{"name":"Magic Item Scholar","overview":"You grew up in a city big enough to have some places\r\nwhere magic items are bought and sold or to have libraries\r\nwith books about those subjects.\u00a0You heard tales of many fabled magic items, or read about\r\nthem and took an interest in them. Maybe you worked in\r\none of those places or libraries, or simply passed a lot of\r\ntime there, but eventually you became an expert on magical\r\nitems.\r\n\r\nAre you part of a guild, or of an organization? Are you\r\naffiliated with some rich merchants or consortiums? Are\r\nyou a treasure hunter, ready to face dangers to retrieve\r\nsome ancient magic items? What do you do when you find\r\nan important magic item? Do you sell it? Do you give to\r\nauthorities? Do you take it in personal custody? Are you\r\ndriven by desire for magic power or gold, or by knowledge\u2019s\r\nsake?","skillproficiences":"Arcana","toolproficiences":"Calligrapher\u2019s Supplies or Jeweler\u2019s Tools","lifestyle":"","languages":"One of your choice","equipment":"Two robes, some books about\r\narcane subjects, and a pouch with 25 gp.","features":"[h3]Historic Knowledge[\/h3]\r\nWhen you find a magic item, you can correctly identify that\r\nitem\u2019s story. You can approximately ascertain when and\r\nwhere the item was crafted. Additionally, you know tales\r\nrelated to the item such as curses or lore, either true or\r\nfalse. At the DM\u2019s discretion, you know who crafted it, and\r\nwho were its most famous owners.\r\n\r\n[quote]\r\n[h4]Magic Item Knowledge[\/h4]\r\nThe feature granted by the Magic Items Scholar\r\nbackground should never allow the character to\r\nknow the exact properties of a magic items in\r\ngame terms. A Magic Items Scholar would\r\ninstead know tales about the item, like how they\r\nsaved a major character of the past from certain\r\ndeath or how it was used to save the kingdom\r\nmany years ago.[\/quote]\r\n","suggestedcharacteristics":"Magic items scholars are mainly focused on the tales and\r\nhistory of magic items and how to acquire them.","traits":"d6|Personality Trait\r\n1|When talking, I often give references about ancient\u00a0books and scholars.\r\n2|I\u2019m fond of magic items and I collect them.\r\n3|I try to locate ancient places full of magic items.\r\n4|Even during travel, I usually read books.\r\n5|I cannot resist the urge to discuss ancient magical\u00a0items, even with complete strangers.\r\n6|I like to challenge other's knowledge about magical\u00a0items and their history.","ideal":"d6|Ideal\r\n1|Caretaker. I must prevent magic items falling into the\u00a0hands of evil. (Good)\u00a0\r\n2|Selfishness. I must keep all magic items for myself. I\u00a0am the only one that deserves to have magic items.\u00a0(Evil)\r\n3|Knowledge. Magic items should be kept in academies\u00a0to be studied. (Lawful)\r\n4|Crafter. I want to create as many magic items as\u00a0possible.\r\n5|Learner. Studying the mighty items of the past\u00a0should show us how to not commit the same\u00a0mistakes again. (Neutral)\r\n6|Pride. I will be considered a major character in the\u00a0history of magic.","bond":"d6|Bond\r\n1|My studies are everything to me.\r\n2|I must collect a very powerful magic item from the\u00a0past.\r\n3|I consider myself always in competition with other\u00a0scholars.\r\n4|I know a secret hidden in a magic item and that\u00a0secret could cost my life.\r\n5|I must retrieve and sell magic items to pay an old\u00a0debt of my family.\r\n6|I must become the best magic item scholar in the\u00a0world.","flaw":"d6|Flaw\r\n1|I\u2019m arrogant and consider myself superior to the\u00a0others.\r\n2|I\u2019m going to sacrifice others for just one more magic\u00a0item in my collection.\r\n3|I don\u2019t share my knowledge of magic with others.\r\n4|I prefer books over plain conversations.\r\n5|I only know the world by the books I\u2019ve read.\r\n6|I love the sound of my voice and always talk over\u00a0others.","tabledata":"","tags":"Background","templateId":"24","blockId":"1329039","world":"ce321e87-8541-44a1-9d42-cfcd0ba589c3","folder":"21546","isShared":"on"}