Maybe you come from a lengthy line of merchants. Perhaps you had been an entrepreneur. Regardless, your ventures ended poorly. Whether it was once due to the fact of outdoor influences, awful luck, or in reality due to the fact your commercial enterprise acumen used to be weak, you misplaced everything.
Failed Merchant 5e
With failure, however, comes experience. You’re free of that historical life, having made some connections and discovered your lessons. Prepared to pursue the existence of an adventurer, your perception into the world of commerce introduced you into the sphere of Acquisitions Incorporated—and a franchise simply may be in your future.
From your time as a merchant, you keep connections with wholesalers, suppliers, and different retailers and entrepreneurs. You can name upon these connections when searching for objects or information.
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of Artisan’s Tools
- Languages: One of your choice
Being a service provider worried about having a head for numbers, a robust personality, the capability to make offers with antagonistic adversaries, a sturdy sword arm to battle off bandits, and the instinct for understanding what humans choose and need. The artwork of enterprise is the artwork of discovering the high-quality route to profit, and that course may be exclusive with every transaction. It takes a strong idea and an enhanced belly to succeed.
- Survival. Where there may be life, there is hope. If I continue to be alive and flexible, I can succeed.
- Generosity. People helped me when I used to be down. Now that I’m back on my feet, I’ll pay it forward.
- Excitement. Caution bought me nowhere in my preceding business. I’m no longer going to let it preserve my lower back now.
- Wealth. With an adequate coin, I can purchase comfort, power, knowledge, and even everlasting life. Nothing will stand between me and money. (Evil)
- Stability. The mercantile change used to be too chaotic for me. I want a pleasant, secure profession, like adventuring.
- Redemption. Too many humans reflect on consideration on me a failure. So I want to show them wrong.
Personality Trait
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I didn't have the cutthroat attitude necessary to succeed. I won't make that mistake again. |
| 2 | Even my competitors said I was affable and talented. Those traits should serve me well. |
| 3 | To prosper, you have to be in control. |
| 4 | The customer is always right. |
| 5 | I was cutting corners and breaking deals to maximize profit. That's why I failed. |
| 6 | When I get an idea, I am single-minded in its execution—even if it's a terrible idea. |
| 7 | If I can be everyone's friend, I'll always have support. |
| 8 | My heart wasn't in being a merchant, so I failed. I'm not all that keen on adventuring either, but I need the money. |
Ideal
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Survival: Where there's life, there's hope. If I remain alive and flexible, I can succeed. (Any) |
| 2 | Generosity: People helped me when I was down. Now that I'm back on my feet, I'll pay it forward. (Good) |
| 3 | Excitement: Caution got me nowhere in my previous business. I'm not going to let it hold me back now. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Wealth: With enough coin, I can buy comfort, power, knowledge, and even eternal life. Nothing will stand between me and money. (Evil) |
| 5 | Stability: The mercantile trade was too chaotic for me. I need a nice stable profession, like adventuring. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Redemption: Too many people consider me a failure. So I need to prove them wrong. (Any) |
Bond
| D6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My family means everything to me. I failed them before, and I must not do so again. |
| 2 | My church provides a connection to my god, so I must ensure that it is protected and funded. |
| 3 | My former business partner fell ill, and then our business failed. Part of my new venture involves earning enough to take care of their family. |
| 4 | If I take care of my possessions, they'll take care of me. People come and go, but a weapon or a wand is something you can always rely on. |
| 5 | Although my business failed, the people of my community were kind to me. I'll do everything in my power to protect them. |
| 6 | I owe a dangerous person a lot of money. As long as they're happy, they let my debt rest unpaid. |
Flaw
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Why spend gold here when you can buy the same thing for copper in the next town? |
| 2 | I must have the best of everything. Like, right now. |
| 3 | You haven't heard of me? I'm sure that's because of your ignorance and low breeding. |
| 4 | I failed, but I'm awesome. So when anyone else is successful, it must be because of nepotism, dishonesty, or dumb luck. |
| 5 | I find that most people are trustworthy. Hey, where's my belt pouch? |
| 6 | Nothing gets between me and danger except my fellow adventurers. So I'll be sure to put them there. |
You’re no longer simply a fighter, you’re a fighter who lived their existence cruising the excessive seas and plundering service provider vessels. One of the matters 5e did use to simplify the sizes of creatures, so that area instances like tremendous and past have been simply simplified to gargantuan, which is now 20 by way of 20 ft. or larger. The artwork of enterprise is the artwork of discovering the first-class direction to profit, and that route may be distinct with every transaction.