Addiction can happen to anyone. While genetics can help increase or decrease the chances of addiction, everything that causes pleasure can become an addiction.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose between Deception or Persuasion, your 2nd skill must be related to something you've learned from your addiction (ie: sex or drugs could be medicine, gambling could be sleight of hand)

Tool Proficiencies: 1 tool set that facilitates your addiction (ie: alchemy lab for drugs, game set for gambling, a bondage set for sex.)

Languages: Any one

Equipment: Medical diagnosis papers, paraphernalia that relates to your addiction (usually the tool you are proficient in), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 5gp.

Addiction can happen to anyone. While genetics can help increase or decrease the chances of addiction, everything that causes pleasure can become an addiction. You've became dependent on some sort of substance or activity. You become jittery and unreasonable if you don't feed your addiction for a while. You may be working to rid yourself of the addiction, became numb to it, or revel in it. In a way, you are a sick person afflicted with a disease that keeps you hooked. You may have tried to get help. Did it work? Are you on recovery?Or perhaps you recovered and fell back into the hole, or even found some new form of addiction. It's a slippery slope, after all. When you pick this background, talk with your GM about any addictive substances in the campaign. Is there support for addicts or is knowledge on addictions vague or nonexistent? How long have you been addicted? Is your addiction deadly? What are your withdrawal symptoms and when do they start occurring? And do you do anything to help subdue withdraw and/or the addiction itself? When discussing with your GM, it is recommended you make an addiction that is feasible to the campaign to sustain. It should not be something overly rare, just to keep it always within reach. Skill Proficiencies: Choose between Deception or Persuasion, your 2nd skill must be related to something you've learned from your addiction (ie: sex or drugs could be medicine, gambling could be sleight of hand). Tool Proficiencies: 1 tool set that facilitate

Personality Traits (d8)

1	I think constantly about my choice of substance/activity.
2	I will do anything to get more of what I want.
3	I try to get other people addicted as well.
4	I dislike interventions and will begrudgingly go along (assuming I do so)
5	I'm fully self aware of my predicament.
6	I frequently twitch and babble about whatever comes to mind.
7	My way of processing emotions have seem to be effected, and I now tend to find myself in emotionally inappropriate situations.
8	I'll spend most of my earnings on my addiction whenever I'm not keeping myself in check.

Ideals (d6)

1	Love and Betterment I'm trying to get a better handle on my addiction so that I can be better for someone I love. (Good)
2	Magic Cure I'm chasing the cure for my addiction because the process to quit is WAY too much work. (Chaotic)
3	Self Improvement . I am determined to get my life in order. (Lawful)
4	Ambrosia I believe my addiction is the key to happiness and spiritual transcendence. (Neutral)
5	Improvement I can make my addiction even better, with the right tweaks I could reach new highs. (Neutral)
6	MORE I want more, I want it all to myself, I can never get enough, and no one can stop me. (Evil)

Bonds (d6)

1	My addiction is my choice, if I want to let it run my life, that's my prerogative.
2	I am trying to get better for the sake my family and friends.
3	I will never stop trying to relive that first high.
4	my addiction was the only thing that kept me going in trying times.
5	I owe someone a mountain of debt.
6	I made a tidy sum from other addicts but can't use the money (guilt or the law)

Flaws (d6)

1	I'm allergic (to the material, substance, food, drink, activity, etc, required for my addiction)
2	I've become a bit defined by my addiction.
3	I have to bring the supplies to aid/sustain my addiction and sometimes people say it's more trouble than it's worth.
4	I have an uncontrollable twitch that never stops, not even when I sleep.
5	When going through withdrawal, I become prone to very sudden and aggressive mood swings.
6	When I don't get my addiction satisfied I can barely sleep.