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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yunru" data-source="post: 6701313" data-attributes="member: 6780961">[h=5]Background Features:[/h]Your background's feature can either be made up with your DM or one of the already existing one. Due to a lack of divination talents, I won't be rating the ones you make up.Shelter of the Faithful:Shelter of the Faithful is decent enough:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Those who share your faith respect you, and you can preform the ceremonies of your diety. So... maybe some situational benefits to checks against those of the same faith?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Free" healing and care at established presences of your faith. "Free" as in "you have to pay for any material components needed." Handy, but world dependent.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Those who share your religion will support you at a modest lifestyle. Well not having to pay for living expenses is nice.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Non-hazardous assistance at your temple of residence, provided you're still in good standing. It's a roleplay tool, and as varied and un-rateable as you'd expect.</li> </ul>As such, it recieves a rating of Black. The free rent and board is nice, but everything else is situational at the least.False Identity:Did I mention I LOVE the potential for mayhem this has?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We start of with the sweet ability to be two people. Sure if you look the same you might not pass any deception checks against anyone after you, but you can always bluff them into thinking it's a case of mistaken identity.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Then we move onto the real fun. THE ABILITY TO FORGE OFFICAL DOCUMENTS AND PERSONAL NOTES. Do I need to explain how amazing that is? Sure there are some restrictions: You need to have seen the type of documentation, or the handwriting you're trying to copy, but those can be overcome with stealth or scrying or a variety of other means. And once you've met those conditions? Well imagine if you combine the two: Official documentation signed personally by the ruler of the land. Cue mayhem. Yes, I do think I'm in love with this feature.</li> </ul>Sky Blue. Just, Sky Blue. Unless your not into general mayhem. Then I guess it might drop to Blue.Criminal Contact:I'm going to be honest, I can't rate this one. It's too dependent on cooperation with your DM. Can you use your contact to hire assassins? Get goods off the black-market? It's only limited by your imagination and your DM. Thus it could range from red to gold.By Popular Demand:Free Food and Board. Well, almost free, you have to perform each night to get it, but you get a higher standard of living for it. Also it makes people like you. Could be helpful when you're trying to extract info from people.Rustic Hospitality:Good news, as long as you don't show yourself to be dangerous, the common masses will help hide you, shield you, rest AND recuperate. As long as you don't mind staying among commoners. Although it's pretty situational that you'll need it.Guild Membership:Political power at your back (hopefully) and people who are willing to pay for food, lodgings and funeral costs if neccisary. Shame about the 5GP per month cost.Discovery:There's green, and then there's super green. I mean, this isn't even defined beyond "you found something".Position of Privilege:Want a high social standing? To be popular with the upper class and respected by the lower? 'Cause that's all this does.Retainers:You get three non-combat NPCs that effectively act as your servents. Better if you can get them to craft stuff or otherwise be productive.Wanderer:Oh hey look, free food (for six no less)! Well, scenery willing. Depends on how much your DM tracks things like that. Blue if food and water is a tracked resource in your game.Researcher:Yet another DM dependent feature. Whoo.Ship's Passage:Does your DM run a campaign where there's ship travel? Does your DM expect you to pay for said travel? If so, this is probably... Black. And that's if you need to travel semi-regularly.Bad Reputation:Arr, now ye be talkin'. Free pass on minor crimes, and the wenches!Military Rank:Obviously this is red if your DM doesn't work it into the campaign, but that shouldn't be hard to do so I'm going to go ahead and not give it a green rating.City Secrets:I don't want to rate this one red because in time-dependent scenarioes, it could be extremely helpful, but outside those situations it really is kinda worthless.</blockquote>

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