Mage Worker

Your profession has required you to learn certain magical skills. This could be anything from a farmer to an office worker.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Two tools of your choice, related to your profession.

Equipment: Business clothes, a briefcase, an artisan’s tool related to your profession, a cell stone, a wallet, a union ID, a certificate from a trade school or university, 150 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Mage Workers are influenced by their professions. They have been working in a professional setting for a long time. They might be beaten down by years at a dead-end job or they might be relieved for the change of pace that adventuring provides.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I have a strong work ethic and put my heart into my job.
2	My customer service voice takes over in stressful social situations.
3	I work hard so that I can wind down at the end of the day.
4	My words are always careful and deliberate to avoid offending people.
5	I prefer working in the office. This field work is killing me.
6	I always treat people with respect and dignity, especially those working in the service industry.
7	I’m always showing off pictures of my family.
8	I am never professional and work hard to make sure no one else is either.

d6	Ideal
1	Ethics. It is my duty to uphold better business practices. (Earth)
2	Investment. I gotta pay the bills somehow. (Neutral)
3	Team Building. My coworkers are the only good reason to stay at a job. (Water)
4	Passion. Every finished job is a work of art, even if others don’t see it that way. (Fire)
5	Innovation. This job is a way for me to cause problems on purpose. (Air)
6	Ambition. I’m gonna run this place one day. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I am drowning in debt and I’m working to keep my head above water.
2	I love / hate one of my coworkers and I do things to get their attention / mess with them.
3	My family relies on me to pay the bills.
4	I want to quit my job and make something of myself someday.
5	My last job wrongfully terminated me, and I’m in the middle of a lawsuit against them.
6	My last job was awful, but the friends I made there are very important to me.

d6	Flaw
1	My vice is the only way I can cope with the mental strain of dealing with people.
2	A savings account is a great thing for lame losers who don’t know how to have fun.
3	Hard work is for suckers.
4	I’m complacent with my role in life and do nothing to get ahead.
5	My ambition has led to my personal growth, but I’ve had to step on a lot of toes to get here.
6	My wild opinions would get me fired if I expressed them at work.