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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 6340705" data-attributes="member: 57112">Yeah, I've been ruminating on this feature and have come to a similar conclusion as others have said. I think there's still potential for some great role-playing and even some great benefits, it requires playing the secret a specific way. For instance, if the first thing you do as a Hermit PC is to share your secret with with your companions, you no longer have a unique background feature. Everyone knows your secret, but the Soldier still gets to pull rank and the Criminal still gets their contact. The alternative is to keep the secret to yourself. Except everyone's going to know that you have a secret, and while hiding might make for some awesome role-playing opportunities with some groups, I can see it leading to friction with others.That said, I played a Keeper apprentice in a Thief-inspired game, where I got to play out a similar archetype, and it was a great deal of fun, even when I was mostly a DM plot device. I can see this being a great Background for a trickster mentor archetype as well. But I really don't see how you get the most out of this feature without having a solid reason for not sharing it with the people you're supposed to be trusting the most.</blockquote>