You are a skilled criminal with a record of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time amongst different criminals and nevertheless, have contacts inside the crook underworld. You’re a way nearer than most human beings to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this factor with the aid of flouting the regulations and rules of society.
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Spy (Augen Trust) 5e
Rulers, nobles, merchants, guild masters, and different rich folks use spies to reap the top hand in a world of cutthroat politics. A secret agent is educated to secretly collect information. Loyal spies would as a substitute die than disclose records that ought to compromise them or their employers.
There are many sorts of criminals, and inside a thieves’ guild or comparable crook organization, character contributors have precise specialties. Even criminals who function in the backyard of such corporations have sturdy preferences for certain sorts of crimes over others.
You have a dependable and honest contact who acts as your liaison to a community of different criminals. Be aware of how to get messages to and from your contact, even over incredible distances; specifically, you understand the neighborhood messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can supply messages for you.
Criminals may appear like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if no longer redeeming, characteristics.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Although your abilities are no longer a good deal exclusive from these of a burglar or smuggler, you realized and practiced them in a very exclusive context: as an espionage agent. You would possibly have been a formally sanctioned agent of the crown, or possibly you bought the secrets and techniques you uncovered to the best possible bidder.
With the secret agent variant, suppose about the cultural team you come from. A wooden elf barbarian undercover agent should be dispatched to check out the youthful races after five hundred years of solitude. Barbarians aren’t always uncivilized, they simply channel their anger into a brutal warfare technique. Maybe something like a half-orc secret agent dispatched through an orcish warlord to spot weaknesses in a human kingdom.
Spy can clearly direct the personality greater towards its roguish qualities. Bards make the best spies and criminals being herbal performers and facts brokers. Your bard should have a position as a burglar or possibly as the one distracting the guards whilst the others sneak in.
Specialty
| d8 | Criminal Specialty |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blackmailer |
| 2 | Burglar |
| 3 | Enforcer |
| 4 | Fence |
| 5 | Highway robber |
| 6 | Hired killer |
| 7 | Pickpocket |
| 8 | Smuggler |
Personality Trait
| d8 | 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 thing 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 incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide. |
| 6 | I don’t pay attention to the risks in 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
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good) |
| 4 | Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil) |
| 5 | People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good) |
Bond
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor. |
| 2 | My ill-gotten gains go to support my family. |
| 3 | Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal 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
| d6 | 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 that I committed. I’m okay with that. |
Perhaps they grew up in a town nearby and have been attempting to depart an existence of crime at the back after taking their vows. If you determine to go with the secret agent variant, is your cleric something like an inquisitor, committed to rooting out heretics and the profane from their organization?
As a spy, you can go the route of a promising warrior recruited with the aid of a shadow organization, or possibly you joined the brain provider out of patriotism, or perhaps a greater egocentric reason. Developing your connection to the wider secret agent community and how you experience your function and the missions that are given to you can assist you to make in-character selections as the recreation unfolds.
