You have dedicated your life to pursuit, revelation, and apprehension. Your training has taught you how to determine the truth of a matter through steady analysis and firm inquiry.
As an investigator, determine how you apply your skills in the world. Do you work for the government, an organization, a private business, or do you operate your own enterprise? What caused you to take up the broader mantle of an adventurer?
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, and one from Insight or Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of faming set
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, a traveling longcoat, official detective's documents, a piece of evidence or memento from a cold case, a notebook, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
As an investigator, you may declare your profession, identifying yourself as one who is determined to ascertain truth. When proclaimed this can give a civilized creature pause, encourage them to flee, or cause them to be more willing to talk to you. This declaration may be accompanied by an official sigil which permits you to operate within the bounds of your government or organization, or your very disassociation with greater authorities may curry favor with creatures you converse with.
Suggested Characteristics
An investigator who takes up the life of an adventurer expands their sphere of concern to the greater world, but still applies an investigative ethos in their travels.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I cannot abide injustice, and I will act out against it even when facing unfavorable odds. |
| 2 | I am always on the lookout for criminal activity. |
| 3 | I consider the facts carefully before I make any decision. |
| 4 | I have a fixation on determining the motives and psychology of others, even my closest friends. |
| 5 | My investigations have shown me enough of the world to know that I want no part of it. |
| 6 | I am used to helping out those who aren't as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others. |
| 7 | I like to reserve all my knowledge until the most dramatic moment, so I can display it to others and dazzle them with my brilliance. |
| 8 | I don't know much, but my hunches have never led me wrong in the past. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Community. All acts must be in the interest of strengthening the welfare between people. (Good) |
| 2 | Greater Good. Punishment of evil is the highest good. Procedure too often only plays the role of shackles and an excuse for inaction. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Prestige. Everything I do is targeted at increasing and showing my standing - it's all anyone can depend on. (Evil) |
| 4 | Logic. There are no coincidences because everything can be explained. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Truth. Lies always obscure beauty, and finding the truth is like the clear peal of a bell. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Challenge. Wit, strength, and intelligence mean nothing until matched to trials of comparable power. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | There is a criminal in my past that got away, and I have sworn to bring them to justice. |
| 2 | I became a detective to prevent a certain crime that I was the victim of in the past. |
| 3 | I've discovered the crime of a powerful person, and I've hidden the truth - for now. |
| 4 | I firmly believe in the guiding precepts of my organization. |
| 5 | My town or city is my home, and I will fight to defend it. |
| 6 | I owe everything to another detective who taught me everything I know. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I know the common people are criminals, and it is only by my harsh hand that they are controlled. |
| 2 | I enforce the law stringently, with no room for personal concerns or individual circumstances. |
| 3 | I'm not averse to accepting a bit of money on the side for my hard work. |
| 4 | I obsess over my current case, to the detriment to all other aspects of my life. |
| 5 | I would commit almost any crime to get to the bottom of a case. |
| 6 | I overlook simple solutions in favor of complicated ones. |