Professions

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Character backstory grounds one to the setting, it invests you, it justifies your character. As such here's an expansive set of roll tables to help with that.

That said, you don't need to include all of this but I do expect at least 5 sentences in your backstory sections.



Personality Trait
1 I idolize a articular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person's deeds ad example
2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always work towards peace
3 I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen
4 Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude
5 I quote, or misquote, sacred texts and proverbs on almost every situation
6 I am tolerant, or intolerant, of other faiths and respect, or condemn, the worship of other gods
7 I've spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experince dealing with people
8 I've enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple's elite. Rough life grates me 

Ideal
1 Tradition, the ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld
2 Charity, I always try to help those in need,no matter what the personal cost
3 Change, we must help bring about changes the gods are constantly working in the world
4 Power, I hope one day to rise to the top of my faith's religious hierarchy
5 Faith, I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go my way
6 Aspiration, I seek to prove myself worthy of my god's favor by matching my actions against their teachings

Bond
1 I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was a long time ago
2 I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic
3 I own my life to the priest who took my in when my parents died
4 Everything I do is for the common people
5 I will do anything to protect the temple where I served
6 I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy

Flaw
1 I judge others too harshly, and myself even more severely
2 I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple's
3 My piety sometimes leads to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god
4 I am inflexible in my thinking
5 I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worse of them
6 Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of Hand
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, forgery kit
Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Favorite Schemes
1 I cheat at games of chance
2 I shave coins or forge documents
3 I insinuate myself into people's lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes
4 I put on new identities like clothes
5 I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners
6 I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money

Personality Trait
1 I fall in and out of love easily, and am always pursuing someone
2 I have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions where humor is inappropriate
3 Flattery is my preferred trick for getting what I want
4 I'm a born gambler who can't resist taking a rick for a potential payoff
5 I lie about almost everything, even when there's no good reason to
6 Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice
7 I keep multiple holy symbols on my person at all times to invoke whatever deity might come in handy at any given moment
8 I pocket anything I see that might have some value

Ideal
1 Independence, I am a free spirit, no one tells me what to do
2 Fairness, I never target people who can't afford to lose a few coins
3 Charity, I distribute the money I acquire to the people who really need it
4 Creativity, I never run the same con twice
5 Friendship, Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever
6 Aspiration, I'm determined to make something to myself

Bond
1 I fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure that this individual never crosses paths with me or those I care about
2 I owe everything to my mentor- a horrible person who's probably rotting in jail somewhere
3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn't know me. I'm making the world better for him or her.
4 I come from a noble family, and one day I'll reclaim my lands and title from those tho stole them from me
5 A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon I'll have my revenge.
6 I swindled and ruined a person who didn't deserve it. I seek to atone for my misdeeds but might never be able to forgive myself

Flaw
1 I can't resist a pretty face
2 I'm always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries father than I bring them in
3 I'm convinced that one one could ever fool me the way I fool others
4 I'm too greedy for my own good, I can't resist taking a risk if there's money involved
5 I can't resist swindling people who are more powerful than me
6 I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I'll run to preserve my own hide if the going gets rough

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Criminal Specially
1 Blackmailer
2 Burglar
3 Enforcer
4 Fence
5 Highway robber
6 Hired killer
7 Pickpocket
8 Smuggler

Personality Trait
1 I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong
2 I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me
3 The first ting I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable or where such things could be hidden
4 I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy
5 I am incredible slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6 I don't pay attention to the risks of a situation. Never tell me the odds
7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can't do it
8 I blow up at the slightest insult

Ideal
1 Honor, I don't steal from others in the trade
2 Freedom, chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them
3 Charity, I steal from the wealthy so that I can help those in need
4 Greed, I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy
5 People, I'm loyal to my friends, not any ideals
6 Redemption, there's a spark of good in everyone.

Bond
1 I'm trying to pay off an old debt
2 My ill-gotten gains go to support my family
3 Something important was taken from me, and I aim to get it back
4 I will become the greatest thief that ever lived
5 I'm guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it
6 Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.

Flaw
1 When I see something valuable, I can't think about anything but how to steal it.
2 When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
3 If there's a plan, I'll forget it. If I don't forget it, I'll ignore it.
4 I have a "tell" that reveals when I'm lying
5 I turn tail and run when things look bad
6 An innocent person is in prison for a crime I committed, I'm okay with that

Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument
Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a belt pouch containing 15 g

Entertainer Routines
1 Actor
2 Dancer
3 Fire-eater
4 Jester
5 Juggler
6 Instrumentalist
7 Poet
8 Singer
9 Storyteller
10 Tumbler

Personality Trait
1 I know a story relevant to almost every situation
2 Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip
3 I'm a hopeless romantic, always searching for that "special someone"
4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension
5 I love a good insult. even one directed at me
6 I get bitter if I'm not the center of attention
7 I'll settle for nothing less than perfection
8 I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song

Ideal
1 Beauty, when I preform, I make the world a better place
2 Tradition, the stories, legends and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who they are
3 Creativity, the world is in need of new ideas and bold action
4 Greed, I'm only in it for the money and fame
5 People, I like seeing the miles on people's faces when I perform. That's all that matters
6 Honesty, Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are

Bond
1
2 Someone stole my precious instrument and someday I'll get it back
3 I want to be famous, whatever it takes
4 I idolize a hero of old tales and measure my deeds against that person's
5 I will do anything to rive myself superior to my hated rival
6 I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe

Flaw
1 I'll do anything to win fame and fortune
2 I'm a sucker for a pretty face
3  A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around
4 I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake I will likely repeat.
5 I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue land me in trouble
6 Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 g

Defining event
1 I stood up to a tyrant's agents
2 I saved people during a natural disaster
3 I stood alone against a terrible monster
4 I stole form a corrupt merchant to help the poor
5 I led a militia to fight off an invading army
6 I broke into a tyrant's castle and stole weapons to arm the people
7 I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrnat's soldiers
8 A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
9 Recruited into a lord's army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism

Personality Trait
1 I judge people by their actions, not their words
2 If someone is in trouble, I'm always glad to lend help to anyone who needs it
3 When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way
4 I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments
5 I'm confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others
6 Thinking is for other people, I prefer action
7 I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter
8 I get board easily, when I going to get on with my destiny?

Ideal
1 Respect, people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect
2 Fairness, no one should get preferential treatment before the law and no one is above the law
3 Freedom, tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people
4 Might, if I become strong, I can take what I want...what I deserve
5 Sincerity, there's no good in pretending to be something I'm not
6 Destiny, nothing and no one can steer my away from my higher calling

Bond
1 I have a family, but I have no idea where they are, one day I hope to see them again one day
2 I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land
3 A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take revenge on any bully I encounter
4 My tools are symbols of my past life and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots
5 I protect those who cannot protect themselves
6 I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to purse my destiny

Flaw
1 The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed
2 I'm convinced of the significance of my destiny and blind to my shortcomings or the risks
3 The people who knew me when I was young know a shameful secret, I so can never go home again
4 I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink
5 Secretly, I believe that things would be better id I were a tyrant lording over the land
6 I have trouble trusting in my allies

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a letter of introduction from your guild, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Guild Business
1 Alchemists and apothecaries
2 Armorers, locksmiths, and finesmiths
3 Brewers, distillers, and vintners
4 Calligraphers, scribes, and scriveners
5 Carpenters, roofers, and plasterers
6 Cartographers, surveyors, and chart-makers
7 Cobblers and shoemakers
8 Cooks and bakers
9 Glassblowers and glaziers
10 Jewelers and gemcutters
11 Leatherworkers, skinners, and tanners
12 Masons  and stonecutters
13 Painters, limners, and sign-makers
14 Potters and tile-makers
15 Shipwrights and sailmakers
16 Smiths and metal-forgers
17 Tinkers, pewterers, and casters
18 Wagon-makers and wheelwrights
19 Weavers and dyers
20  Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers


Personality Trait
1 I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it— I’m a perfectionist
2 I’m a snob who looks down on those who can’t appreciate fine art
3 I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick
4 I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion
5 I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play
6 I like to talk at length about my profession
7 I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible
8 I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I'm always taken aback when
people haven’t heard of me

Ideal
1 Community, it is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization
2 Generosity, my talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world
3 Freedom, everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood
4 Greed, I’m only in it for the money
5 People, I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals
6 Aspiration,I work hard to be the best there is at my craft

Bond
1 The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me
2 I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking for someone worthy
3 I owe my guild a great debt for forging me into the person I am today
4 I pursue wealth to secure someone’s love
5 One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all
6 I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood.

Flaw
1 I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless
2 I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me
3 No one must ever learn that I once stole money from guild coffers
4 I’m never satisfied with what I have— I always want more
5 I would kill to acquire a noble title
6 I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals


Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit 
Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 g

Life of Seclusion
1 I was searching for spiritual enlightenment
2 I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order
3 I was exiled for a crime I didn’t commit
4 I retreated from society after a life-altering event
5 I needed a quiet place to work on my art, literature, music, or manifesto
6 I needed to commune with nature, far from civilization
7 I was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic
8 I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of spiritual significance

Personality Trait
1 I’ve been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt
2 I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster
3 The leader of my community had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom
4 I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer
5 I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations
6 I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan
7 I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings
8 I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love sharing my ideas

Ideal
1 Greater Good, my gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit
2 Logic, emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking
3 Free Thinking, inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress
4 Power, solitude and contemplation are paths toward mystical or magical power
5 Live and Let Live, meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble
6 Self-Knowledge, if you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know

Bond
1 Nothing is more important than the other members of my hermitage, order, or association
2 I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them
3 I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me
4 I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have
5 Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world
6 My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy

Flaw
1 Now that I've returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much
2 I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell
3 I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy
4 I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony
5 I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge
6 I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone





















Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A small knife, a map of the city you grew up in, a pet mouse, a token to remember your parents by, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp

Personality Trait
1 I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets
2 I ask a lot of questions
3 I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me
4 I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms
5 I eat like a pig and have bad manners. 6 I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent
7 I don’t like to bathe
8 I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding

Ideal
1 Respect, all people, rich or poor, deserve respect
2 Community, we have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it
3 Change, the low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things
4 Retribution, the rich need to be shown what life and death are like in the gutters
5 People, I help the people who help me— that’s what keeps us alive
6 Aspiration, I'm going to prove that I'm worthy of a better life

Bond
1 My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it
2 I sponsor an orphanage to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure
3 I owe my survival to another urchin who taught me to live on the streets
4 I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who took pity on me
5 I escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important person, and I’m wanted for it
6 No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through

Flaw
1 If I'm outnumbered, I will run away from a fight
2 Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it
3 I will never fully trust anyone other than myself
4 I’d rather kill someone in their sleep then fight fair
5 It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else
6 People who can't take care of themselves get what they deserve