Ryuukoku Sailor (Kaizoku)

You are, or were, a Kaizoku serving under a charismatic or ruthless captain. Living your life on the run and going from port to port and shoal to shoal, you have proficiency in Survival

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception, Survival, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Navigator’s tools, vehicles (water)

Equipment: 50 feet of silk rope, a lucky charm such as a rabbit foot or a small stone with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random trinket on the trinkets table in chapter 5), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Sailors can be a rough lot, but the responsibilities of life on a ship make them generally reliable as well. Life aboard a ship shapes their outlook and forms their most important attachments.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what.
2	I work hard so that I can play hard when the work is done.
3	I enjoy sailing into new ports and making new friends over a flagon of ale.
4	I stretch the truth for the sake of a good story.
5	To me, a tavern brawl is a nice way to get to know a new city.
6	I never pass up a friendly wager.
7	My language is as foul as an otyugh nest.
8	I like a job well done, especially if I can convince someone else to do it.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. The thing that keeps a ship together is mutual respect between captain and crew. (Good)
2	Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards. (Lawful)
3	Freedom. The sea is freedom — the freedom to go anywhere and do anything. (Chaotic)
4	Mastery. I’m a predator, and the other ships on the sea are my prey. (Evil)
5	People. I’m committed to my crewmates, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. Someday I’ll own my own ship and chart my own destiny. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I’m loyal to my captain first, everything else second.
2	The ship is most important — crewmates and captains come and go.
3	I’ll always remember my first ship.
4	In a harbor town, I have a paramour whose eyes nearly stole me from the sea.
5	I was cheated out of my fair share of the profits, and I want to get my due.
6	Ruthless pirates murdered my captain and crewmates, plundered our ship, and left me to die. Vengeance will be mine.

d6	Flaw
1	I follow orders, even if I think they’re wrong.
2	I’ll say anything to avoid having to do extra work.
3	Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation.
4	Once I start drinking, it’s hard for me to stop.
5	I can’t help but pocket loose coins and other trinkets I come across.
6	My pride will probably lead to my destruction.