Guild Artisan

Guilds are generally found in cities large enough to support several artisans practicing the same trade. However, your guild might instead be a loose network of artisans who each work in a different village within the larger realm. Work with your DM (dungeon master) to determine the nature of your guild. You can select your guild business from the Guild Business table or roll randomly.

As a member of your guild, you know the skills needed to create finished items from raw materials (reflected in your proficiency with a certain kind of artisan's tools), as well as the principles of trade and good business practices. The question now is whether you abandon your trade for adventure, or take on the extra effort to weave adventuring and trade together. 

As an established and respected member of a guild, you can rely on certain benefits that membership provides. Your fellow guild members will be provide you with lodging  and food if necessary, and pay for your funeral if it needed. In some cities and towns, a guildhall offers a central place to meet the other members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings. Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support you if a good case can be made for your innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the guild, if you are a members in good standing. Such connections might require the donation of money or magic items to the guil's coffers. You must pay dues of 5gp per month to the guild. If you miss payments, you must make up back dues to remain in the guild's good graces.

Instead of an artisan’s guild, you may belong to the guild of the traders, or caravan masters or else shopkeepers. You do not craft items but yourself but you will earn a living by the buying and also selling the works of any others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be the large merchant consortium or family with interests across the regions. You might be transported goods from one place to another by using the caravan or wagon or ship or you might be brought them from the traveling traders and also sold them in your personal little shop. In some ways the life of the traveling merchants life lends itself to the adventure far more than the life of an artisan.  

Rather than the proficiency with the artisan’s tools, you may proficient with the navigators tools or an additional language too. Instead of the artisan’s tools, you can even start with the mule and also a cart. Had you ever played this 5e guild artisan before then leave a comment about your experience that could be helpful to the newbies.