Mad Thieves Guild Member

Whether you grew up in the slums and streets of the Grand City of Daes pickpocketing adventurers or traveling merchants, or have been bamboozling gamblers out of their fortunes in the Golden City of Koldath, your knack for deception and sleight of hand eventually drew the attention of the Mad Thieves Guild: a collective of the worlds most successful and ruthless thieves that have an established and highly organized system all over Renn

With the guild having a system that guarantees you would always have intel and resources for your jobs, you agree to be forever bound as a Step of The Ladder: the ranking system of the guild that is both rewarding in higher ranks, but also very cut-throat in the lower ranks. 

It ain't easy climbing up the Steps of The Ladder. Will you be ruthless in your climb? Will you work towards rising up by doing big job after big job? No matter what avenue you choose, you are forever bound and only death can sever your ties. 

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, plus your choice of one between Sleight of Hand or Stealth.

Tool Proficiencies: Thieves’ Tools, and your choice of either Forgery Kit, or Disguise Kit.

Languages: Thieves’ Cant

Equipment: A set of dark common clothes including a hood, standard Thieve’s Tools, a set of tools to match your choice of tool proficiency, and a belt pouch containing 10g.

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the Criminal Background in the PHB as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of the Mad Thieves Guild. Your bond is most likely associated with your fellow guild members or to the individual who introduced you to the guild. Your ideal and motivations probably revolves around you trying to rise up in the ranks of The Ladder.

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	Power. I will do whatever it takes to rise up in the ranks of the guild. (Chaotic)
3	Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
4	Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good)
5	Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
6	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)

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.