Military Strategist

You are a high-ranking military officer, but one who uses your witts rather than your arms. Warfare is deception, you've realized, and you're battles are made to fit this. Each battle is an orchestra and you are the composer of the glorious piece. You're evergrowing patriotism for your nation leads you to defend it at every waking moment, and your unique set of skills have led you to this profession.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception and your choice of Survival or Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Kit

Languages: As a strategist, you must work with all kinds of allies, and have had to communicate effectively. You know one more language.

Equipment: A map of your home country, An ornamental sword, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15gp

Suggested Characteristics

A strategist like you must be cold and calculating. Every single thing needs to be planned, and if one thing goes wrong, everything falls apart. This manner of thinking has changed you and the way you go about even the most trivial of tasks.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I'm a perfectionist, everything needs to go completely as planned.
2	War is the highest form of art.
3	I tend to overanalyze.
4	People often think I'm cold and calculating. These people are probably right.
5	If it isn't broke, I should make it better.
6	I'm better behind the scenes. I'll never choose to be the center of attention.
7	Nothing is more sacred than death. People should experience it more often.
8	I can never trust my gut. I need to think about things first.

d6	Ideal
1	War is another part of culture and I will fight tooth and nail to keep it alive.
2	I want to mastermind a great battle and be forever immortalized in history.
3	I hold my nation above all else, and I'd rather die than see it fall.
4	I'm practicing to lead a rebellion against the people I hate most.
5	Balance is the most important thing in the world, and I fight to uphold it.
6	I know what's best and I should be listened to!

d6	Bond
1	I feel indebted to the soldiers that died for me.
2	My only love died in a ruthless ambush. My work is to prevent such barbarous things from ever taking place.
3	I will do anything to win a battle.
4	I look up to the great reformers and disciplinarians of my time and I strive to be like them.
5	I have experienced first hand the pain of a ruthless siege. I want the only things to go down in a siege are walls, not people.
6	I love the thrill of combat.

d6	Flaw
1	I never show my emotions.
2	I want to lead everything and I'll get mad if things aren't done my way.
3	I'm timid and cowardly when it comes to a real threat.
4	I only view others as clients.
5	I'm very confident. Some people would call me stubborn.
6	I envision myself as more of a genius than I actually am.