On a ship, a sailor often has to learn multiple skills, and this rule certainly applies to you. Your father was a woodworker, and you learned your first trade from him. But on your first voyage at sea you quickly found out that a carpenter is often a ship’s doctor as well—after all, who knows more about sawing off limbs than someone who saws wood for a living? People are a lot bloodier than wood, that’s for sure, but you haven’t had many complaints—those sailors who have enjoyed your services are either happy to be alive or they are dead, and there’s old salts who swear the peg legs you for made them are better than the real legs they used to have.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Insight

Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter's tools, Herbalism kit

Equipment: A set of well-loved carpenter's tools, A Healer's kit, a Herbalism kit, a set of traveler's clothes, and a leather pouch with 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Shipwrights are resourceful carpenters and designers. They often have a dedicated spot at the local tavern, since shipwrights are invaluable to coastal communities. Some travel with naval fleets and might serve as officers if their temperament suits it. Shipwrights have an affinity for working with their hands and often perform feats of carpentry that others might deem miraculous.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I love talking and being heard more than I like to listen.
2	I'm extremely fond of puzzles.
3	I thrive under pressure.
4	I love sketching and designing objects, especially boats.
5	I'm not afraid of hard work—in fact, I prefer it.
6	A pipe, an ale, and the smell of the sea: paradise.
7	I have an endless supply of cautionary tales related to the sea.
8	I don't mind getting my hands dirty.

d6	Ideal
1	Crew. If everyone on deck pitches in, we'll never sink. (Good)
2	Careful Lines. A ship must be balanced according to the laws of the universe. (Lawful)
3	Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic)
4	Perfection. To measure a being and find it lacking is the greatest disappointment. (Evil)
5	Reflection. Muddied water always clears in time. (Any)
6	Hope. The horizon at sea holds the greatest promise. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I must visit all the oceans of the world and behold the ships that sail there.
2	Much of the treasure I claim will be used to enrich my community.
3	I must find a kind of wood rumored to possess magical qualities.
4	I repair broken things to redeem what's broken in myself.
5	I will craft a boat capable of sailing through the most dangerous of storms.
6	A kraken destroyed my masterpiece; its teeth shall adorn my hearth.

d6	Flaw
1	I don't know when to throw something away. You never know when it might be useful again.
2	I get frustrated to the point of distraction by shoddy craftsmanship.
3	Though I am an excellent crafter, my work tends to look as though it belongs on a ship.
4	I am so obsessed with sketching my ideas for elaborate inventions that I sometimes forget little thing like eating and sleeping.
5	I'm judgmental of those who are not skilled with tools of some kind.
6	I sometimes take things that don't belong to me, especially if they are very well made.