Noble Criminal

You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You also understand what it means to walk in the shadows. Your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence, but you have chosen a life outside that. Or perhaps it wasn't your choice, and you were ousted from your position of power. 

 

You have a choice between the Position of Power feature and the Criminal Contact Feature.

 

Skill Proficiencies: A choice of History or Persuasion, and a choice of Deception or Stealth.

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves' tools

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a set of thieves' tools, a set of dark common clothes including a hood and a purse containing 20 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Nobles are born and raised to a very different lifestyle than most people ever experience, and their personalities reflect that upbringing. A noble title comes with a plethora of bonds—responsibilities to family, to other nobles (including the sovereign), to the people entrusted to the family’s care, or even to the title itself. But this responsibility is often a good way to undermine a noble.

Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor among thieves, but criminals rarely show any respect for law or authority.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world.
2	I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
3	I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
4	I blow up at the slightest insult.
5	I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
6	Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
7	My favor, once lost, is lost forever.
8	If you do me an injury, I will crush you, ruin your name, and salt your fields.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. (Good)
2	Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those below me must respect mine. (Lawful)
3	Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
4	Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
5	People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6	Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family.
2	Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
3	Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.
4	I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
5	My loyalty to my sovereign is unwavering.
6	The common folk must see me as a hero of the people.

d6	Flaw
1	I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
2	I hide a truly scandalous secret that could ruin my family forever.
3	When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
4	If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it.
5	In fact, the world does revolve around me.
6	An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.