Quartermaster

You've been in the military for some time, though not through some frontline vocation or dreams of heroism. Instead, your role was one behind the lines, in a supporting role. As quartermaster you acquired, built, maintained, and distributed arms and armor to your comrades and made sure they were provided with whatever the job might require. You might have been part of a standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war. Maybe you're none of that, and just a weapons enthusiast or collector.

When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine which military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.

Skill Proficiencies: Two of your choice

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two from vehicles (land), vehicles (water), alchemist's supplies, leatherworker's tools, smith's tools, tinker's tools

Equipment: An insignia of rank, a memento taken from your stock (a dagger, blade, or strip of armor), one of alchemist's supplies, leatherworker's tools, smith's tools or tinker's tools, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Quartermaster, master-at-arms, supply sergeant, whatever your given title for the job was, you were in the business of providing lethal tools to those trained to use them. The Quartermaster Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your character.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m always polite and respectful.
2	My storage system was the pride of the outfit, I am structured to a fault.
3	I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones.
4	I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation.
5	I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
6	I select the right tool for the job as a point of pride, and can spend too much time deciding what that tool is.
7	I have a crude sense of humor.
8	I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.

d6	Ideal
1	Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2	Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
3	Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic)
4	Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral)
6	Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
2	Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
3	My honor is my life.
4	I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it.
5	Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
6	I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.

d6	Flaw
1	The monstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves me quivering with fear.
2	I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior.
3	I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4	I need a structure, a system, in inventory and in life.
5	I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6	I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.