oh well, owning the goblet was fun while it lasted, but I will find more 
|   valuable treasures if I hang around these folks long enough, I'm sure of it.
|   I have a good feeling about this.
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