{"id":125,"date":"2024-11-27T01:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T01:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/?p=125"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:10:38","slug":"background-antivan-wayfarer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/2024\/11\/27\/background-antivan-wayfarer\/","title":{"rendered":"Background: Antivan Wayfarer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antivan Wayfarer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Antiva is a coastal nation north of Ferelden and east of the<br>Tevinter Imperium. While technically a monarchy, Antiva is<br>really ruled by its merchant princes. It produces little of note<br>but excellent wine, so trade is a way of life. Antiva is famous<br>for its merchants and sailors, though it has little in the way<br>of a warrior tradition. It is said that Antivans are good at<br>everything but fighting. Or at least fighting on the battlefield.<br>In fact, they excel at dirty fighting and Antiva is home<br>to the most notorious guild of assassins, thieves, and spies in<br>Thedas: the House of Crows. The Crows are part and parcel<br>of the political structure in Antiva, though the identities of<br>the rich and powerful that direct its council are a secret. The<br>system seems anarchic but the House of Crows have proved<br>a valuable safeguard to Antivan independence. While the<br>nation may not have a standing army, the leaders of any<br>invading force know that the Crows will get to them in the<br>end. This is an effective deterrent to would-be conquerors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Antivans trade all over Thedas, they are frequently found<br>in port cities and other commercial centers. The Crows, too,<br>export their services. They are valued for their skill, discretion,<br>and professionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing an Antivan Wayfarer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to play an Antivan wayfarer, modify your character<br>as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add 1 to your Communication ability. Antivans are<br>expressive and love to talk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick one of the following ability focuses:<br>Communication (Bargaining) or Cunning (Navigation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can speak and read Antivan and the Trade Tongue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a class. You can play either a rogue or a warrior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Roll twice on the Antivan Wayfarer table for additional benefits.<br>Roll 2d6 and add the dice together. If you get the same<br>result twice, re-roll until you get something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-neve-link-hover-color-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th>2d6 Roll<\/th><th>Benefit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2<\/td><td>+1 Cunning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3-4<\/td><td><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Cunning (Evaluation)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Communication (Seduction)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Communication (Persuasion)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7-8<\/td><td>+1 Dexterity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Dexterity (Initiative)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-11<\/td><td><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Perception (Hearing)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>+1 Perception<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antiva is a coastal nation north of Ferelden and east of the Tevinter Imperium. While technically a monarchy, Antiva is really ruled by its merchant princes. It produces little of note but excellent wine, so trade is a way of life. Antiva is famous for its merchants and sailors, though it has little in the way of a warrior tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gameplay"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false],"neve-blog":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gameplay-background-antivan.jpg",675,450,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Mike Ellis","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/author\/theblackpudding_9fzfpg\/"},"uagb_comment_info":1,"uagb_excerpt":"Antiva is a coastal nation north of Ferelden and east of the Tevinter Imperium. 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