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Marty: /* Help Desk */

2023-02-10T15:05:48Z

Help Desk

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	\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.
	}}		}}
	==Inconspicuous=={{background		==Inconspicuous==
			{{background
	\|flavor=You spent your early years learning how not to stand out. Whether this was intentional or not is up to you. Too smart at school and got bullied for it, so you learned to stay quiet? Middle child in a large family? Lived in a dangerous area and didn't want to attract gang attention?		\|flavor=You spent your early years learning how not to stand out. Whether this was intentional or not is up to you. Too smart at school and got bullied for it, so you learned to stay quiet? Middle child in a large family? Lived in a dangerous area and didn't want to attract gang attention?
	\|abilityboost=None		\|abilityboost=None

Marty: /* Inconspicuous */

2023-02-10T15:05:32Z

Inconspicuous

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	\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.
	}}		}}
	==Inconspicuous==		==Inconspicuous=={{background
	{{background
	\|flavor=You spent your early years learning how not to stand out. Whether this was intentional or not is up to you. Too smart at school and got bullied for it, so you learned to stay quiet? Middle child in a large family? Lived in a dangerous area and didn't want to attract gang attention?		\|flavor=You spent your early years learning how not to stand out. Whether this was intentional or not is up to you. Too smart at school and got bullied for it, so you learned to stay quiet? Middle child in a large family? Lived in a dangerous area and didn't want to attract gang attention?
	\|abilityboost=None		\|abilityboost=None
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	\|bonusstuff=You don’t stand out in any way from the majority of your kind, but consequently this lets you blend in and use this to your advantage. You gain a +2 untyped bonus on Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth checks when within 2 squares of at least two other members of your species, or species similar enough to you that you can pass yourself off as one of them or they you. If you are successfully disguised as another species, then you count your species as that species for the purposes of this training while disguised. In addition, you gain a +2 untyped bonus on attacks of opportunity made while flanking and +4 damage vs opponents who are either unaware of you or who don't consider you a threat.		\|bonusstuff=You don’t stand out in any way from the majority of your kind, but consequently this lets you blend in and use this to your advantage. You gain a +2 untyped bonus on Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth checks when within 2 squares of at least two other members of your species, or species similar enough to you that you can pass yourself off as one of them or they you. If you are successfully disguised as another species, then you count your species as that species for the purposes of this training while disguised. In addition, you gain a +2 untyped bonus on attacks of opportunity made while flanking and +4 damage vs opponents who are either unaware of you or who don't consider you a threat.
	}}		}}

	==Lore-Keeper==		==Lore-Keeper==
	'''RESTRICTION:''' Proximan only		'''RESTRICTION:''' Proximan only

Marty: /* Religious Devotee */

2023-01-20T17:42:41Z

Religious Devotee

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	\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Priestly Devotion]] as bonus feat.		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Priestly Devotion]] as bonus feat.
	}}		}}


	==Upper Class Upbringing==		==Upper Class Upbringing==

Marty: /* Out in the Wilds */

2023-01-15T16:13:24Z

Out in the Wilds

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	\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Life Sciences] and Survival		\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Life Sciences] and Survival
	\|bonusstuff=You can rest anywhere without penalty, and in any weight of armor. Your skills at wilderness survival have taught you how to rest in nature. You can fabricate makeshift shelters without having to roll any skill check.		\|bonusstuff=You can rest anywhere without penalty, and in any weight of armor. Your skills at wilderness survival have taught you how to rest in nature. You can fabricate makeshift shelters without having to roll any skill check.
			}}

			==Religious Devotee==
			{{background
			\|flavor=You define your past based on your religious endeavors.
			\|abilityboost=Wisdom or Charisma
			\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Culture (Religion's Originating Species)]
			\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Priestly Devotion]] as bonus feat.
	}}		}}


			==Upper Class Upbringing==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=You grew up with a silver spoon in your mouth. Pinky out, you filthy rich person. On the upside, you've got a sweet pad to run away to.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Intelligence or Charisma
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Art], Knowledge [Business], or Knowledge [Culture (Your Species)]
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You a single safe house as if you had the [[Luxury Safe House]] feat. You pay nothing for this safe house and you can use it as much as you want, however you must pre-define its location at character creation. You can take the feat again if you want the full usage of it - you still do not have to pay anything for the specific safe house you gain from this background.
	}}		}}

Marty: /* Inconspicuous */

2023-01-15T16:04:25Z

Inconspicuous

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	\|bonusstuff=You don’t stand out in any way from the majority of your kind, but consequently this lets you blend in and use this to your advantage. You gain a +2 untyped bonus on Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth checks when within 2 squares of at least two other members of your species, or species similar enough to you that you can pass yourself off as one of them or they you. If you are successfully disguised as another species, then you count your species as that species for the purposes of this training while disguised. In addition, you gain a +2 untyped bonus on attacks of opportunity made while flanking and +4 damage vs opponents who are either unaware of you or who don't consider you a threat.		\|bonusstuff=You don’t stand out in any way from the majority of your kind, but consequently this lets you blend in and use this to your advantage. You gain a +2 untyped bonus on Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth checks when within 2 squares of at least two other members of your species, or species similar enough to you that you can pass yourself off as one of them or they you. If you are successfully disguised as another species, then you count your species as that species for the purposes of this training while disguised. In addition, you gain a +2 untyped bonus on attacks of opportunity made while flanking and +4 damage vs opponents who are either unaware of you or who don't consider you a threat.
	}}		}}
			==Lore-Keeper==
			'''RESTRICTION:''' Proximan only
			{{background
			\|flavor=You were raised to be your family's lore-keeper, a sort of historian for your family. You are a rare breed, a member of the only magical talent found naturally among the Proximan people.
			\|abilityboost=Intelligence or Wisdom
			\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Culture (Proximan)] or Knowledge [History (Proximan)]
			\|bonusstuff=Choose a spirit type for Spirit Binds. You are considered bound to that spirit, can manifest its sign, suffer the influence of that spirit, and can use its Automatic Power, but you gain no additional bonuses. If you have the Magic [Spirit Bind] specialization, then whenever you choose a new granted power you can choose from this this spirit or the one you selected with that Specialization (at level 19 you receive both Ultimate Powers).
			}}

	==Magical Family==		==Magical Family==
	{{background		{{background

Marty: /* Military Brat */

2023-01-15T16:04:17Z

Military Brat

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	\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Military Man]] as a bonus feat and retain this feat even if you are not starting out in the military. You cannot lose this feat unless you really, really try.		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Military Man]] as a bonus feat and retain this feat even if you are not starting out in the military. You cannot lose this feat unless you really, really try.
	}}		}}
			==One of the Masses==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=Your past doesn't stand out in any particular way. Your schtick isn't what you know, but rather who you know.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Choose Any
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Choose one aside from Dimensional Induction Skills, Magery, Nanite Control, Psionics
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=Roll two bonus contacts. You gain a bonus contact point at every level.
	}}		}}
			==Out in the Wilds==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=Whether it was years of backpacking with your family, or a prior career as a game warden, mountain steward, or trailkeeper, your past out in the wild has given you useful skills.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Constitution or Wisdom
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Life Sciences] and Survival
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You can rest anywhere without penalty, and in any weight of armor. Your skills at wilderness survival have taught you how to rest in nature. You can fabricate makeshift shelters without having to roll any skill check.
	}}		}}

	~~{{background~~
	~~\|flavor=~~
	~~\|abilityboost=~~
	~~\|bonusskill=~~
	~~\|bonusstuff=~~
	}}

	{{background		{{background

Marty: /* Magical Family */

2023-01-15T15:58:33Z

Magical Family

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	\|bonusstuff=Choose one [[Magic Feats\|Magic Feat]] that you meet the prerequisites for at the end of level 1 character creation. You cannot choose Magery Training, High-Power Magic Training, or Technomage Training.		\|bonusstuff=Choose one [[Magic Feats\|Magic Feat]] that you meet the prerequisites for at the end of level 1 character creation. You cannot choose Magery Training, High-Power Magic Training, or Technomage Training.
	}}		}}
			==Military Brat==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=At least one of your parents was in the military, and boy did that shape your childhood.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Strength or Charisma
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Civics] or Profession [Military]
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Military Man]] as a bonus feat and retain this feat even if you are not starting out in the military. You cannot lose this feat unless you really, really try.
	}}		}}

Marty: /* Magical Family */

2023-01-15T15:55:54Z

Magical Family

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	==Magical Family==		==Magical Family==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=This magic has been passed down the $YourFamily line for generations! Consequently you're trained from a very young age in the finer points of magical lore and the importance of maintaining the proverbial masquerade of non-magicalness.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Intelligence or Wisdom
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Deception or Knowledge [Arcana]
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=Choose one [[Magic Feats\|Magic Feat]] that you meet the prerequisites for at the end of level 1 character creation. You cannot choose Magery Training, High-Power Magic Training, or Technomage Training.
	}}		}}

Marty: /* Help Desk */

2023-01-15T15:48:54Z

Help Desk

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	\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.
	}}		}}
			==Inconspicuous==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=You spent your early years learning how not to stand out. Whether this was intentional or not is up to you. Too smart at school and got bullied for it, so you learned to stay quiet? Middle child in a large family? Lived in a dangerous area and didn't want to attract gang attention?
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=None
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Deception AND Stealth
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You don’t stand out in any way from the majority of your kind, but consequently this lets you blend in and use this to your advantage. You gain a +2 untyped bonus on Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth checks when within 2 squares of at least two other members of your species, or species similar enough to you that you can pass yourself off as one of them or they you. If you are successfully disguised as another species, then you count your species as that species for the purposes of this training while disguised. In addition, you gain a +2 untyped bonus on attacks of opportunity made while flanking and +4 damage vs opponents who are either unaware of you or who don't consider you a threat.
	}}		}}
			==Magical Family==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=

Marty: /* Calengil Shotgunner */

2023-01-15T15:47:46Z

Calengil Shotgunner

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	You reload Calengil shot-weapons one step faster. Standard actions become move actions, move actions become swift actions, swift actions become free actions. When reloading weapons with an internal magazine, this means that you can reload them as a swift action.		You reload Calengil shot-weapons one step faster. Standard actions become move actions, move actions become swift actions, swift actions become free actions. When reloading weapons with an internal magazine, this means that you can reload them as a swift action.
	}}		}}
			==College Educated==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=You went to college. Congratulations, enjoy your diploma. And probably some debt too.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Intelligence or Wisdom
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Any Knowledge skill
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=[[Scholarly]] as a bonus feat
	}}		}}
			==Criminal Past==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=You spent your early life involved in various criminal enterprises, either through familial or non-familial ties.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Choose Any
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Knowledge [Business] or Knowledge [Culture (Your Species)]
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=Roll a bonus contact, this contact always has the Criminal add-on.
	}}		}}
			==Entertainer==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=Maybe you had a band in college. Maybe your school band went all-state. Regardless, you define your younger years by your involvement with the musical arts. Heck, maybe were a stand up comic.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Dexterity or Charisma
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Endurance or Knowledge [Culture (Your Species)]
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Musician]] as a bonus feat and you can use comedy in place of an instrument.
	}}		}}
			==Help Desk==
	{{background		{{background
	\|flavor=		\|flavor=You did your time on the dreaded Tier 1 Support Line. While this is called Help Desk, this could represent any high-volume customer service job. You either learned to roll with the punches and keep yourself going, or you actually learned some tech stuff from it before you rose into a less-stressful job.
	\|abilityboost=		\|abilityboost=Constitution or Intelligence
	\|bonusskill=		\|bonusskill=Endurance or Use Computer
	\|bonusstuff=		\|bonusstuff=You gain [[Gearhead]], [[Shake It Off]], or [[The Gift]] as a bonus feat.
	}}		}}