You share an intimate relationship with the sea, skilled at wrangling creatures from her depths, you're well regarded among coastal towns and fellow fishermen. Your work serves as the foundation for many fledgling communities and is treated as important by some, but merely a hobby by others. You learned your skills either by solitary practice, or it was passed down through familial bonding, developing into something more.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception, Survival or Nature.
- Tool Proficiencies: Fisherman's Tools, Vehicles (Water)
- Equipment: Fishing tackle, fishing instrument (net, crab trap or harpoon), 50ft of silk rope, traveller's clothes, a wide-brimmed hat and pouch containing 10gp.
As you well know, there's more than one way to fish. Choose how you fish, or roll to decide.
| d6 | Fishing Technique |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hand-Gathering |
| 2 | Spearfishing |
| 3 | Netting |
| 4 | Angling |
| 5 | Trapping |
| 6 | Dredging |
While others would see a body of water as simply a means to sate their thirst and refill their waterskins, you see an endless supply of sustenance for you and your party. Provided the water supports life, you can feed yourself and five other people for as long as you're in the vicinity of the water source, and everyone can carry one ration apiece when you leave.
Alternatively, if you're in range of civilisation, and you and your party aren't eating what you catch, you can afford a comfortable lifestyle off your bounty.
Suggested Characteristics
Fishermen usually rise early in the morning, face danger head on and have a habit of stretching the truth for the sake of a story.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can't stop myself from haggling. |
| 2 | Truth is relative when there's a good story to be told. |
| 3 | Time around sailors has given me an aptitude for foul language. |
| 4 | The best way to get a fish is to let the bait, or team, do the work for you. |
| 5 | You can't catch the best fish without hard work. |
| 6 | I'm always tempted to wager over the smallest things. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lure. If I extol the virtues of good, my crew will follow. (Good) |
| 2 | Reel. If we all work together, we can all reap the rewards. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Sinker. All of us could fall beneath the waves at a moment's notice, it's best not to get attached. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Bait. Others are means to an end, just like a worm on a hook. (Evil) |
| 5 | Chum. What matters most isn't rhetoric, it's loyalty. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Swivel. Above all else, I like to mediate between others. After all, you can only fish in peace. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My fealty is with the sea, everything else is secondary. |
| 2 | I'll never forget my first ship. |
| 3 | I've been cheated out of my fair share of profit, I want my due. |
| 4 | I will hunt the creature that killed the crew I adored, no matter what it takes. |
| 5 | I long to visit the places beneath the waves, I know more than just fish reside there. |
| 6 | My family is my crew, I've never known life another way. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pipe weed and strong drink serve as a especially tempting vices for me. |
| 2 | I can't stop myself from lying, if you can believe it. |
| 3 | If my courage is brought into question, I will do anything to prove the accusation false. |
| 4 | I firmly believe that I have been blessed, by a deity or otherwise, and am unable to die in any meaningful way. |
| 5 | I can't help but follow orders, regardless of my opinion of them. |
| 6 | I'll do anything I can to avoid having to do actual work. |
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