Life Path Experience and Unique Elements d20

Each Life Path determines your character's Experience and a unique element connected to their past.

Experience is not a skill system, has no numerical value, and grants no bonuses to Checks. If Experience makes it clear that your character can perform an ordinary action, no Check is required. When there is real danger or uncertainty, the normal Check rules apply.

The unique element may be a Talisman, a Companion, or another listed Valuable.

• A Talisman is always Petty and occupies 0 Inventory Slots.
• A Companion occupies no slots in your character's Inventory. Their own Inventory is tracked separately under the Companion rules.
• A Valuable is recorded separately as instructed by the result.

d20	Life Path	Experience	Unique Element	Type
1	Raised in the Saddle	Riding	Horse	Companion
2	Raised Among Clan Warriors	Warrior customs	Warrior clan token	Talisman
3	Hunted with Birds of Prey	Falconry	Hunting bird	Companion
4	Tended Herds	Herding	Alabai	Companion
5	Followed the Trail	Tracking	Hunting trophy	Talisman
6	Gathered Healing Herbs	Steppe plants	Rare herbs	Talisman
7	Trained in Healing	Healing	Pain-relieving powder	Talisman
8	Learned a Master's Craft	A chosen craft	Item bearing a master's mark	Talisman
9	Raised at the Forge	Smithing	Steppe tortoise	Companion
10	Travelled with Caravans	Caravan work	Camel	Companion
11	Knows the Steppe Roads	Steppe routes	Foreign flower	Talisman
12	Guarded Camps	Camp guarding	Small lamp	Talisman
13	Kept Lore in Song	Oral traditions	Harmonica	Talisman
14	Learned to Read and Write	Reading and writing	Ring inscribed in an unknown language	Talisman
15	Carried News Between Communities	Messenger work	Corsac fox	Companion
16	Traded and Bartered Goods	Trading	Purse containing enough money to buy a horse	Valuable
17	Hiding Their Past	Choose an area of Experience	Key to something unknown	Talisman
18	Foundling	Life among strangers	Item found with the character	Talisman
19	Keeper of Clan Memory	Clan memory	Family medallion	Talisman
20	Witnessed the Impossible	Foresight	Inexplicable object	Talisman

Special Results

Rare Herbs

Rare herbs are a Petty Talisman. These herbs can be consumed once to remove 1 Fatigue.

Learned a Master's Craft

The player chooses one craft. Smithing is a separate Life Path.

Hiding Their Past

The player determines one area of the character's Experience and the reason they conceal it.

Foresight

Your character may attempt to foresee the near future. When the outcome has not yet been determined, the Warden rolls the Die of Fate (d6) and describes the sign your character sees.

Foresight does not change the future or guarantee an accurate answer.

Other Notes

• The player determines the specific kind of hunting trophy.
• The origin of the foreign flower is not determined in advance.
• The meaning of the inscription on the ring is unknown to the character at creation.
• What the key opens is not determined in advance.
• The nature and origin of the items granted by the Foundling and Witnessed the Impossible Life Paths may become story hooks.