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You are without rank or title. You are the commoner. You come from the masses and from the masses you understand your place in the world. While not afforded the luxuries of status or the wealth of a noble, you make due with what you are given. Outside your profession, you've never experienced a social status requiring you to participate politically or in front of nobility. You've experienced hardships but not to the point of poverty. You wake up early for your job, you work to receive your payment, occasionally you are promoted to keep you working, you go home, you feed yourself and your family, you give time to your spouse and children, you sleep, and you eventually die. This is the cycle of the common folk each and every day.

 
Skill Proficiencies: You can still remember a few things that you were taught in school, such as Animal Handling and History. As a commoner, you have grown a keen eye for Perception.
Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient with the tools suitable to your commoner profession.
Languages: You can only speak your race's language.
Equipment: Common clothes and a pouch containing 2 gp
 
Profession

When you choose this background, choose a profession that is found among the common folk or roll a d12 and consult the following table to determine your profession.

d6 Profession
1 Farmer
2 Fisherman
3 Merchant
4 Builder
5 Lumberjack
6 Servant
 
Feature: Blend In

Having lived the majority of your life as a commoner, you know what stands out and what doesn't. You've taken this into account and can blend in with crowds easily.

 
Suggested Characteristics

You are neutral to the happenings that surround you.

d10 Personality Trait
1 I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
2 Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.
3 I blow up at the slightest insult.
4 I judge people by their actions, not their words.
5 I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplations, becoming oblivious to my surroundings.
6 I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
7 Despite my birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
8 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
9 I work hard for the money.
10 I'm always polite and respectful.
d6 Ideal
1 Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
2 Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards. (Lawful)
3 Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her livelihood. (Chaotic)
4 Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in the gutters. (Evil)
5 People. I'm committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6 Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any
d6 Bond
1 Everything I do is for the common people.
2 I swindled and ruined a person who didn't deserve it. I seek to atone for my misdeeds but might never be able to forgive myself.
3 I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
4 I never forget my friends that I left behind, they were the cast that molded me into who I am.
5 I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
6 My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots.
d6 Flaw
1 I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
2 I trust someone until they are not to be trusted.
3 I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
4 I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
5 I am slow to trust members of other races.
6 I'm never satisfied with what I have--I always want more.
 
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