Crossroads Gambler
The Crooked Moon
You've made your bones on games of chance, and one day your games crossed the line into something far more serious. You might have played for your soul against a fiend, matched wits with ancient forest fey in a riddle contest or rolled dice with the fabled Mister Crossroads.
Building a Crossroads Gambler
Characters who live by their wits such as rouges and bards find the call of a crossroads gambler appealing, though anyone could find themselves in the position of playing for stakes higher than they could ever imagine...or pay. A spellcaster who conjured the wrong entity may find themself a gambler. The desperate who sought out a mysterious figure the throw dice and match wits for power or salvation can find their fates bound to the crosswords.
Suggested Story Threads
The Crossroads Gambler Story Threads table suggests events and people who can be the start of story threads for your character that weave through the campaign.
Crossroads Gambler Story Threads
| 1D6 | Thread |
|---|---|
| 1 | Someone you thought was a friend tricked you into making your bargain. |
| 2 | You've found that if you go too long without making a wager, your luck starts to turn sour. |
| 3 | You only feel alive in the midst of a contents. |
| 4 | You lost your bet, and you're on the run from the thing surely coming to collect. |
| 5 | Someone close to you made a wager and lost. You made your deal to try and find them. |
| 6 | You've been gambling for a long time, and you're tired. Now all you want is a way out. |
Crossroads Gambler Trinkets
When you make your character, you can roll once on the Crossroads Gambler Trinkets table, instead of on the normal starting trinkets table.
Crossroads Gambler Trinkets
| 1D6 | Trinkets |
|---|---|
| 1 | A lucky coin made of a strange material such as a green steel, or bone. |
| 2 | A battered, blood-stained six of hearts playing card. |
| 3 | A torn journal page of a long-missing gambler who was hopeful to win their fortune from being a describe but fail to name. |
| 4 | The preserved foot of a rabbit, owl, or weasel. |
| 5 | A six-sided die that somehow seems to have too many 2s when closely examined |
| 6 | A silver-plated ivory chess rook |
