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August at 08:33, 22 September 2025

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August: /* Hermit */

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Hermit

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August: /* Entertainer */

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Entertainer

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	=== Entertainer ===		=== Entertainer ===
	Wherever there are people in ~~the civilized reaches of~~ the Realms of Terror, so ~~follows~~ meal and music. The entertainer has made it their purpose to provide ~~both~~ the ~~former and the latter - celebrating~~ for all those around them. Some struggle ~~with this yoke~~, regarding performances as the act of another ~~"self"~~ while feeling nothing in their private moments. Others ~~may~~ assure themselves ~~grandly~~ about their own skill and importance, even when ~~these~~ skills are unremarkable ~~or downright horrendous~~. But so long as ~~they are~~ paid and not ~~shooed~~ out of every last establishment down to the last ~~podunk treacle of society~~, the show ~~goes~~ on.		Wherever there are people among the civilization in the Realms of Terror, so must follow meal and music. The entertainer has made it their point and purpose to provide the latter—celebrating for all those around them. Some struggle, regarding these performances as the act of another “self” while feeling nothing for anything in their private moments. Others assure themselves grandiose about their own skill and importance, even when those skills are all but unremarkable. But so long as an entertainer is paid and not harried out of every last establishment down to the last tavern, the show must go on.
	- 100sp starting silver stipend.		- 100sp starting silver stipend.
	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of performing instrument, a choice of costume hat, and a small bag.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of performing instrument, a choice of costume hat, and a small bag.
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	=== Farmer ===		=== Farmer ===
	~~Through~~ sweat and toil ~~may~~ the farmer ~~provide~~ for themselves, their families and their ~~communities - so~~ long as ~~their~~ master cares to share ~~the~~ harvest. ~~They are hardworking~~ individuals who foster a deep connection to their ~~field~~, whether ~~for merely~~ agriculture or ~~the add of husbandry,~~ cultivars ~~and~~ the ~~many other~~ (often thankless) tasks of ~~the~~ homestead. ~~Usually the~~ transition from farmer into someone of more significance is ~~abrupt - even~~ if chosen ~~for~~ themselves. Many heroes in ~~Outlander~~ worlds and beyond the Misty Border alike were once farmers who grew disenchanted with digging more holes.		It is through sweat and toil that the farmer provides for themselves, their families and their communities—so long as the master cares to share their harvest. Hardworking individuals who foster a deep connection to their land, whether it be solely agriculture, husbandry or cultivars that assembles the (often thankless) tasks of their homestead. The transition from farmer into someone of more significance is often abrupt—even if it is chosen by themselves. Many heroes in Prime Material worlds and beyond the Misty Border alike were once these farmers who grew disenchanted with sowing yet more fields and digging yet more holes.
	- 100sp starting silver stipend.		- 100sp starting silver stipend.
	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of metal tool, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of metal tool, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.
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	=== Fisher ===		=== Fisher ===
	~~Wherever there is water - or in~~ certain environs, semi-permeable ~~mud -~~ there are ~~potentially~~ edible things to be wrested free. To fish is not at all the ~~simple~~ profession it is often ~~characterized~~, encompassing ~~the~~ stoic souls ~~who are~~ able to sense the weather ~~in their brows~~ and fearless divers ~~that pry~~ pearls from the jaws of shellfish. ~~They are masters~~ of patience, feared for this by their ~~quarry inasmuch desirous for it by others - or~~ so they, the fishers, ~~may well~~ attest.		The presence of water—in certain environs, semi-permeable mud—guarantees that there are edible things and creatures to be wrested free. To fish is not at all the profession for simpletons as is so often described, instead encompassing stoic souls able to sense the weather and fearless divers prying pearls from the jaws of shellfish. Masters of patience, they may even be feared for this by their quarry—or so they, the fishers, might attest.
	- 100sp starting silver stipend.		- 100sp starting silver stipend.
	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a fishing set, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a fishing set, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.
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	=== Game Hunter ===		=== Game Hunter ===
	~~The~~ act ~~of hunting is~~ as old as life itself. For the game hunter it may be art, science, even an unconscious compulsion. Some may see ~~this~~ as subsistence, or the pursuit of power and the thrill of the kill. They may be friend, foe, or even component of the Cycle that is Nature, but even the most conscientious game hunter has a look about them that is a narrow eye in search of prey.		Hunting is an act as old as life itself. For the game hunter it may be to them art, science or even an unconscious compulsion. Some may see hunting as subsistence, or the pursuit of power and the thrill of the kill. They may be friend, foe or even component of the Cycle that is Nature, but even the most conscientious game hunter often has a look about them that is a narrow eye forever in search of prey.
	- 100sp starting silver stipend.		- 100sp starting silver stipend.
	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a carving knife, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a carving knife, a bundle of field rations, and a small bag.
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	=== Hermit ===		=== Hermit ===
	~~It may be said that no~~ two people ~~will~~ have the same reason for hermitage in the Realms of Terror. Whether for mere bad luck such as in the case of castaways and lone survivors or something more, the call of self-sufficiency has been given and duly answered. Even if they live only ever a ~~stone's~~ throw from ~~others~~, anyone ~~for~~ keeps their own company and defies integration may become a hermit. Though ~~this~~ solitude is an opportunity for honing the mind, nothing is ever certain beyond the Misty ~~Border, and such a path taken alone~~ may as much lead to madness.		No two people ever have the same reason for hermitage in the Realms of Terror. Whether for mere bad luck such as the case for castaways and lone survivors or something more, the call of self-sufficiency has been given and duly answered. Even should they live only ever a stone’s throw away from society, anyone who keeps their own company and defies integration may become a hermit. Though solitude is an opportunity for honing the mind, nothing is ever certain beyond the Misty Border—it may just as much be used as the wedge which will lead them to madness.
	- 50sp starting silver stipend.		- 50sp starting silver stipend.
	- Acquires a cloth outfit.		- Acquires a cloth outfit.

August at 17:41, 31 May 2025

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August at 17:07, 31 May 2025

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August: /* General Backgrounds in The Domains of Dread */

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General Backgrounds in The Domains of Dread

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	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a censer, incense, a folio stack of papers, and an inkwell.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a censer, incense, a folio stack of papers, and an inkwell.
	- +1 to [[Skills\|Lore]].		- +1 to [[Skills\|Lore]].
	- Acquires innate ability: ''divine icon (Su).'' At rest time the acolyte may choose to pray over or otherwise consecrate an item of their [[Ideoligions\|ideoligion]] or personal faith. They may then brandish this item in combat as a free action, provoking a DC 15 [[Will]] save on a broadcast target. If the target fails, they are ''[[Status Effects\|shaken]]'' for a duration equal to 1 round + 1 round/level. 1/rest.		- Acquires innate ability: ''divine icon (Su).'' At [[Recovery and Rest Cycles\|rest]] time the acolyte may choose to pray over or otherwise consecrate an item of their [[Ideoligions\|ideoligion]] or personal faith. They may then brandish this item in combat as a free action, provoking a DC 15 [[Will]] save on a broadcast target. If the target fails, they are ''[[Status Effects\|shaken]]'' for a duration equal to 1 round + 1 round/level. 1/rest.

	=== Apprentice ===		=== Apprentice ===

August at 13:20, 26 May 2025

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	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a censer, incense, a folio stack of papers, and an inkwell.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a censer, incense, a folio stack of papers, and an inkwell.
	- +1 to [[Skills\|Lore]].		- +1 to [[Skills\|Lore]].
	- Acquires innate ability: ''divine icon (Su).'' At rest time the acolyte may choose to pray over or otherwise consecrate an item of their [[Ideoligions\|ideoligion]] or personal faith. They may then brandish this item in combat as a free action, provoking a DC 15 [[Will]] save on a broadcast target. If the target fails, they are ''[[~~Conditions and~~ Status Effects\|shaken]]'' for a duration equal to 1 round + 1 round/level. 1/rest.		- Acquires innate ability: ''divine icon (Su).'' At rest time the acolyte may choose to pray over or otherwise consecrate an item of their [[Ideoligions\|ideoligion]] or personal faith. They may then brandish this item in combat as a free action, provoking a DC 15 [[Will]] save on a broadcast target. If the target fails, they are ''[[Status Effects\|shaken]]'' for a duration equal to 1 round + 1 round/level. 1/rest.

	=== Apprentice ===		=== Apprentice ===

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	A background does not need to be the sole point of interest in any given character's origin, but should factor in to at least a negligible degree. General backgrounds may be chosen by anyone (except for natives of domains with limited background selection, which are marked in the character creation process), and special backgrounds by characters who fulfill their requirements.		A background does not need to be the sole point of interest in any given character's origin, but should factor in to at least a negligible degree. General backgrounds may be chosen by anyone (except for natives of domains with limited background selection, which are marked in the character creation process), and special backgrounds by characters who fulfill their requirements.

	~~All background abilities unless otherwise indicated are exceptional, not supernatural, in nature.~~

	== General Backgrounds in ''The Domains of Dread'' ==		== General Backgrounds in ''The Domains of Dread'' ==

August at 13:41, 25 May 2025

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August: /* Watch */

2025-04-12T23:27:41Z

Watch

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	- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of metal weapon, a choice of metal helm, and a small bag.		- Acquires a cloth outfit, a choice of metal weapon, a choice of metal helm, and a small bag.
	- +2 to Perception, -1 to Stealth.		- +2 to Perception, -1 to Stealth.
	- Acquires innate ability: ''eye on them.'' A watch always counts as close range for purposes of attempting to undisguise, and do not suffer disadvantages on their ~~Perception~~ check due to environment or weather.		- Acquires innate ability: ''eye on them.'' A watch always counts as close range for purposes of attempting to undisguise, and do not suffer disadvantages on their Intuition check due to environment or weather.

	=== Urchin ===		=== Urchin ===