You are a lover of figuring out how things work. Enjoying every moment that you can spend fiddling with shiny new toys, pulling apart the workings of the items of the world. While you may not be a master of creation, the appeal of getting to create something new or improve upon something old is a passion that warms you from within. Sometimes your work may take over your life, but you never pass up the chance to show of an invention.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a family heirloom trinket, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Tinkerer Type
Tinkerers come in all shapes and sizes. Some self-taught, others, taught their art through years of training. Perhaps you can’t help but hold onto everything you’ve made... or attempted to make, perhaps you just enjoy pulling thing apart to find out how they work. Work with your DM to determine the nature of your trade. You can select your tinkerer type from the Tinkerer type table or roll randomly.
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Tinkerer Type |
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1
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Scrapper
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2
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Apprentice
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3
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Nik Nak Collector
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4
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Hoarder
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5
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Know it all
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6
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Dumpster Diver
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7
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Self taught artisan
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8
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Master inventor
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Feature: Respect of the Trade
No one esteems a skilled crafter so highly as dwarves do. You always have free room and board in any place where shield dwarves or gold dwarves dwell, and the individuals in such a settlement might vie among themselves to determine who can offer you (and possibly your compatriots) the finest accommodations and assistance.
Suggested Characteristics
Tinkerers can be among the average of the world — until they pick up their tools or come up with an outlandish idea. They understand the value of hard work and the importance of a well thought out idea, but they can be quick to get carried away with their work.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it — I’m a perfectionist.
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2
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I’m a snob who looks down on those who can’t appreciate fine art.
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3
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I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
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4
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I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion.
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5
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I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.
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6
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I like to talk at length about my profession.
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7
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I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
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8
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I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me.
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Ideal |
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1
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Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful)
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2
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Generosity. My talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good)
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3
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Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic)
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4
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Greed. I’m only in it for the money. (Evil)
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5
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People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
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6
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Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.
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2
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I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking for someone worthy.
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3
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I owe my friends a great debt for forging me into the person I am today.
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4
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I pursue wealth to secure someone’s love.
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5
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One day I will prove to the world that I am the greatest artisan of them all.
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6
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I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood.
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Flaw |
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1
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I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.
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2
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I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
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3
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I am so excitable about my work that I become hard to understand when I talk about it
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4
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I’m never satisfied with what I have — I always want more.
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5
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My obsession of my work has driven me to the brink of insanity
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6
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I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals.
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