Hey. So I found a homebrew on this but intrigued at how many different approaches could be taken. How would you set up a character with a failed merchant background?
I think if I did everything vanilla or basic. Using a bard with criminal background would suffice. Then just talk to dm about restricting that criminl connection or have a low intellect to indicate an honest merchant. Starting with a club (because that's what they used to get unruly customers out) could be nice. Just gotta get some thing better soon-ish.
I had a character who was a sorcerer with an affinity for fire spells. He accidently burned down his shop and part of the town. Consequently he was forced to leave and started adventuring again.
You could use the Failed Merchant background from Acquisitions Incorporated.
Class could be most anything. A warlock who made a deal to try and keep it afloat, but the patron double crossed them with the fine print could be fun.
I'll assume you don't have Acquisitions Incorporated and can't make a failed merchant using the background with exactly that name.
The guild artisan (guild merchant) on page 133 of the PHB is the best thing I can think of. You might change the equipment a bit to show that you're a failed merchant instead of a successful one.
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I'll assume you don't have Acquisitions Incorporated and can't make a failed merchant using the background with exactly that name.
The guild artisan (guild merchant) on page 133 of the PHB is the best thing I can think of. You might change the equipment a bit to show that you're a failed merchant instead of a successful one.
Hope it is not revealing too much to say while a guild merchant background includes travelling clothes a failed merchant includes fine clothes. Not obvious but maybe a failed merchant enjoys the finer things to much to invest money in their business.
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Hey. So I found a homebrew on this but intrigued at how many different approaches could be taken. How would you set up a character with a failed merchant background?
I think if I did everything vanilla or basic. Using a bard with criminal background would suffice. Then just talk to dm about restricting that criminl connection or have a low intellect to indicate an honest merchant. Starting with a club (because that's what they used to get unruly customers out) could be nice. Just gotta get some thing better soon-ish.
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I had a character who was a sorcerer with an affinity for fire spells. He accidently burned down his shop and part of the town. Consequently he was forced to leave and started adventuring again.
You could use the Failed Merchant background from Acquisitions Incorporated.
Class could be most anything. A warlock who made a deal to try and keep it afloat, but the patron double crossed them with the fine print could be fun.
Check out the rules for custom backgrounds. They are raw pc rules not optional ones like most people assume.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/phb/personality-and-background#CustomizingaBackground
I'll assume you don't have Acquisitions Incorporated and can't make a failed merchant using the background with exactly that name.
The guild artisan (guild merchant) on page 133 of the PHB is the best thing I can think of. You might change the equipment a bit to show that you're a failed merchant instead of a successful one.
Panda-wat (I hate my username) is somehow convinced that he is objectively right about everything D&D related even though he obviously is not. Considering that, he'd probably make a great D&D youtuber.
"If I die, I can live with that." ~Luke Hart, the DM lair
Hope it is not revealing too much to say while a guild merchant background includes travelling clothes a failed merchant includes fine clothes. Not obvious but maybe a failed merchant enjoys the finer things to much to invest money in their business.