You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts' desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children's books. It's a useful talent, and one that you're perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you're around. The bottle of pink colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment – nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust can restore youth and vigor, and there's a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale. These marvels sound implausible, but you make them sound like the real deal.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of Hand
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A set of Fine Clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice, and a pouch containing 15 gp.
As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform the religious ceremonies of your deity. You and your adventuring companions can expect to receive free healing and care at a temple, shrine, or other established presence of your faith, though you must provide any material components needed for spells. Those who share your religion will support you (but only you) at a modest lifestyle.
You might also have ties to a specific temple dedicated to your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a residence there. This could be the temple where you used to serve, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While near your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for is not hazardous and you remain in good standing with your temple.
Suggested Characteristics
Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples or other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I fall in and out of love easily, and I'm constantly chasing someone new. |
| 2 | I have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions where humor is inappropriate. |
| 3 | I see omens in every event and action. |
| 4 | I lie about almost everything, even when there's no good reason to. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I pocket anything I see that might have some value. |
| 7 | I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | I keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke whatever deity might come in useful at any given moment. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fairness. Everyone can spare some change here and there. (Evil) |
| 2 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 3 | Independence. I am a free spirit – no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my religious hierarchy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Faith. I have faith that if I work hard, I can stay one step ahead of the truth. (Chaoticl) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of myself. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. |
| 2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic. |
| 3 | I must prove my family wrong, I can become more than just a farmer. |
| 4 | Everything I do is for the con. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the religion. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can't resist a pretty face. |
| 2 | I'm always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in. |
| 3 | I prey upon the trust my flock has in me. |
| 4 | I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I'll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough. |
| 5 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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