Grifter

You are a master of the spoken word. You use your skills as a wordsmith and your natural charisma to get what you want from people. You are an experienced con-man and know almost instantly when someone is lying to you, and know how to handle it with such class. You can impersonate the highest class of nobles, or the lowest of the peasantry. Your ability to manipulate knows no bounds.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit

Languages: One langues of your choice

Equipment: Three-dragon ante set, Disguise kit or fine clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Successful grifters have to be able to capture and hold an mark’s attention, so they tend to have flamboyant or forceful personalities. They’re inclined toward the romantic and are often flirtatious.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2	Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors to get info on potential marks.
3	I use flirting as a manipulative tool to get what I want.
4	Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5	I love a good plan, plans are my specialty!
6	I can come up with a new persona in an instant, as if I had it prepared.
7	I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8	I get a kick out of confusing people.

d6	Ideal
1	Greater Good. The needs of my friends outweighs all other. (Good)
2	Tradition. There is a code among grifters. Never con a fellow trickster. (Lawful)
3	Balance. The world needs a little balance. I bring that balance by means of...redistribution. (Chaotic)
4	Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil)
5	People. I don't mean to hurt people, but I have to do it. It's all I know. (Neutral)
6	Consistency. I do not choose my marks at random. I mus always know ahead of time. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I once fell in love with a mark, but I could never tell her. She can never know what I am.
2	Someone has stolen from me and I will find them and make them pay.
3	I want to be famous and respected, whatever it takes.
4	I idolize a con man of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s.
5	I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
6	I would do anything for those who know me and still accept me.

d6	Flaw
1	I’ll do anything to win fame and renown.
2	I’m a sucker for a pretty face.
3	A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around.
4	I once grifted a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat.
5	I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
6	I never know when to stop conning. Sometimes I even trick my friends.