You have worked with stone most of your life. You enjoy the look and feel of a well laid rock wall or block bridge. You know the best compounds for holding objects together over vast spans of time. You are a builder. You briefly dabbled in sculpture, but found it too eclectic, preferring the precision and lines of walls and bridges.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Masonry tools
- Languages: Dwarven
- Equipment: A standard set of mason's tools, a trowel, shovel, ball of string, chalk (1 piece) x10, and grouting tool.
Your services as a renowned builder are well known and respected.
| d8 | Builder |
|---|---|
| 1 | Foreman. Due to your experience and prowess, you have risen to lead others of your profession. |
| 2 | Apprentice. You are proficient at your trade, but have not yet finished your training. |
| 3 | Guild Master. You are the best in the area, so much so that you are in charge of all others. You decide what jobs are worked, when they're done, and who works on them. |
| 4 | Bridge Builder. You have specialized at designing and building stone bridges and demand a premium price for your work. |
| 5 | Repairman. Your specialty is at fixing damage to existing stone structures. Your presence is highly prized where there are castles, keeps, and city walls to be maintained. |
| 6 | Secret Developer. You are a master at construction of secret doors and compartments in stonework. |
| 7 | Back-Ally Crafter. You have performed several jobs for some of the seedier folks in the area, crafting secret ways and providing accesses to places otherwise inaccessible. |
| 8 | Fortifier. You know the best ways to strengthen walls and structures against the attacks of time and war machines. |
When studying and searching stonework and similar construction, you gain a +3 bonus on spotting special traits or flaws - such as secret doors, weak areas that might collapse, and traps.
Spell List
Having worked with stone most of your life, you are inclined to know certain spells should you have the aptitude.
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| Cantrip | mending, mold earth |
| 1st | tenser's floating disk |
| 2nd | immovable object |
| 3rd | meld into stone |
| 4th | stone shape |
| 5th | wall of stone |
Suggested Characteristics
Masons are resourceful builders and designers. They are usually part of the local Mason's Guild which gets priority on construction offers requiring their skills. Any good castle, keep, or city will always try to keep good masons in easy reach. Dwarves seem to excel more than others at this work.
| d4 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I prefer a tight deadline; it keeps me focused. |
| 2 | Designing is my life. I am always looking to create something bigger, more intricate, and permanent. |
| 3 | I love the feel of stone in my hands and under my feet. |
| 4 | I prefer the company of Dwarves because they have the best construction stories and I can learn something new. |
| d4 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diligence. Nothing can stop a determined soul from completing a project. |
| 2 | Greed. Do whatever it takes to get the job done and get paid. |
| 3 | Obedience. Keep to the building codes and all will work out in the end. |
| 4 | Flair. Give each creation a unique feature. |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I intend to design and/or build the next great marvel of architectural engineering. |
| 2 | My fellow workers are my family. |
| 3 | I strive in everything I do to make my guildmaster proud of me. |
| 4 | Someone sabotaged my work. I will find them out and make them pay. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I get frustrated to the point of distraction by shoddy craftsmanship. |
| 2 | If it can't be done right, I don't want it done at all. |
| 3 | I am so obsessed with sketching my ideas for elaborate creations that I sometimes forget little things like eating and sleeping. |
| 4 | I am very critical of those of inferior skills who think they know what they're doing. |
Contacts
You often associate with specific groups or people because of your trade.
| d8 | Contact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mason's Guild Master |
| 2 | Carpenter's Guild Master |
| 3 | Local Politician |
| 4 | Thieves' Guild Master |
| 5 | Sewer Dwellers |
| 6 | City Watch Commander |
| 7 | Local Baron(ess) |
| 8 | Arcane Academy Headmaster |
Your talents at repairing stone structures are exceptional.
Given proper materials and some unskilled manual laborers, you are able to repair stone structures -- such as buildings, walls, and bridges -- at the rate of 10 structural points per hour. In a crunch, you can push yourself and your crew to repair at the rate of 10 structural points per half hour, but at the cost of one level of exhaustion every eight hours to you and each of your crew.
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