Farmer

You are the most vital citizen in any land, the producer and grower of food. From a young age you learned to care for the land and do chores until dusk. Form these humble origins you venture out into the world.

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Nature

Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter's Tools, Vehicles (Land)

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a shovel, fishing tackle, a loaf of bread, a hunk of cheese, a pitcher of wine, a token given to you by your family when you left home, and a small pouch containing 5gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Farmers are humble and hardy folk with simple values. They usually have strong work ethics and place great importance on community ties.

d8	Personality Trait
1	The wisdom of my ancestors gives me a unique outlook on life.
2	As a child, I played at being a hero. Now that I’m of age, I’m determined to become one.
3	Nothing is more important than a job well done.
4	I’ve never backed down from a barnyard brawl.
5	I may not be the best thinker, but there’s a simple solution to everything.
6	I celebrate the little things in life because I know that you can never predict when the hard times will hit.
7	I couldn’t wait to get out of my small life in the farmlands and into the broader world.
8	A life spent tending to vast acres of empty farmland has given me almost endless patience.

d6	Ideal
1	Diligence. Don’t put off to tomorrow work that can be done today. Laziness is a vice. (Lawful)
2	Preparation. Like the seasons, life changes frequently. Prepare for change and you’ll come out on top. (Any)
3	Pride. Being able to enjoy the fruits of your hard labor is the best feeling in life. (Any)
4	Freedom. The landowner can’t see everything that goes down in the stables. Enjoy life’s little opportunities to let loose and have fun. (Chaotic)
5	Dominance. Every animal has a pecking order, and people are no different. I’m the strongest, so what I say goes. (Evil)
6	Fairness. Everyone helps out around the farm and earns their keep. Everyone has to do their part for the good of all. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	I set out to earn riches for my family so they don’t have to live harvest to harvest.
2	I’ve worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land at any cost.
3	Bandits raided and pillaged my hometown. I will destroy those bandits one day.
4	My local landowner is kind and generous to his people. I will pay back that kindness and make him proud to be my liege.
5	I was born in bondage but earned my freedom. I will become rich enough to free my family.
6	I left a family back on the farm. I will do anything to protect them.

d6	Flaw
1	I distrust and dislike new people. Most foreign folks just weren’t raised right.
2	I only got country manners, and I don’t know fancy behaviour for your civilized settings. I ain’t no cosmopolitan.
3	I’m a gullible and naïve country bumpkin. It’s easy for people to con me.
4	I was born and raised to speak when spoken to and be a servant to my betters. I find it hard to stand up to authority figures.
5	I’m really like alcohol, but it doesn't like me. It only takes a glass or two to bring out my temper.
6	I left home because I got a girl pregnant. I run from difficult situations instead of dealing with them.