You grew up with a hammer in your hand and fire at your back. Having grown up with the business of metalcraft as a constant, you are very learned in the ways of metal mining, smelting, casting, forging, and finishing, even if you are not necessarily personally practiced in those various crafts. With swarf under your heels, and clinker under your nails, you have endured the heat and choking smoke of metal shops for years. Your hands are calloused, and your body has adapted to be quite sturdy to accommodate the labor. Your body holds a record of every lesson hard learned, in the form of scars from various burns and scaldings, infections from metal slivers, cuts from scrap, friction burns from grinding wheels, and more. Metalworkers are tough, hard people, as if they are stone made flesh, and hold an important place in society somewhat outside of the traditional social hierarchy, because all of civilization depends on their artistry.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: Smith's tools
- Languages: None
- Equipment: A set of smith's tools, a sledge hammer, a set of common clothes, a work apron, a pair of elbow-length leather gloves, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Knowledge of the Trade
You can start and keep a roaring fire with ease, and can arrange materials to concentrate the heat in a fire, as if it were a forge. You know and recognize all manner of metalworking tools, and can recognize when an area has been used as part of a metalworking operation. You can identify geological features created by mining, such as yellow boy, slag heaps, tailings, and spoil tips. You can also assess the quality of a metal object from its color, feel, weight, and (if you worked with steel or brass) sound, and you can use this knowledge to identify frauds and assess value. You know how to care for metals such as to protect them from corroding as easily from normal use. You have advantage on any skill checks relating to crafting an item that relates to the specialization you chose.
Suggested Characteristics
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I make light of violence and death.
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2
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Sometimes I pretend to be uneducated to avoid uninteresting conversation.
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3
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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4
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I’m always trying to find the best deal possible, even for the smallest of trinkets.
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5
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I grew up lonely and isolated, so people skills aren't really my thing.
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6
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Sarcasm and insults are my true weapons of choice.
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7
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I'm never too far from a tavern or a good time.
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8
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I am always ready to fight.
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Ideal |
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Fairness. I never offer overpriced goods to people who can’t afford to lose a few coins. (Lawful)
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Generosity. My talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good)
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3
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Authority. I do as I wish- who's going to stop me? (chaotic)
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4
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Greed. I’m only in it for the money. (Evil)
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5
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People. I’m committed to my comrades, not to ideals. (Neutral)
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6
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Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
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Bond |
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The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.
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2
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I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking for someone worthy.
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3
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One day I will return to my forge and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all.
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4
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I strive to pay back my metal working mentor for forging me into the person I am today.
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5
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Someone stole one of my most prized creations. One day, I will make them pay.
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6
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My weapons were once used for evil purposes. Never again will someone take advantage of me.
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Flaw |
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I find any reason to fight, often attacking enemies when other solutions could have been met.
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2
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I care more about my weapon, armor, or other possession, than I do about my friends.
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3
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I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
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4
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I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals.
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5
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No one must ever learn that I once ripped off a noble family for my own gain.
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6
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I’ m never satisfied with what I have— I always want more.
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