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Soldier
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Soldier is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around war and masterful combat. Lae'zel, Jaheira, and the hireling Varanna Sunblossom have this background.
Background features[edit | edit source]
- Athletics Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Strength (Athletics) Ability Checks.
- Intimidation Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Charisma (Intimidation) Ability Checks.
Background goals[edit | edit source]
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward Inspiration. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.
Location | XP Reward | Name | Description |
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General | |||
Anywhere | 25 | One For The Ages | Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies.
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25 | Pentacrush | Kill 5 enemies in a single turn. | |
25 | Strategist | Defeat a powerful foe in one strike. | |
Act 1 | |||
Druids Grove | 20 | No One Left Behind | Ensure all of the Grove's defenders survive the first goblin assault.
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20 | To Arms! | Help Guex learn to fight. | |
20 | Start Them Young | Inspire the tiefling children to train harder.
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20 | Stalwart Heart | Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
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The Risen Road | 30 | Chain Of Command | Follow Flaming Fist orders at the burning inn. |
30 | Warrior of the Hells | Kill the cultist leader seeking Karlach. | |
Goblin Camp | 25 | A Headless Horde | Kill every leader in the goblin camp.
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Mountain Pass | 30 | Conquer the Conquerors | Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad.
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Underdark | 30 | Drowned in the Dark | Defeat the duergar patrolling on the Ebonlake. |
Act 2 | |||
Shadow-Cursed Lands | 50 | Centennial Rivalries | Complete the Harper ambush. |
50 | War is No Place for a Child | Lie to Arabella about her parents' fate. | |
50 | Realities of War | Tell Arabella what happened to her parents. | |
75 | Masterful Execution | Kill any of the bosses in and around the Shadow-Cursed Lands in a single round of combat. | |
Last Light Inn | 50 | Shield of the Moon | Obtain Selûne's blessing from Isobel. |
75 | Absolute Devastation | Destroy Last Light. | |
Reithwin Town | 60 | An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away | Defeat the Surgeon without being operated upon. |
60 | The Best Offense is Virtually Nonsense | Defeat a member of the Thorm family without drawing steel.
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Moonrise Towers | 50 | Notched Armour | Show off your prowess to the bugbear merchant. |
60 | Familicide | Kill all members of the Thorm family.
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75 | Devastation of the Absolute | Complete the assault on Moonrise. | |
95 | A Bone To Pick | Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault. | |
Gauntlet of Shar | 75 | Know Thine Enemy | Defeat yourself in the Gauntlet of Shar's mirror trial. |
75 | Return to Sender | Kill the orthon, returning him to Raphael. | |
75 | Soldier of Faith | Save and release Nightsong. | |
75 | Soldier of Fortune | Give Nightsong to Ketheric.
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Act 3 | |||
Rivington | 135 | Sharing the Spoils | Donate to the refugees. |
135 | Reporting for Duty | Report to Commander Lightfeather. | |
135 | Removing Chaotic Actors | Remove the head of the deep gnome insurrectionists.
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Wyrm's Rock Fortress | 170 | Court Marshall | Expose the Flaming Fist deserter. |
170 | Great Helm of Legends | Find the Helm of Balduran. | |
220 | Regicide | Execute Gortash. | |
Lower City | 135 | Love That Smell | Aid the deep gnomes and use the Runepowder Bomb to blow up the Steel Watch Foundry. |
170 | Urgent Communications | Commune with the Netherbrain.
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170 | Veteran's Hotspot | Purchase a room at the Elfsong Tavern. | |
170 | Innovations in Volatility | Give your blood to Araj a second time. | |
220 | Double-Tap | Kill Auntie Ethel... again... | |
220 | Kicking the Rust Bucket | Destroy a Steel Watcher. | |
220 | Knives in the Dark | Survive the confrontation in the Sharran Cloister. | |
220 | Lolth's Last Laugh | Defeat Viconia and her Sharran cohorts. | |
220 | Rudolph Van Richtover My Dead Body | Defeat the Ascended Cazador. | |
House of Hope | 220 | Hot Exit | Escape the House of Hope. |
Bhaal Temple | 220 | Putting the Past to Rest | Execute Orin. |