Inquisitive

You have honed your talents of investigation and deduction—fueled by a boundless curiosity—to explore mysteries, find missing people, recover stolen goods, unearth corruption and conspiracies, and solve crimes. As an inquisitive, you might have pursued freelance work, signed on with an inquisitive agency (perhaps one licensed by a dragonmarked house such as Medani or Tharashk), reported for a broadsheet, or worked for a police force.

A background lists three of your character's ability scores. Increase one by 2 and another one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.

You gain the following benefits.

Initiative Proficiency. When you roll Initiative, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to the roll.

Initiative Swap. Immediately after you roll Initiative, you can swap your Initiative with the Initiative of one willing ally in the same combat. You can't make this swap if you or the ally has the Incapacitated condition.

You gain proficiency in Thieves' Tools.

Choose A or B:

• (A) Thieves' Tools, Bullseye Lantern, Crowbar, Oil (10 flasks), Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP
• (B) 50 GP