Corporate Suit

Whether you diligently worked your way up the corporate ladder for years, were on the right side of a department coup, or had blackmail on the right people, your skills in financial establishing, asset acquiring, or powerful negotiating have earned you a relatively high-ranking position in the chain of employment of one of the Spectrum corporations.

Perhaps you used to work for a different company until you sold their secrets to the highest bidder for a bigger salary and an office with a view. Maybe you were in the right place at the right time when your higher up was unfortunately forced to resign from their position. Or maybe you are truly good at your job and management simply could not deny your aptitude. Regardless, the corporate world is your home, and your ability to navigate it is something that makes you quite the asset, or maybe a threat.

Skill Proficiencies: Your choice of two from among Deception, History, Insight, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies: Your choice of one from either Calligrapher’s Supplies, Forgery Kit, Vehicles (Land), one type of gaming set

Languages: one of your choice

Equipment: A set of corporate clothes, an employee ID badge, a pager that connects you with your company, a set of tools or vehicle to match your choice of tool proficiency, and a wallet containing 20 lumens

Suggested Characteristics

Corporate Suits thrive in the world of inter-departmental politics and are always looking for the angle that will give them the greatest return. Some like to play by the rules while others tend to make or break them in order to gain the upper hand. Regardless of their morality, Corporate Suits combine ruthless business tact, synergistic team building, and an ambition that none can rival.

Use the tables provided below to determine your Personality Trait, Ideal, Bond and Flaw, or create your own. Alternatively, you may use the tables for the Noble background in the Player’s Handbook and modify your choices in order to match your corporate career.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always make sure my attire is crisp, clean and sharp.
2	I always try to make counter-offers, even in mundane transactions.
3	I like to flash my ID badge as a show of superiority.
4	To anyone else, my office looks like an unintelligible mess.
5	Arguing is an art form that I enjoy practicing.
6	I find most things filthy in comparison to me.
7	You’ve got two minutes, make it quick.
8	I love team-building exercises! They are fun and promote synergy!

d6	Ideal
1	Ambition. There is always a better position to obtain. (Any)
2	Rules. If you play by the rules, no one can dispute you if you win. (Lawful)
3	Control. Never go into talks without knowing what will make the person sitting across from you break. (Evil)
4	Synergy. A strong team has members with a variety of strengths. (Good)
5	Negotiate. There is always a way to resolve conflict if you sit down and talk it out. (Good)
6	Intrigue. There are always pieces of information to dig up that can shake things up. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	I got a promotion at the cost of a personal relationship with someone important.
2	I worry the employees I supervise are more qualified than I am.
3	There are higher-ups that would love to see me fail. I aim to prove them wrong.
4	I owe my employment entirely to someone else.
5	I once blackmailed a former superior.
6	There is a co-worker who is bitter that I received a promotion and they did not.

d6	Flaw
1	Nothing will keep me from getting my next paycheck.
2	I always assume people are incompetent at the job they have.
3	If it wasn’t in writing, it never happened.
4	Money is no object.
5	I’ll never admit I’m wrong, even if I wasn’t necessarily correct.
6	Anything that doesn’t directly help me is a waste of time.