Tag: background
Sailor (fantasy background)
Posted on December 20, 2024
The Sailor Background is a character Background; It follows their common conventions. This encompasses the operation, maintenance, equipment, and circumstances around boating on the open water. This includes maneuvering in adverse conditions and combat, towing, mooring, anchoring, and steering. This also provides for assessing capability, damage and repair, the use of grease, oil, and other stores to keep a vessel seaworthy. Characters will be familiar with the technology of their setting – sails, ropes, rigging, rudders, engines, etc. and managing stores for vessels and crew. Like many in trade/professions, they possess a vernacular that is specific to it, and often is confusing or just inexplicable to those without familiarity.
It does NOT cover Orienteering/Navigation – this is a distinct skill/activity/set of tools. The background may provide a bonus to such things though, depending on context and frame of reference. Captains and higher rank crew usually have some experience with this.
Common Crew Roles & Activities
Depending on the size of the vessel and crew, roles may be replicated by deck or section (stern or aft, etc.). Ships can have many roles. The base skill for operating on a boat is Deckhand. All others are more specialized.
Activity: Any character can perform in these roles. They rely mostly on coordination and endurance, with some strength. Aside from the noted skills that impact it, characters may become Accomplished in it:
> As per an Accomplished Activity, they gain a bonus.
- Captain: Runs the boat, final decisions
- {First} Mate: Second to captain in all aspects, executes the captains will
- {Second} Mate: Overall third in command and specializes in authority over materials for running the ship and navigating.
- Bosun/Chief: Manages aspects of the exterior maintenance of the ship and deck crew
- Engineer: Manages aspects of fuel, steering and propulsion, more applicable with greater technology.
- Helmsman: Steering, anchoring, and mooring, gauging tides.
- Trimmer: Propulsion, trim/reefing sails, gauging winds.
- Navigation: Planning & plotting travel routes, calculating time and distance, orienteering, map making and reading.
- Steward: Managing small/portable livestock, provisioning sustenance and mundane supplies and meal preparation/cooking; health & safety, cleanliness & waste/garbage + guest service
- Surgeon
- Cook
Equipment & Items
Specifically, this background specifically grants 30m rope, a hammock & hangers, a canvas cover, a water resistant bedroll, and a heavy footlocker (or the equivalents appropriate for the setting & technology level).
Equipment: Each iVerse Setting has a Cost Portion which a character starts with to buy goods with; Also see the "Characters" document for the setting. In addition to general purchasable gear, PC characters are assumed to come from "Middling" circumstances and begin play with equipment (portable Toolkits and/or stationary Work Stations) related to their capabilities granted by Race/Background/Archetype/Cultural experiences.- Typically all characters with Trade/Vocational (Craft/Artisan) Practices will have an appropriate Vocational/Trade/Craft Toolkit or station + setting appropriate sturdy work clothes and safety gear.
- While Backgrounds don’t generally grant a full Trekking Kit, they do grant rudimentary items for traveling: a few days common clothes, shelter, transportation of gear, bedroll/bag, & sitting materials (toiletry, cleaning, utensils, lighting)…
i20™ Background Details
D20/i20 Relevant References
It is assumed you are familiar with the 2014 Background List. Check with your GM to see what is supported in your Setting. > Sailor 5e 2014
i20 REPLACES d20 skill proficiency > Check = skill level + modifiers (Prof. Bonus not used).
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features). > i20 Skill Map
@Character Inception, Characters gain an Attribute Score Increase (ASI) from either their Background's Vocational ASI OR as their Archetype's/Class Pathway ASI. These will be specified as either explicit or chosen from a Attribute Group(s):
BACKGROUND = +1 in BODY and +1 in POWER
Universal Benefit = +1 CP @Character Inception
- Updated Skill Reference: Athletics +2 (Swimming & Climbing +2 as an Accomplished Activity), Operate/Pilot: Boat +2
- Any Foraging at sea gains a +2 and a character can choose a single role as an Accomplished Activity.
iCore™ Background Details
Sage (fantasy background)
Posted on December 20, 2024
The Sage Background is a character Background; It follows their common conventions.
Equipment: Each iVerse Setting has a Cost Portion which a character starts with to buy goods with; Also see the "Characters" document for the setting. In addition to general purchasable gear, PC characters are assumed to come from "Middling" circumstances and begin play with equipment (portable Toolkits and/or stationary Work Stations) related to their capabilities granted by Race/Background/Archetype/Cultural experiences.- Typically all characters with Trade/Vocational (Craft/Artisan) Practices will have an appropriate Vocational/Trade/Craft Toolkit or station + setting appropriate sturdy work clothes and safety gear.
- While Backgrounds don’t generally grant a full Trekking Kit, they do grant rudimentary items for traveling: a few days common clothes, shelter, transportation of gear, bedroll/bag, & sitting materials (toiletry, cleaning, utensils, lighting)…
These types of characters are considered to be a Scholarly Communicator for literacy purposes.
i20™ Background Details
It is assumed you are familiar with the 2014 Background List. Check with your GM to see what is supported in your Setting.
@Character Inception, Characters gain an Attribute Score Increase (ASI) from either their Background's Vocational ASI OR as their Archetype's/Class Pathway ASI. These will be specified as either explicit or chosen from a Attribute Group(s):
BACKGROUND = +1 and +1
Benefit = +1 CP @Character Inception
i20 REPLACES d20 skill proficiency > Check = skill level + modifiers (Prof. Bonus not used).
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features). > i20 Skill Map
- Updated Skill Reference:
iCore™ Background Details
Pirate (fantasy background)
Posted on December 20, 2024
The Pirate Background is a character Background; It follows their common conventions.
Equipment: Each iVerse Setting has a Cost Portion which a character starts with to buy goods with; Also see the "Characters" document for the setting. In addition to general purchasable gear, PC characters are assumed to come from "Middling" circumstances and begin play with equipment (portable Toolkits and/or stationary Work Stations) related to their capabilities granted by Race/Background/Archetype/Cultural experiences.- Typically all characters with Trade/Vocational (Craft/Artisan) Practices will have an appropriate Vocational/Trade/Craft Toolkit or station + setting appropriate sturdy work clothes and safety gear.
- While Backgrounds don’t generally grant a full Trekking Kit, they do grant rudimentary items for traveling: a few days common clothes, shelter, transportation of gear, bedroll/bag, & sitting materials (toiletry, cleaning, utensils, lighting)…
i20™ Background Details
It is assumed you are familiar with the 2014 Background List. Check with your GM to see what is supported in your Setting.
@Character Inception, Characters gain an Attribute Score Increase (ASI) from either their Background's Vocational ASI OR as their Archetype's/Class Pathway ASI. These will be specified as either explicit or chosen from a Attribute Group(s):
BACKGROUND = +1 and +1
Benefit = +1 CP @Character Inception
i20 REPLACES d20 skill proficiency > Check = skill level + modifiers (Prof. Bonus not used).
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features). > i20 Skill Map
- Updated Skill Reference:
iCore™ Background Details
Outlander (fantasy background)
Posted on December 20, 2024
The Outlander Background is a character Background; It follows their common conventions.
Equipment: Each iVerse Setting has a Cost Portion which a character starts with to buy goods with; Also see the "Characters" document for the setting. In addition to general purchasable gear, PC characters are assumed to come from "Middling" circumstances and begin play with equipment (portable Toolkits and/or stationary Work Stations) related to their capabilities granted by Race/Background/Archetype/Cultural experiences.- Typically all characters with Trade/Vocational (Craft/Artisan) Practices will have an appropriate Vocational/Trade/Craft Toolkit or station + setting appropriate sturdy work clothes and safety gear.
- While Backgrounds don’t generally grant a full Trekking Kit, they do grant rudimentary items for traveling: a few days common clothes, shelter, transportation of gear, bedroll/bag, & sitting materials (toiletry, cleaning, utensils, lighting)…
i20™ Background Details
It is assumed you are familiar with the 2014 Background List. Check with your GM to see what is supported in your Setting.
@Character Inception, Characters gain an Attribute Score Increase (ASI) from either their Background's Vocational ASI OR as their Archetype's/Class Pathway ASI. These will be specified as either explicit or chosen from a Attribute Group(s):
BACKGROUND = +1 and +1
Benefit = +1 CP @Character Inception
i20 REPLACES d20 skill proficiency > Check = skill level + modifiers (Prof. Bonus not used).
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features). > i20 Skill Map
- Updated Skill Reference:
iCore™ Background Details
Knight (fantasy background)
Posted on December 20, 2024
The Knight Background is a character Background; It follows their common conventions.
Equipment: Each iVerse Setting has a Cost Portion which a character starts with to buy goods with; Also see the "Characters" document for the setting. In addition to general purchasable gear, PC characters are assumed to come from "Middling" circumstances and begin play with equipment (portable Toolkits and/or stationary Work Stations) related to their capabilities granted by Race/Background/Archetype/Cultural experiences.- Typically all characters with Trade/Vocational (Craft/Artisan) Practices will have an appropriate Vocational/Trade/Craft Toolkit or station + setting appropriate sturdy work clothes and safety gear.
- While Backgrounds don’t generally grant a full Trekking Kit, they do grant rudimentary items for traveling: a few days common clothes, shelter, transportation of gear, bedroll/bag, & sitting materials (toiletry, cleaning, utensils, lighting)…
i20™ Background Details
It is assumed you are familiar with the 2014 Background List. Check with your GM to see what is supported in your Setting.
@Character Inception, Characters gain an Attribute Score Increase (ASI) from either their Background's Vocational ASI OR as their Archetype's/Class Pathway ASI. These will be specified as either explicit or chosen from a Attribute Group(s):
BACKGROUND = +1 and +1
Benefit = +1 CP @Character Inception
i20 REPLACES d20 skill proficiency > Check = skill level + modifiers (Prof. Bonus not used).
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features). > i20 Skill Map
- Updated Skill Reference: