Spellbound Volunteer
Willing Creature for Hire
“I test magic for a living,” is what you tell your parents.
Spellbound Volunteers, sometimes referred to as Targets or Subjects, are “willing creatures” used to test new, dangerous, or unfinished spells, potions, and magic items. Their proficiency in Arcana and Acrobatics come hard-learned from a near constant regiment of mind-altering reagents and reality-bending enchantments used to dodge stray magical blasts, navigate unpredictable magical fields, and record cognizant results.
Background Traits
Spellbound Volunteer Proficiency
Spellbound Volunteers are proficient in the Acrobatics and Arcana skills.
Gaming Enthusiast
You are proficient with two gaming sets.
Residual Effects
You have endured countless magical experiments. Your body gives off a faint shimmer in certain light and at certain angles, a testament to your longevity. Side effects include:
A Faint Glow. You radiate a faint magical aura due to your exposure to potent magic. As a result, you can be detected by a Detect Magic spell or similar effect.
Arcane Synesthesia. You can taste certain spells, smell certain magical effects, and associate the flavor of potions with colors, numbers, or memories.
Tingling Sensations. Years of exposure to potent magic have sensitized you to its aftereffects - subtle fluctuations and distortions of reality that usually go unnoticed. As part of an Intelligence (Investigation) check, you can determine if a 4th level or higher spell has been cast within the past week. If it has, you can spend an hour concentrating to identify that spell. Make an Intelligence (Arcana) check (DC equals 15 + the spell's level). On a success, you identify the spell. On a failure, you only learn the spell's school. If multiple powerful spells have been cast within that time, you can only identify the most recent.
Mild Paranoia. Pick a school of magic. You distrust it.