You've gained a fair mix of fame and infamy as a Rough Houser. There are a lot of ways to roughhouse, but whatever the way and whatever the reason - Rough Housers always come together to fight. Rough Housers exist all over Ooo, from public arenas sponsored by local princesses to secret clubs and criminal organizations. Some Rough Houser fights are staged, but most of them are brutal sport.
- Skill Proficiencies: Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Performance
- Tool Proficiencies: Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, Vehicles (land)
- Equipment: Rough Housing costume, a trinket won in a roughhousing competition you won, an unusual weapon, and a bag containing 15 gp.
You have a Ring Name - a moniker - that is yelled to the heavens when you enter a roughhousing competition. This alias helps protect your identity when traveling through areas where roughhousing isn't respected.
This Ring Name is typically developed into a full-blown stage persona for most Rough Housers. The more heirs put on by the Rough Houser, the more the crowd gets excited to see you fight.
In areas where roughhousing is accepted and/or loved, you may don your Ring Name and costume to receive adoration, donations, and/or a safe place to stay.
Suggested Characteristics
PERSONALITY TRAITS
1. I fear one type of wild animal I had to face in combat.
2. I like gentle pats as much as roughhousing.
3. I only ever speak of myself in the third person.
4. I have a catch phrase I always shout in battle.
5. I insist others always/never call me by my Ring Name.
6. I pretend to be from a distant land (that doesn't exist).
7. I often use large, complicated sentences even if they don't make sense.
8. I am prone to telling embellished versions of my previous adventures.
9. I love a good insult. Even one hurled at me.
10. I get pouty if I'm not the star.
11. I give combat pointers to almost everyone I meet - even if I'm fighting them.
12. I'm confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.
FLAWS
1. I have become so immersed in my Ring Name, it's hard to separate myself from it.
2. I can be short-sighted, only focusing on one problem at a time.
3. I have a tendency to be insulting and/or boastful.
4. I sometimes overestimate my roughhousing capabilities.
5. I feel like a fraud because I know most of my fights have been fixed.
6. I have a hard time opening up and trusting people.
7. I will do anything to win more fame and infamy.
8. I'm green with envy whenever I'm beat in roughhousing.
IDEALS
1. Freedom. Now that I have the freedom to roughhouse, I will never stop!
2. Championship. I turn everything into a competition, and I *always* win.
3. Exaltation. I love the roar of the crowd in a roughhousing competition.
4. Greed. I always profit off of my fights.
5. Brotherhood. I treasure my time roughhousing with my mates.
6. Anonymity. I love the ability to live a double life with my Ring Name.
7. Friendship. Material goods come and go. Roughhousing is forever.
8. Ambition. History remembers the great, and I will be remembered.
BONDS
1. A foe I once roughhoused with has sworn vengeance against me, and I at them.
2. I am sworn to defend the person who introduced me to roughhousing.
3. I have sworn to protect a family of a fellow Rough Houser who has passed in roughhousing.
4. I was forced to learn to roughhouse. I will have my revenge on the person that made me a Rough Houser.
5. I have vivid dreams every night of my death in roughhousing. I live to undo the prophecy.
6. Though I had no choice, I lament having left my family behind to roughhouse. I will find them again one day.
7. I am bonded to the mountain I was trained to roughhouse on. I will always defend my home.
8. Fame and money. Whatever it takes.
Contacts
Rough Housers League
Rough Housing Trainer
When in areas that allow roughhousing, you can almost always find a place to fight and earn money. You may receive free lodging or food as well in exchange for nightly performances. As your fame and infamy grows, you may find yourself with free drinks and new friends!
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