Apprentice
"Forging the tools that build the future." -- Motto of the Blacksmith's Guild.
You have completed your apprenticeship to a profession or trade. You started a child, and honed your craft over many years and are now well respected in your learned profession. You may have left as soon as your apprenticeship was up, or you might have run the business for a little while, or you may already be considered a master yourself. This background covers entertainers, artisans and other professionals.
Work with the Game Master to work out what your apprenticeship was for, and what you have done with your skills since.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight and either Persuasion or Performance
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools or one type of musical instrument.
Equipment: One type of artisan's tools or one type of musical instrument, common clothes and 3d6 (10) gp.
Feature: Odd Jobs
Whether your skill is entertaining a crowd, repair, or crafting, you can always find an odd job to be done. You can usually leverage your help in exchange for a free meal and board. This is particularly true of inns, but can be used anywhere that can use of your character's skills.
This feature allows use of the Practicing a Profession downtime activity.
Characteristics
Apprentices can have a wide variety of characteristics. From a humble blacksmith to a bardic rockstar famous across Ataland, many started as a apprentice. In common they share a passion for their craft, a desire to improve upon it and share it with others. It doesn't hurt to get paid too.
| 1d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I never back out of a contract. |
| 2 | My sense of style loud and ostentatious. |
| 3 | I'll talk your ears off, if you're willing to listen. |
| 4 | I do my best work under pressure. |
| 5 | My magnum opus is never finished, I am constantly improving it. |
| 6 | I prefer experimenting over sticking to tested methods. |
| 1d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Obsession. The craft is all that matters. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Helpful. I can't help but use my talents wherever I go. (Good) |
| 3 | Discipline. I follow the rules and expect others to the same. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Pillar. I'm proud of the important service I provide. (Good) |
| 5 | Invention. To truly create something new, I must question what I've been taught. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Wealth. I do what I do to get paid. (Neutral) |
| 1d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I owe everything to my master and want to make them proud. |
| 2 | My thoughts are ever at the place I learned my trade. |
| 3 | I'm sentimental towards my favorite tool or instrument. |
| 4 | One day my name will be known across the land. |
| 5 | My creations are like my children. |
| 6 | My home settlement is where my heart is. |
| 1d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm a perfectionist. My creations are never good enough for me. |
| 2 | I've come to hate the profession I was taught. |
| 3 | I'm easily persuaded into working for free. |
| 4 | I overestimate my own abilities. |
| 5 | I'm prone to cutting corners where I can. |
| 6 | I am addicted to praise and adoration. |