You have lived some great portion of your life sailing the seas in search of treasure, fame, or adventure. Your life has been full of goals and ambitions that you keep pursuing to the ends of the world, and no matter how many feats you achieve, it never quenches your desire for the wild soul inside of you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: Water vehicles, navigator's tools, one gaming set of your choice
- Equipment: A lock, a whetstone, manacles, a set of lightweight common clothes, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Many specialties and jobs are available on a pirate ship. This could be as high ranking as the captain, or as smelly as a prisoner. Perhaps you were stolen, or went on board of your own volition to explore the world through plunder.
| d8 | Purpose on Board |
|---|---|
| 1 | Captain |
| 2 | Boatswain |
| 3 | First Mate |
| 4 | Cabin Boy |
| 5 | Crew |
| 6 | Custodian |
| 7 | Prisoner |
| 8 | Rookie |
Having spent time on a ship of even no notoriety, you have learned a number of things either as a member of the crew or by eavesdropping from the brig. You know how to find contacts in any port, and can weed out sources of intel in towns and cities.
Suggested Characteristics
Pirates are ambitious people, who no matter where they come from, have somewhere they're going. Most know their way around people, and can take joy in tricking others. Typically a pirate will act tough, but their intimidating complex could be empty if they are up against a tough foe.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm quite good in a fix, and can typically get myself out of sticky situations |
| 2 | I am always looking for a new adventure |
| 3 | I have an eye for treasure, specifically gold |
| 4 | I know a lot more than I would ever let on |
| 5 | If someone insults me, they've got another thing coming |
| 6 | I believe in two things: the whims of the sea, and a good rum |
| 7 | If I set my mind to something, it will take the universe to make me change my mind |
| 8 | I enjoy a good bar fight every now and then |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Honor. There's a pirate code that I always follow (L) |
| 2 | Freedom. I will do anything to prove my freedom from anyone and everyone (C) |
| 3 | Ambition. I have a goal that I will complete, even if it kills me (N) |
| 4 | Greed. I plunder and pillage with no regrets, so long as I get the gold (E) |
| 5 | Loyalty. My crew is my family, I would never betray them (N) |
| 6 | Wisdom. I know right from wrong, and would give advice to those who choose poorly (G) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I got myself into some risky business and have a few debts to pay |
| 2 | There's someone who owes me a solid that I'm trying to find |
| 3 | There was someone who always told me I was naive, but I'm gonna prove them wrong tenfold |
| 4 | I want to be free of my old life, and spend the rest of it travelling the seas |
| 5 | I'm going to be the most infamous pirate that ever lived |
| 6 | I want a life without consequences that lets me be who I am |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have an eye for gold, and will pinch it any way I can |
| 2 | My ego is bigger than the ocean, so if someone insults it I will take them down |
| 3 | I'm always fight first, steal second, ask questions later |
| 4 | I have a tendency to fight with authority, because really, I should be in charge |
| 5 | If the going gets tough, then I'm outta there as fast as I can go |
| 6 | I get in over my head all the time, and will take on things as big as a leviathan with only a harpoon |
In addition to knowing pirate speech and mannerisms, you have stolen your way onto many ships and can work your way unnoticed. Instead of insight, you are proficient in stealth.
Since you have to remain unseen and undetected aboard a vessel, you can more easily find places to hide in a poorly furnished room.
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