You are responsible for maintaining a network of information for a client, an organization, or perhaps yourself. 

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Deception, Insight, Persuasion, and Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two from among thieves tools, disguise kit, and forgery kit. 

Languages: Choose one non-exotic language

Equipment: A set of clothes appropriate to your duties and a pouch containing 20 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the criminal background below as the basis for your Spymaster's traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit you.

For instance, your bond might involve other members and servants the organizations, courts, or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch prey in your network or your desire to maintain your reputation for being dependable with useful information.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
2	I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3	The first thing I do in a new place is note where the secrets may be kept--hidden compartments, locked cabinets, trapdoors.
4	I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5	I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6	I always consider each risk of a situation and am very deliberate.
7	The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
8	I blow up at the slightest insult.

d5	Ideal
1	Order. I do not want to see the world collapse into chaos from the shadows, so I work in the dark to prevent that. (Lawful)
2	Chaos is a ladder. The game in the shadows could lead to wealth or woe, and I embrace the danger. (Chaotic)
3	Duty. The information I collect helps protect the common people, save lives, create a better world. (Good)
4	Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become powerful with this knowledge. (Evil)
5	People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
2	The value of the information I collect has a worth in coins, coins that go to support my family.
3	Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4	I will become the greatest spymaster that ever lived.
5	I seek certain information, and all this intrigue is to find the answers I need.
6	Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made without knowing the full picture. That will never happen again.

d6	Flaw
1	When I see something valuable, I can’t think about anything but how to steal it.
2	When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
3	If there’s a plan, I stick to it. If circumstances change, I get nervous and panic.
4	I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5	I turn tail and run when things look bad.
6	An innocent person is in prison because of information I provided. I’m okay with that.