Adherent in Tales of the Valiant
TOV
Adherent
You devoted yourself to furthering a singular focus in your
life, be it a faith, belief, or cause. In the service of a god,
priests may have tasked you with daily prayers, holy rites,
and the recitation of sacred scripture. As an adherent of a
secret society, you may have taken part in special initiations,
cryptic ceremonies, or ritualistic sacrifice. Attending to
these exacting procedures has ingrained a sense of duty and
purpose within you which only a few may understand.
Perhaps you are a hopeful inductee into the clergy
of a war god, a recently excommunicated priest of a
fiend-worshipping sect, or a lifelong member of a secret
society in which your “siblings” can be found across the
globe. No matter how you came to adventuring, you carry
the teachings and traditions of your devotion with you every
step of the way.
Skill Proficiences:
Choose two from History, Investigation, Religion, or Persuasion.
Choose two from History, Investigation, Religion, or Persuasion.
Additional Proficiences or Languages:
Gain proficiency with calligrapher’s supplies and one type of tool or instrument of your choice.
Gain proficiency with calligrapher’s supplies and one type of tool or instrument of your choice.
Equipment:
A prayer book or ceremonial dagger, a reliquary (holy symbol), a block of fragrant incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
A prayer book or ceremonial dagger, a reliquary (holy symbol), a block of fragrant incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Talent:
As an adherent, you have devoted yourself to an array of highly specific tasks and teachings known only to your order, each of which commands mental and emotional precision. Choose a talent from the following list to represent this experience: Field Medic, Mental Fortitude, or Ritualist.
As an adherent, you have devoted yourself to an array of highly specific tasks and teachings known only to your order, each of which commands mental and emotional precision. Choose a talent from the following list to represent this experience: Field Medic, Mental Fortitude, or Ritualist.
Adventuring Motivation:
Many adherents do not stray far from the object of their devotion. Those who roam often do so for reasons specific to their order. When you begin your adventures, consider what has tempted—or called—you to step away from the safety of your order into the unknown.
Many adherents do not stray far from the object of their devotion. Those who roam often do so for reasons specific to their order. When you begin your adventures, consider what has tempted—or called—you to step away from the safety of your order into the unknown.
| D8 | ADVENTURING MOTIVATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adventuring lets me test the limits of my devotion. |
| 2 | Adventuring allows me to learn about and report on other religions and orders. |
| 3 | Adventuring allows me to practice more unorthodox methods of worship. |
| 4 | Adventuring is a way to find others sworn to my order. |
| 5 | Adventuring allows me to share my faith with heretics, pagans, and the uninitiated. |
| 6 | Adventuring brings glory and notoriety to my order. |
| 7 | Adventuring furnishes me with the tithe my order deserves. |
| 8 | Adventuring keeps me from being dragged back to the order from which I narrowly escaped. |
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