Background (Hyrule Supplement)

Campaign Setting: Hyrule

World of Hyrule Astrology Divisions of the known universe Geography Hyrule Akkala Central Province Eldin Faron Gerudo Hebra Lanaryu Necluda Ordona The Forsaken The Depths Termina Holodrum Subrosia Labrynna Drablands Islands of the Great Sea Islands of the Sky Religion Gods of Hyrule, their worship, and how they influence the world History History of the Light World as known by Hyruleans

Player's Guide Character Creation Races Common: deku scrubs, gerudo, gorons, hylians, and zora Uncommon: anouki, kokiri, koroks, rito, skull kids, and tokay Rare: lanayru desert robots, cobbles, kikwis, maiamai, minish, mogma, weapon spirits. Classes Fighter: brute, darknut, spellsword, sword savage, archer, tunic, hatamoto Oathsworn: champion, conqueror, druidic, knight, forsworn Opportunist: assassin, garo, mystic, skirmisher, instrumentalist, picaroon, survivor Hunter: scamp, sellsword, shaman, shifter, slayer, stalker, sylvan Researcher: occultist, technomancer, witch, wizzrobe Sage: earth, fire, forest, light, shadow, spirit, water, wind, discord Scion: dragon, fairy, mask, sword, poe Backgrounds & Languages Feats Spells Equipment Armor Weapons Adventuring Gear Tools and Vehicles Potions and Poisons Mounts and Animals Other Goods and Services Downtime Activities

Dungeon Master's Guide Bestiary This world bears many monsters unique to it Legendary NPCs Figures of myth, history, and happenstance Traps Ruins, dungeons, and temples are littered with various hazards Treasure Marks of Prestige Blessings Epic Boons Artifacts Optional Rules Exotic Races Fragile Weapons Optional Actions Prestige Classes Recovery Hearts Targeted Attacks Adventures Quests, dungeons, and storylines ready for exploration Tables Tables for random generation of dungeons, encounters, treasure, etc.

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Languages

Languages spoken by races and creatures dedicated to the Hyrule setting are rooted firmly in The Legend of Zelda series. If a DM would prefer to use Hyrule content in a more traditional Dungeons & Dragons setting, it's best if the languages listed below are replaced with their listed equivalent.

Language	Other Names	Typical Speakers	Script	Equivalent	d12
Ancient	Ancient Hylian, Sheikah	Gods, sheikah, researchers	Ancient	Celestial	1
Anook	Anouki, Tundran, Yook	Anouki, yeti, ice elementals	Common	Giant or Primordial	2
Blin	Moblin	Moblins and allies of Ganon	Stal	Goblin or Undercommon	3
Common	Hylian	Hylians and their allies	Common	Common
Deku	Sylvan	Deku scrubs, koroks, kokiri, fairies	Ancient	Sylvan	4
Gerudo	—	Gerudo, zuna	Common	Orc	5
Goro	Goron, Terran	Gorons, mogma, earth elementals	Common	Dwarvish or Terran	6
Lizal	Draconic, Lizalfos	Lizalfos, most intelligent reptiles	Stal	Draconic	7
Minish	Picoran	Minish and other diminutive creatures	Common	Gnomish	8
Stal	Poe, Stalfos	Undead, garo	Stal	Abyssal or Infernal	9
Subrosian	Ignan	Subrosians, fire elementals	Subrosian	Ignan	10
Twilit	—	Twili	Ancient	Deep Speech	11
Zoran	Aquan, Auran, Zora	Zora, rito, parella, aquatic creatures	Common	Elvish or Primordial	12
Language	Other Names	Typical Speakers	Script	Equivalent	d12

Backgrounds

Most conventional Dungeons & Dragons backgrounds can fit into Hyrule. Particularly suitable options include Charlatan, Folk Hero, Hermit, Outlander, and Sailor.

Make Your Own Background

Seriously, picking from a list is really lame. What happened to the days when you made up whatever kind of character you wanted? It isn't difficult to make up a bond, a flaw, and an ideal.

Want a Good Story?

Work with your DM to come up with a good, enjoyable background.

Want to Optimize?

Choose two skills; you're proficient in those. Then choose any one tool to be proficient in, and one language to know outside of those provided by your race.

Want Something Fun or Silly?

Roll a d20 two times. That determines your two skill proficiencies from your background, according to the chart below. Re-roll any duplicates.

d20	Skill Proficiency
01	Athletics
02	Acrobatics
03	Sleight of Hand
04	Stealth
05	Arcana
06	History
07	Investigation
08	Nature
09	Religion
10	Animal Handling
11	Insight
12	Medicine
13-14	Perception
15	Survival
16	Deception
17	Intimidation
18	Performance
19-20	Persuasion

Roll a d20 to determine your secondary proficiencies.

d20	Secondary Proficiency
01-02	Roll two languages.
03	Roll two artisan's tools.
04	Roll two musical instruments.
05	Roll two professional tools.
06	Land vehicles and water vehicles.
07-08	Roll a professional tool and roll a language.
09	Roll a professional tool and roll an artisan's tool.
10	Roll a professional tool and roll a musical instrument.
11	Roll a professional tool and flip d2 for a vehicle.
12-13	Roll an artisan's tool and a language.
14	Roll an artisan's tool and a musical instrument.
15	Roll a artisan's tool and flip d2 for a vehicle.
16-17	Roll a musical instrument and a language.
18	Roll a musical instrument and flip d2 for a vehicle.
19-20	Roll a language and flip d2 for a vehicle.

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