You are a owner of a game shop, skilled in a particular field and closely associated with a variety of different types of games of entertainment, chance and otherwise. You are a well-established part of your local community, knowing whom most people around you are. You have a fair established knowledge of other game stores as well as some inside information on merchants that have good inventory for you to do business with. You may have employees that are people looking for work, family members or friends. Discuss with your DM what you need as far as money goes to see how much you need to deduct from your gold each month to keep your shop up and running.
You may also have a business partner as well whom brings in a well versed set of skills for a mutual benefit of success. Perhaps it was their money that got your business up and going. Or maybe they just truly believe in your vision of success and endorse you. You could look for sponsors for your shop or outsource to improve your shop if you have not already.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: Three type of artisan’s tools
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: Two sets of artisan’s tools (both of your choice), formal official documentation of the Deed/Contract/ or some form of true proof of the ownership of your shop, three sets of your store's uniform, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 50 gp
Game Shops are generally found in cities large enough to support several other businesses practicing the same trade. However, your shop might instead be a loose network of other game shops as well as possible other business establishment connections who each work in a different village within a larger realm. Work with your DM to determine the nature of your Game Shop, see what the narrative significance of this is. You can select your store's narrative significance from the Story Quirk table or roll randomly.
| d20 | Guild Business |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alchemists and apothecaries |
| 2 | Armorers, locksmiths, and finesmiths |
| 3 | Brewers, distillers, and vintners |
| 4 | Calligraphers, scribes, and scriveners |
| 5 | Carpenters, roofers, and plasterers |
| 6 | Cartographers, surveyors, and chart-makers |
| 7 | Cobblers and shoemakers |
| 8 | Cooks and bakers |
| 9 | Glassblowers and glaziers |
| 10 | Jewelers and gem cutters |
| 11 | Leatherworkers, skinners, and tanners |
| 12 | Masons and stonecutters |
| 13 | Painters, limners, and sign-makers |
| 14 | Potters and tile-makers |
| 15 | Shipwrights and sailmakers |
| 16 | Smiths and metal-forgers |
| 17 | Tinkers, pewterers, and casters |
| 18 | Wagon-makers and wheelwrights |
| 19 | Weavers and dyers |
| 20 | Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers |
As an established and perhaps respected member of your community, you can rely on certain benefits that this provides. You have access to strong discounts in other shops. This discount increases based on the renown of both you and your shop. You can also find with relative ease where the underbelly of business resides for shops that sell outlawed items and more.
You must pay a minimum of 250 gp per month to the local government for everything you must need to keep your shop up to par and running. If you miss payments, you must make up back dues for fines up to 1,500 gp. At which time the local governing law will begin measures to revoke your business and face penalties of the local laws.
Suggested Characteristics
Game shop owners are among the most ordinary people in the world—until they set down their tools and take up an adventuring career. They understand the value of hard work and the importance of community, but they’re vulnerable to sins of greed and covetousness.
| 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 fine art. |
| 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 his or her 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 guild 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 guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan 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 money from guild coffers. |
| 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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