Whether you spent a few years as an apprentice or you were self-taught, you know your way around a marketplace. It's like a second home to you, where you can talk for hours on end and you know exactly what you can and can't do.
- Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set of your choice, cartographer's tools
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: An item you were unable to sell, a few minor souvenirs from places you've been to, a backpack, a set of traveler's clothes, and a belt pouch containing 50 gp.
Feature: Soft Skills
Your know exactly what to say and do to close a sale. Once per day, you can use this feature to gain advantage on a single Charisma check that involves negotiating a deal with others.
Suggested Characteristics
Travelling around and interacting with people shaped how you act around people, consider the following traits.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am very protective of my merchandise. |
| 2 | I'm very talkative, and I like to interact with people. |
| 3 | I like to take notes about my customer's appearance, disposition, and items they have on hand. |
| 4 | I talk very quickly, and always cut to the chase. |
| 5 | I like to joke around and tell stories. |
| 6 | I speak in an unusual dialect. |
| 7 | I give my two cents on everything. |
| 8 | I like to dabble in many different cultures. It's all so interesting! |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charity. I'm doing what I do so others can benefit from my goods. (Good) |
| 2 | Greed. I'm doing this for money. Nothing else matters. (Evil) |
| 3 | People. I love to interact with people. That's the most important thing. (Neutral) |
| 4 | Change. Change makes the world go round. It's everywhere and needs to be embraced. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Fairness. Everyone deserves equal opportunity. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I hope my life and my wares propel me to greatness. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My business is my life. I must always make a sale. |
| 2 | I am being pursued by a crime boss I can never repay. |
| 3 | All I am trying to do is provide for my family. |
| 4 | I will do anything for the right amount of gold. |
| 5 | Seeing the world is as valuable as gold, I must see it all. |
| 6 | My culture and my past keep me on the road, always looking for the next sale. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | The only thing I trust is gold. |
| 2 | No amount of gold is worth my life, I will run when in danger. |
| 3 | Making a profit is more important than honesty or integrity. |
| 4 | People's feelings mean little to me, they are worth only as much as the gold in their pockets. |
| 5 | The mere mention of gold throws all my judgement out the window. |
| 6 | If there's a bet, then I'm in. All in. Double or nothing. Don't tell me the odds, just roll the dice! |
Variant Feature: Hard Negotiation
This is not role-playing. When attempting to sell a magical item (as detailed in Xanathar's Guide to Everything's downtime rules), you get a +5 bonus to the Charisma (Persuasion) check required for the Magic Item Offer.
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