Life Path d20

A Life Path describes your character's past experience, not a class or current profession. Choose a suitable Life Path or roll d20.

d20	Life Path	Experience	What the Experience Covers
1	Raised in the Saddle	Riding	Handling horses, living and travelling on horseback
2	Raised Among Clan Warriors	Warrior customs	Weapons, training, and the daily life of warriors
3	Hunted with Birds of Prey	Falconry	Birds of prey used in hunting, tracking, and taking game
4	Tended Herds	Herding	Herds, animal behaviour, grazing, and steppe life
5	Followed the Trail	Tracking	Finding and reading tracks, pursuit, and determining the direction of travel
6	Gathered Healing Herbs	Steppe plants	Finding, gathering, and using plants for healing
7	Trained in Healing	Healing	Treating wounds and injuries, caring for the sick and injured
8	Learned a Master's Craft	A chosen craft	Materials, tools, making and repairing things
9	Raised at the Forge	Smithing	Metal, smithing tools, making, appraising, and repairing metal objects
10	Travelled with Caravans	Caravan work	Long journeys, goods, stopping places, and hazards along the way
11	Knows the Steppe Roads	Steppe routes	Routes, landmarks, fords, campsites, and wayfinding
12	Guarded Camps	Camp guarding	Keeping watch, night guard duty, recognising danger, and defending a camp
13	Kept Lore in Song	Oral traditions	Songs, legends, oral history, and preserving knowledge
14	Learned to Read and Write	Reading and writing	Reading, writing, records, and the written tradition
15	Carried News Between Communities	Messenger work	Delivering messages, finding people, roads, and the customs of different communities
16	Traded and Bartered Goods	Trading	Bargaining, barter, appraising goods, and understanding their worth
17	Hiding Their Past	Choose an area of Experience	The player also determines the reason for concealment
18	Foundling	Life among strangers	Unwritten rules, others' attitudes, and finding a place among new people
19	Keeper of Clan Memory	Clan memory	Genealogies, kinship, old obligations, and past events
20	Witnessed the Impossible	Foresight	Signs of the near future; governed by a special rule

Experience and the unique element for each result are listed together in the Life Path Experience and unique elements table.

Notes

• Experience is not a skill system, has no numerical value, and grants no bonuses to Checks.
• For No. 8, the player chooses one craft; smithing is the separate result No. 9.
• No. 14, Learned to Read and Write, is not a prerequisite for using a Book or a Word.
• For No. 17, the player determines one main area of Experience.
• No. 18, the Foundling, uses the special rule for an additional secret Omen.
• For No. 20, the full Foresight rule is given in the linked table.