A lot of high society bars and inns know of you, as you're a local legend among them. It might not be a legend for something insane like saving the kingdom or defeating a dragon. But it's a humble title that pays well, and it's one to be proud off. The hours of training and regime shaped you into a cooking monster, someone to be feared... in the kitchen.
You decide your destiny, are you just a chef? Or are you more? Like a travelling chef, they're the real heroes.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight and one Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma skill of your choice.
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
| d4 | Chef Training Options |
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1 |
You were born into a servant family of a noble breed. You were trained by the Kings personal chef and learned the great techniques he had to offer. The high quality ingredients require a lot of precision and patience. Cooking with low quality foods makes you want to not cook... but sometimes it's interesting. |
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2 |
The Feywild has a way of snatching young ones lost in the forest, and sometimes they stumble upon tribes of nomadic fey creatures, who often adopt the creatures they find. Being adopted by one of these tribes you were trained in a fantastical way of cooking while travelling. |
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3 |
You were born as a peasant, low on the food chain you decided to change that literally, you picked up different styles of cooking from the locals around you. Your name is known a little bit around town but only to the cooks of the area, as you learned from them all. |
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4 |
You actually can't cook, you've just been pretending this whole time and it happens to work, though sometimes you suspect people might be smiling with clenched jaws. |
As a chef with their name known around the block you can gain access into almost any kitchen and help make a meal, maybe gaining tips along the way. Often if the food is a hit, they'll spare a small room for you to stay in, though cooking can be messy, and paying full price can look just as nice as not paying at all.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a faction agent. (For instance, consider the words “faith” and “Kitchen” to be interchangeable.)
Your bond might be associated with other members of your kitchen, or a location or an object that is important to your kitchen. The ideal you strive for is probably in keeping with the tenets and principles of your kitchen, but might be more personal in nature.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
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| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. |
| 2 | I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace. |
| 3 | I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen. |
| 4 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods. |
| 7 | I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 3 | Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. |
| 2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic. |
| 3 | I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died. |
| 4 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
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| 1 | I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. |
| 2 | I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy. |
| 3 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god. |
| 4 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 5 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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