Driven

Numenéra Character Options

You have set your sights on a goal, and everything you do is in pursuit of that objective. The thing you seek defines you—it shapes your decisions, colors your outlook, and impels you to take action even when your body and mind scream for you to give up and set the task aside, at least for a while. No matter the hardships you face along the way, you believe in your purpose and will let nothing stop you from achieving it.

When you choose this descriptor, choose a goal that is possible to attain. You might set a goal of finding a lost parent, making a sacrifice at a rumored temple, learning how to perform a particular task, or gaining the funds to pay for a healer to treat a loved one. Once you achieve this goal, you may choose a new one.

You probably talk about your mission all the time, bringing it up even when it’s only tangentially connected to the conversation. You usually consider other pursuits in the context of whether or not it advances your own agenda.

You gain the following characteristics:

Determined

+2 to your Might Pool.

Skill

You’re trained in Intellect defense actions.

Daily Skill

Each day, choose one skill that you believe will clearly help you reach your goal. You are trained in tasks related to that skill.

Inability

Your commitment to your goals makes it hard to notice things that don’t pertain to your present mission. The difficulty of all perception tasks is increased by one step.

Initial Link to the Starting Adventure: From the following list of options, choose how you became involved in the first adventure.

  1. You saw that the other PCs were pursuing the same goal as you, and you believed that joining forces would improve both of your chances at attaining your objectives.
  2. One of the PCs gave you information or other assistance in your mission, and you now repay the favor.
  3. Helping the PCs may put key resources you need to complete your mission into your hands.
  4. One of the other PCs found you when you were wounded and nursed you back to health.