When local city watches and local investigators need help handling challenging cases, they call you. Whether through years working the streets, intense personal study, or your sheer brilliance, you've trained yourself to analyze clues and make observations which are often missed by most people.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit
- Languages: Any one of your choice
- Equipment: A magnifying glass, a bottle of ink, a quill, a folded parchment notepad, a set of common clothes including a greatcoat and hat, and a pouch containing 8 gp
Feature: City Urchin Contact
With years of experience, You know the reliability of street urchins' knowledge and connections within the city compared to city watches. You have a reliable and trustworthy group of city street urchin contacts who act as your liaisons to help you gather information. With enough coins, They will assist you in seeking specific people, items, or locations that are familiar to them.
Suggested Characteristics
Detectives typically have above-normal intelligence, and can seem distant or aloof in the presence of lesser minds. They’re often marginalized to the extent of becoming loners, or have crippling flaws they strive to keep hidden.
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Personality Trait |
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Before I leave a room, I often turn to ask one last question.
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2
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I don’t play by the rules.
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3
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I find ignorance amusing.
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4
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I like to reveal my findings to a captive audience.
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5
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I’m witheringly sarcastic.
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6
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I rarely reveal my true feelings.
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7
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I solve crimes because life bores me.
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8
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I’m oddly superstitious.
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Ideal |
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Justice. I’m sworn to bring criminals to justice (Lawful).
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2
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Intellect. The mind is a muscle that must be exercised to achieve brilliance (Any).
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3
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Greed. I need coin to dig me out of this pit (Neutral)
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4
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Redemption. I’m trying to undo all the bad things I’ve done in my life (Any).
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5
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Recklessness. If they break the rules, so can I (Chaotic)
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6
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Curiosity. We don’t learn anything unless we experiment (Any).
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Bond |
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The same nemesis is secretly behind many of my greatest investigations.
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2
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I wear a signature article of clothing, moustache style, or accessory.
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3
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My assistant travels everywhere with me.
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4
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I’ve had a traumatic experience in my past that still haunts me.
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5
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I’m immaculately dressed.
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6
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I’m attracted to people who live fast and dangerously.
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Flaw |
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I have a self-destructive vice that I indulge in secret.
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2
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I lack empathy for my prey.
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3
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I underestimate or look down upon the common folk.
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4
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All my relationships end in ruin.
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5
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I’m cripplingly obsessive.
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6
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I don’t know how to handle failure.
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