Mining is dirty and dangerous, but it’s a job that must be done. You are one of these workers. Where was your first mine? What did you mine? Have you ever been in a workplace accident? Why did you leave?
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: smith's tools
- Languages: Dwarvish
- Equipment: A miner's pick, a shovel, smith's tools, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Miner's Eye
You know the best ways to drain water out of shafts and tunnels, supporting weak tunnels, and process ores using cupellation. You can also find work and housing in most mountainous towns.
Suggested Characteristics
Due to the dangerous monotony of their every day lives, miners tend to be gruff realists.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I cheat at games of chance. |
| 2 | Sometimes I pretend to be uneducated to avoid uninteresting conversation. |
| 3 | I will always be ready to help my friends. |
| 4 | I believe it's better not to do something than to do it badly. |
| 5 | I am used to the dark. |
| 6 | I am always looking for the next big break. |
| 7 | I am very quiet, and tend to fade into the background. |
| 8 | I am always covered in soot. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charity. I came from a poor village. The proceeds from my work go towards making life better there. (good) |
| 2 | Allies. I’m committed to my comrades, not to ideals. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Honesty. There's no good pretending to be something I'm not. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Safety. There is no point in doing something if innocent lives are lost. (Good) |
| 5 | Brutal Practicality. Bury a fish or bury a man, just get the job done. (Evil) |
| 6 | Enjoyment. I love making things go boom! (Chaotic) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Love is fleeting, rock and minerals last forever. |
| 2 | I share an empathy with every race and creature that digs and mines. |
| 3 | I want to make life better for miners. |
| 4 | I once found an artifact belonging to a lost civilization and want to learn more. |
| 5 | I love shiny things. |
| 6 | One of my friends died in a mining accident, I will not let that happen again. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can be clumsy, sometimes fumbling with complicated equipment. |
| 2 | I am afraid of wild beasts. |
| 3 | I panic in large cities and usually try to avoid them. |
| 4 | My inexperience with local customs and traditions often gets me into trouble. |
| 5 | I like the thrill of danger so much that I live life recklessly. |
| 6 | I can be lazy and sleepy, sneaking off to take naps when work can wait. |
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