You have spent your life cleaning windows to get by. You have humble profession and a moderately poor lifestyle, but your unique skill set and tools are occasionally sought after. You have worked on all manner of buildings from the simple shopfront window, to the grand stained glass mosaics of the great cathedrals. Your varied employment has granted you some level of renown, a large network of contacts, and a squeegee.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Sleight of Hand
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical instrument, window cleaner's tools
- Equipment: A set of window cleaner's tools, a 10 foot ladder, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Feature: Niche Trade
Your specific, skilled profession grants you advantages over other workers. You can quickly find work in any settlement the size of a town or larger, as long as there are dirty windows. This can, for example, allow you to gain a high up vantage point with a view of the surroundings, or gain easy access into a windowed building.
Suggested Characteristics
The role of window cleaning has little restriction on personality. Window cleaners might chat to everybody who passes them by on the street, or they might enjoy the quiet seclusion of unaccompanied work. They will most often be quite ordinary, but those who took up adventuring usually had some reason to put down the bucket.
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Personality Trait |
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I am exceptionally pleased with a job well done.
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2
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Pausing to take a breather and admire the views is the best part of what I do.
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3
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I look down on those who let their windows get too dirty.
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4
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I'll never ask anyone before starting work on something.
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5
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I love discussing the best cleaning techniques.
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6
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While working, I'll often get lost in my own thoughts.
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7
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I try to work for the clients that look like they'll pay more.
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8
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Nothing excites me more than a filthy sheet of glass.
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Ideal |
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Fairness. My prices are kept cheap so anyone can use my services. (Lawful)
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2
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Mastery. I perfected cleaning windows in order to outperform any competition. (Evil)
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3
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Independence. I bring my work with me, wherever I'm going. (Chaotic)
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4
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Live and Let Live. I'm just here to clean windows, nothing else really matters to me. (Neutral)
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5
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Charity. My unique skills are used to help clean up struggling areas. (Good)
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6
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Aspiration. I'll climb this blinking' ladder 'till I get right to the top. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I work hard every day to feed my family.
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2
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My clients rely on me greatly. I could never let them down.
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3
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I seek revenge on a rival window cleaner for stealing my customers.
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4
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I take my trusty ladder everywhere I go.
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5
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I have fallen in love with one of my patrons.
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6
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I'll never forget the first window I cleaned
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Flaw |
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1
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Everything must be perfectly clean before I can move on to something else.
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2
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I often get distracted from important work and... . . . . What was I talking about?
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3
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I can't help but peek in through windows I shouldn't peek through.
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4
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In my down time I've been known to drink a little too much.
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5
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Sometimes things go missing from houses I'm working at.
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6
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I'm too afraid to ask for money from someone who's forgotten to pay.
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