Waste not, want not, that’s your motto. It never sat well with you how many perfectly useful things are cast off every day in your home town, and you are determined to set that right. From broken tools and weapons to ramshackle structures just waiting for the elements to knock them over, there’s always a way to breathe more life into the things that others forget. You have a talent for sniffing out whatever odds and ends people need.
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Thieves’ tools.
- Languages: Thieves' Cant.
- Equipment: An old game piece made of glass, 3 empty vials, scrap material, a backpack with hidden compartment, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
You have an extraordinary knack for locating castoff but still useful material. When in a settlement, you can spend 1d3 hours searching junk piles, dumps, alleys, and abandoned buildings. After this time you discover some piece of useful equipment (generally nothing more valuable than 2 gp), enough food to feed yourself for a day, or a small quantity of raw materials. These materials are obviously used, old, or flawed in some way, but they are sturdy enough for use in crafting or building. Depending on the complexity or size of your project, you might have to spend multiple attempts to gather enough material.
The resulting product using these materials always shows some sign of the material’s secondhand origin, even though it may be fully functional. You can use the items located with this feature, you can’t sell them due to their heavily worn nature.
You also know who to ask to locate rare or exotic items. Given enough time, you can locate a place to purchase or sell strange objects or materials.
Suggested Characteristics
An eccentric inventor in a bustling metropolis looking for just the right size gears. A stranger swathed in oil‑stained robes gathering scrap metal to trade for food. The nervous fellow who always seems to know where to find the perfect glass bottle. Scavengers arise from all walks of life, but no matter how different they are, they share an insatiable curiosity.
| 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 the locations of everything valuable—or where such things could be hidden. |
| 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 don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds. |
| 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. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good) |
| 4 | Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (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) |
| 6 | Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor. |
| 2 | My ill-gotten gains 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 thief that ever lived. |
| 5 | I’m guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it. |
| 6 | Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. 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’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it. |
| 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 for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that. |
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Posted Sep 11, 2019It says Investigation & Perception. But it gives Deception and a choice.