Monastic Initiate

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom

Feat: Lucky (see chapter 5)

Skill Proficiencies: Perception and Stealth

Tool Proficiency: Leatherworker’s Tools

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Leatherworker’s Tools, Book (meditations), Holy Symbol, Sack, Robe, 12 GP; or (B) 50 GP

You were raised or accepted into a secluded monastic community where discipline and self-sufficiency shaped every part of life. Your days were structured around meditation, physical exercise, quiet labor, and repeated drills meant to sharpen attention until awareness became instinct.

Your order taught that fortune favors the prepared spirit. A loose strap noticed before the march, a breath taken before panic, one silent step placed where a branch does not break—these small acts can look like luck to others. To you, they are the result of patience, training, and the habit of meeting the world with open senses.

Life in the monastery also demanded practical care. Robes, belts, sandals, wraps, and simple protective gear had to be maintained by the hands that used them. You learned leatherworking through repair more than ornament: stitching torn straps, reinforcing worn bindings, softening stiff hide, and making useful things last longer than chance alone would allow.