There are many trades and occupations across the world from blacksmiths to weavers and everything in between. Each is well known and well respected. However, your trade is less known but no less important to many people. With but a swift brush of the edge of a knife, you do not cut down foes by the hundreds, but you do remove excessive hair that can cause differing issues for weary travelers and hard-working folk. You and your work are fairly respected despite being rather unknown or given less credit because of a lack of skill compared to other trades. Despite this, you take great pride and passion in your work even when others do not.
- Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: Barber's Tools
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, barber's tools (a small knife, whetstone, and mirror), explorer's pack and a pouch containing 5 gp.
You are a great conversationalist and those who speak to you find a quiet respite from their personal troubles. Some of these folks may confide in you personal secrets or local rumors and gossip that you may find helpful. Being a member of the common folk yourself, it is rather easy for you to gain their trust as well as comfortable lodgings in small towns and villages.
Suggested Characteristics
A person like you is very approachable and friendly. You understand the needs and concerns of the common folk and provide them some conversation and relief from the trials of day-to-day life.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I never talk when I'm at work. All of my focus is on my customer's hair; there is no room for conversation. |
| 2 | I like to give each individual hair a name as I cut them. |
| 3 | Nothing is too personal. I love telling secrets and hearing them. |
| 4 | I perform little tricks when shaving just for the shocked expressions on my customer's face. |
| 5 | No matter the customer or the requested cut, I have a strict routine I always perform without fail. |
| 6 | I'm incredibly interested in the lives of my customer's. Sometimes I let them ramble on about life and family while just simply listening and nodding along. |
| 7 | I like to pick up a small tune from the locals so they feel like I'm one of them. |
| 8 | I often spin tall tales and gossip to spread around town. The chaos that ensues is so much fun to watch. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty. Everyone deserves the chance to be beautiful. I'll make sure of it. (Good) |
| 2 | Creativity. Every cut and shave is different just like people. Better to embrace it than ignore it. (Chaos) |
| 3 | People. Feeling like one of the locals is incredibly satisfying. (Neutral) |
| 4 | Greed. Money makes the world go round and the lazy are my donors. (Evil) |
| 5 | Inquisitive. Stories and legends make a simple shave memorable. (Any) |
| 6 | Pride. A masterpiece requires focus, love and respect. Same with people. (Lawful) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The customer is always right. I do my very best to please them in anyway possible. |
| 2 | A great mentor of mine gave me the greatest piece of advice about life. I embody that person's spirit everyday out of respect for them. |
| 3 | This simple barber has their sights set on a forbidden love. I shall win their heart; day by day or hair by hair. |
| 4 | I have a family that means more than the world itself. Their safety and well-being is my top priority. |
| 5 | There's a special person out there that gave me a chance at something more. I won't throw away this new lease on life like I did before. |
| 6 | A great barber is nothing without his tools. They never leave my sight and never left to rust. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can't keep my hands out of patron's pockets. A few extra coins never hurt anyone. |
| 2 | I have a terribly dark sense of humor. I often insult my customers rather than please them. |
| 3 | I don't like to admit it, but I'm truthfully clumsy with a pair of scissors. |
| 4 | I love cutting hidden words and pictures into my customer's hair. Just a little bit of fun, mostly for me of course. |
| 5 | Honestly, I despise my work because of the needy and entitled people who demand a shave. Do it yourself! |
| 6 | A nice tankard of ale and a sharp razor. What could possibly go wrong? |
You thrive with delicate hands and a matching voice. You bring joy to a much larger spectrum of people through your skills and, as such, a larger stage is more befitting of your talents. Large cities and wealthy people are your adoring audience. You acquire far more interesting tales from your clients with some lodgings willing to house you for a reduced cost should you serenade the right people though these people are a bit tighter with their coin purses.
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Posted Nov 12, 2018Love this. Would like a cosmetology one, or maybe a way to incorporate artificer with this to make hair dye magical or something... Or even bard....