Law Bringer (5e Background)
Law Bringer
You are part of an ancient order that bring justice to places that have none, you protect those who are innocent and judge those who are not, you are judge, jury and executioner, you kill those who commit extreme crimes, you bring in those who commit less crimes to be put in your jails.
You prey on those who prey on the weak, you can choose to be honest, corrupt or down right evil depending on how your law bringer sees the world.
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Insight
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land), One type of Game set
Equipment: set of common clothes, badge with Surname and Division on it (ie. Street Division Berks), one game set of your choice, helmet that covers eyes and head, pouch holding 10 gp
Feature: City Protector
You can travel through a city twice as fast as you know all the hidden paths and back alleys through a city.
Suggested Characteristics
As a law bringer you must consider how strict you are about people following the laws. Also, why did you decide to become a law bringer? Was it to help people, have control, or something else?
| d6 | Position |
|---|---|
| 1 | Street Division (patrol cop) |
| 2 | Riot Squad (riot cop) |
| 3 | Black Ops (undercover cop) |
| 4 | Traffic (traffic cop) |
| 5 | Med Division (medic) |
| 6 | Meat Wagon (body removal and cleanup) |
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | You could stare down a hell hound without flinching. |
| 2 | You have a dark sense of humour and laugh even when inappropriate. |
| 3 | I am a person without fear, there is no need for fear and I find it useless. |
| 4 | You never raise your voice or show emotion. |
| 5 | I love the smell of gun fire and the hit of bullets is as pleasing as justice. |
| 6 | I tend to approach conversation with people as though it were an interrogation. |
| 7 | I face criminals face on, even if there is multiple. |
| 8 | If you cannot keep up in a pursuit you are useless. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Justice Any and all crime should be punished by my hand. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Pursuer I hold nothing sacred and I am willing to destroy a church to enact justice. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Dark Judge Life itself is the crime and the punishment is death. (Evil) |
| 4 | Lenient Not every crime is equal and I am willing to let off lesser crimes once. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Anti-hero will do anything even break the law to catch a perp. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Cop This city needs a clean up and I'm the cop to do it. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I grew up in a bad part of town watching my friends turn to crime, I will rid all cities of crime. |
| 2 | A criminal killed my parents and I will get vengeance. |
| 3 | A fellow recruit died because I made a mistake I won’t let it happen again. |
| 4 | A senior officer helped me when I was a recruit I will make him proud. |
| 5 | Criminals are no more than animals that need to be put down. |
| 6 | My parents where law bringers and I will make them proud. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I lost a partner once, I am reluctant to work with others again. |
| 2 | I love what I do and I hate myself for it. |
| 3 | When I was young I earned the mark of a criminal and now work to overcome it. |
| 4 | I am a tad overzealous when dispensing justice. |
| 5 | When I was a recruit wrongly accused a young kid and killed them. |
| 6 | I am willing to take a bribe to not dispense justice. |
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