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You've worked a 9 to 5 at the local furniture store for ages, and were doing fine until the tablemancers came and threw a monkey wrench into your plans. Your honest 9 to 5 is now an adventurer's playground to face off against the dreaded furniture constructs these tablemancers created. You decided to take up arms against these spellcasters to hopefully take back your workplace and maybe get a raise for this service.

 
Skill Proficiencies: Perception
Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter's Tools
Languages: One Additional Language of Choice
Equipment: A pocket sized Furniture Guide, An Ikea Employee's Uniform, and a pouch holding 10 gp.
 
Feature: Furniture Knowledge

You know more about Furniture than anyone really should thanks to your previous job. You have advantage on perception checks against furniture creatures and advantage on investigation checks on furniture.

 
Suggested Characteristics

Your an average joe before all this started, what where you like at work? What do you hope will happen when this is over? Maybe you just don't care about work and wanted to be an adventurer instead, and this was your only chance to get your wish.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I've learned many useless facts about wood, carpentry, furniture, and pillows over the years of working at Ikea.
2 I jump at the opportunity to help customers out when they're confused.
3 I've lost all interest in my job ages back and the tablemancers finally gave me something worthwhile to do around here.
4 I'm basically the handy man of the store, despite my lack of knowledge I'm atleast able to fix a door or two.
5 I get so bored I just stare vacantly while people talk at me, but I'm able to recall what they said to me fine enough.
6 I'm a good talker but a poor listener, and just ramble while unable to hear people ask me to stop.
7 When I'm asked about something related to anything other than work I draw a blank.
8 I've always hated my job, still do in fact, I'm fighting the furniture monsters for the cathartic feeling it gives me.
d6 Ideal
1 Greed. I took this job because it was easy money that wasn't too risky. (any)
2 Stability. This job was a good way to stay out of trouble compared to anything else. (Neutral)
3 Poverty. I needed any kind of money to pay off the tax collectors I failed to give gold to. (any)
4 Arson. I typically steal some furniture when I lock up and burn it in my yard that evening. (Evil)
5 Honesty. I took this job as a way to prove to my parents I'm able to work an honest job. (Lawful)
6 Joy. I enjoy spreading happiness to people when they leave with the furniture they want. (Good)
d6 Bond
1 The money I make goes to paying off old bills, taxes, and my family or friends' needs.
2 I took this job as a stepping stone for better things to come.
3 Making other people's days by getting them to the things they want is a good feeling to have, and I enjoy doing so.
4 Four words: Safe work, Safe pay.
5 If my family didn't need me around I'd have been an adventurer instead, but this job allowed me to stick around in case of emergencies.
6 Working hard is better than nearly dying every day just for some meager payout.
d6 Flaw
1 When people don't get what I'm laying down I start getting madder and madder until I gotta cool off in the staff room.
2 I like to burn things, even indoors.
3 I can't stand people and stayed in the backroom instead of out and about helping strangers find strangely named furniture.
4 Tablemancy is so cool, I'd rather join them than fight them!
5 I've gained a crippling fear of furniture, specifically tables, because of the tablemancers and their magic.
6 I complain about everything even if it's totally fine for everyone else.
 
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