You once were a chef, the king of food. Either you were an artisan chef with a fine sense of taste, a master chef who knows dozens on dozens of recipes by heart, or a cook at the mess hall, serving food quickly and on the double. You understand that food has a voice; it can express moods with the right combinations of ingredients, or bring people together with a peaceful meal. What brought you out of the kitchen? A rare ingredient? Maybe your upper chef decided it was time for you to go? Or, maybe, you wanted to go on an adventure to diversify you recipe book? Regardless on why you decided to change pace from your culinary solitude, your cooking and food handling skills will prove vital to an adventuring party. You may even find food where most people don't!
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature, plus one from among Survival, Performance, and Medicine.
- Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient with Cook's Utensils and vehicles (land, such as food carts).
- Languages: You are proficient in Diner Lingo.
- Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a chef's pouch, an recipe book, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining event that marked you as a hero of the people.
| d10 | Defining Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am in need of rare ingredient. |
| 2 | I provide a safe haven place for people to gather and eat. |
| 3 | I am on a quest to expand my collection of recipes. |
| 4 | I've decided to travel and increase my popularity. |
| 5 | I'm on a quest to seek revenge on a pretentious food critic. |
| 6 | I'm in need of a fresh start and have decided to turn my hobby into a profession. |
| 7 | I am in need of a kitchen staff and am recruiting throughout the land. |
| 8 | I've been requested to serve as a part of the kingdom's grand festival. |
| 9 | Other's don't understand my love for quality food and I am looking to find belonging elsewhere. |
| 10 | Recruited into a lord’s kitchen, I rose the ranks and was commended for my skill. |
You’re adept at finding edible and (usually) safe ingredients wherever you go and using them for your needs, whether it be in a bustling metropolis or an idyllic town. Additionally, you can often bargain your services for lodging on your travels. If you do a good job and build a reputation, you may earn tips from your customers or garner favor with important figures such as rich merchants or nobles that take a shine to your culinary skills.
Spell List
Rather than a tome, chef's utilize a cookbook to its fullest extent. A chef may seem ordinary, but behind their mundane appearance lies spiritual power that can transform basic food ingredients into magical reagents. A chef's magic is channelled through his recipes, and grants those who ingest them a portion of the chef's power. While other magical creatures hoard their reality-shaping abilities, chefs share their magic with all who need it, imbuing each morsel with a piece of themselves.
Chefs are common in every part of the world, but not every cook and baker can create meals of a magical nature. Use your recipes to change the flow of battle. Discovering the spiritual power hidden within a chef's emotions requires years of training and a large amount of innate aptitude that most lack.
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Suggested Characteristics
Cooks are found in every culture and region of the world, but they also vary in degrees of training and areas of focus. Certainly, not everyone is meant to be a culinary genius, but that doesn't mean your dishes aren't welcomed by open hearts and empty stomachs.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | If the grub puts a grin on your face, it’s a good day for me. |
| 2 | I hum or dance while cooking. My food has a rhythm and so do I. |
| 3 | I’d never create dishes I wouldn’t eat myself. |
| 4 | Well-meaning criticism is welcome, but complain too much about my food and I may boil you alive. |
| 5 | Sometimes I like to save the best of a dish for myself. |
| 6 | Quantity over quality. Being a cook is all about feeding the most people; flavor comes second. |
| 7 | I prefer to serve those in need over nobility and royalty. |
| 8 | There’s value in good friends; I treat them to delicacies when I can. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charity. There are so many hungry who can’t afford a good meal now and again; I want to change that. (Good). |
| 2 | Adventurous. Creating new recipes and trying new foods is the spice of life. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Creative. Cooking is an art and the plate is a canvas. (Any) |
| 4 | Perfection. A masterful recipe has no margin for error and must be followed to the exact measurement. (Lawful) |
| 5 | People. Food is really about connecting with those you serve; everything else is ephemeral, fleeting. Cherish those connections. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Education. Find teachers wherever you go. It’s the best way for your own skills to grow. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My family passed these recipes down to me; I only hope I can share them with someone important one day. |
| 2 | I can’t wait to be out from under the heel of the chef I work for. |
| 3 | One thing I can always look forward to is sitting down and sharing a good meal with new faces. |
| 4 | Someday, I’m going to catch the kid stealing cookies from the windowsill and bake them into my next cake… or make them work off their debt. |
| 5 | My sibling always seems to drop by around the time of their birthday, looking for a special meal, and I always oblige. |
| 6 | Many of my best memories with others are over food prepared with care and love. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | When others distract me from my work, I often chase them out of the kitchen with my temper. |
| 2 | Cooking is a passion but also fuels my vice. I can’t help but sneak a few “morsels” before each meal. |
| 3 | I will sometimes throw out food if the flavor is even slightly less than satisfactory. |
| 4 | I’m scared to alter established recipes and that indecision bleeds into my adventuring life. |
| 5 | I argued with too much with my chef instructor, so they kicked me out until I could prove that I’m more disciplined and dedicated to my work. |
| 6 | Sometimes too much bacon IS too much bacon. |
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