Astrologer (5e Background)

Astronomer

You my friend are one of the few people across the world to dedicate your life to unraveling the mysteries of the universe. What led you to choose this life? Was it a desire to know more or do you just think stars are really cool. Either way you know more about the stars then just about anyone around and that comes with some perks

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: navigators tools

Languages: celestial and one other of your choice

Equipment:A bottle of black ink, a quill, a map of constellations, a set of navigator's tools, a set of traveler's clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Feature: Map of the stars

you have spent most of your life studying the stars and their locations in the night sky, so naturally you are able to tell which way is which as long as you are able to see the stars, you have advantage on finding your way as long as you can see the stars above you

Suggested Characteristics

think about what caused you to start studying the night sky as thorough as you did, were you looking for some long forgotten secret, you could have been lost at sea and had nothing to do but study the stars, or maybe you just thought stars were cool

d8	Personality Trait
1	I find the night sky extremely calming amd find peace under it.
2	I would rather talk about the unknown than common small talk.
3	There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery
4	I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
5	I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries — or I like to boast that I have.
6	I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
7	I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
8	I … speak … slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me.

d6	Ideal
1	<-Knowledge->. <--The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge.--> (<-Neutral>)
2	<-Freedom->. <--Everyone is like an individual star in the night sky--> (<-Chaotic->)
3	<-Unity->. <--The world is like a constellation, everyone is a star connecting to make something greater--> (<-Lawful->)
4	<-Self Improvment->. <--I must work hard to be the brightest star I can be--> (<-Any->)
5	<-Greed->. <--I am like a black hole in the void of space, I continue to take from everything around me so that I become the strongest--> (<-Evil->)
6	<-Nurture->. <--I am like the sun in the sky, I help other grow to their greatest potentials--> (<-Good->)

d6	Bond
1	<--I protect the location of a powerful telescope for fear of what it might reveal.-->
2	<--My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific area of astronomy.-->
3	<--I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.-->
4	<--I witnessed the birth of a star that was prophesized long ago and I must proclaim this to all-->
5	<--I do this for an old sage. I will make his/her dreams come true.-->
6	<--The stars hold the key to a long forgotten magic, I will be the first to find it-->

d6	Flaw
1	<--I get too caught up in the complex that I sometime forget rudimentary knowledge-->
2	<--Sometimes I think that I'm the only one as smart and daring as I am.-->
3	<--Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.-->
4	<--Most people scream and run when they see an aberration. I long to see something from out of this universe.-->
5	<--I sometimes get caught spacing out as I stare at the stars-->
6	<--I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.-->

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