You are a person that sees the benefit in building and pushing the boundaries around you. You are a part of a group of intelligent people that use their hands and minds together to create feats of technology and wonder.
- Skill Proficiencies: History, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Carpetner's Tools, Vehicles (Land)
- Languages: None
- Equipment: A set of tools (one of your choice), a Tiny or smaller invention made by you, an insignia of your engineering guild, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
You are quite knowledgeable of the inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts that are done in your field. Not only that, but you are skilled in the mundane tasks of construction and architecture- primarily in crafting the infrastructure of the city that allows the citizens to enjoy running water, levitating platforms, and other magical and technological wonders.
You have a basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. You are also able to examine inventions and odd objects you come across to try and identify what they are about.
Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to magic items, alchemical objects, or technological devices, you have advantage on the roll.
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it—I’m a perfectionist. |
| 2 | I’m a snob who looks down on those who can’t appreciate intricate crafts. |
| 3 | I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick. |
| 4 | I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion. |
| 5 | I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play. |
| 6 | I like to talk at length about my profession. |
| 7 | I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible. |
| 8 | I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Community. It is the duty of all people to strengthen the bonds and security of communities. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Generosity. My talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good) |
| 3 | Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue their own livelihood. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Greed. I’m only in it for the money. (Evil) |
| 5 | People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me. |
| 2 | I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking for someone worthy. |
| 3 | I owe my mentor a great debt for forging me into the person I am today. |
| 4 | I pursue wealth to secure someone’s love. |
| 5 | One day I will return to my hometown/school/workshop and prove that I am the greatest engineer of them all. |
| 6 | I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless. |
| 2 | I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me. |
| 3 | No one must ever learn that I once stole schematics from another engineer. |
| 4 | I’m never satisfied with what I have—I always want more. |
| 5 | I would kill to acquire a noble title. |
| 6 | I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals. |
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