Charlatan (Background) Prose in Kobos | World Anvil

Charlatan (Background)

You are a con artist, a snake oil salesman, or a gambling cheat. You rarely settle down, or if you have then you frequently travel. The con gets harder the more your marks can see your face. This career path has given you a way with people - especially the easy victims.   Skill Proficiencies : Deception, Sleight of Hand   Tool Proficiencies : Disguise kit, forgery kit   Languages : None   Equipment :   A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and also a belt pouch which is containing 15 gp.   Suggested Characteristics Basically, these charlatans are colorful characters who can conceal their true selves behind the masks they can able to construct. Also, they have a capacity to reflect what ever peoples want to see, whatever they want to believe and also how they can see the world.   But their true selves are sometimes plagued by an uneasy conscience, an old enemy, or deep-seated trust issues.   Personality Traits   D8 Options For Personality Traits   1 I fall in and out of love easily, and am always pursuing someone.   2 I have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions where humor is inappropriate.   3 Flattery is my preferred trick for getting what I want.   4 I'm a born gambler who can't resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.   5 I lie about almost everything, even when there's no good reason to.   6 Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.   7 I keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke whatever deity might come in useful at any given moment.   8 I pocket anything I see that might have some value.   Flaws     d6 Options For Flaws   1 I can't resist a pretty face.   2 I'm always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in.   3 I'm convinced that no one could ever fool me the way I fool others.   4 I'm too greedy for my own good. I can't resist taking a risk if there's money involved.   5 I can't resist swindling people who are more powerful than me.   6 I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I'll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.   Ideal       d6 Options For Ideal   1 Independence. I am a free spirit – no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)   2 Fairness. I never target people who can't afford to lose a few coins. (Lawful)   3 Charity. I distribute the money I acquire to the people who really need it. (Good)   4 Creativity. I never run the same con twice. (Chaotic)   5 Friendship. Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever. (Good)   6 Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of myself. (Any)   Bond       d6 Bond   1 I fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure that this individual never crosses paths with me or  those I care about.   2 I owe everything to my mentor – a horrible person who's probably rotting in jail somewhere.   3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn't know me. I'm making the world better for him or her.   4 I come from a noble family, and one day I'll reclaim my lands and title from those who stole them from me.   5 A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I'll have my revenge.   6 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.   Feature: Favorite Schemes   Charlatans often have an angle which they can use in the preference to the other schemes. You can chose your favorite scam or you can roll on the table which is mentioned below.     d6 Scam   1 I cheat at games of chance.   2 I shave coins or forge documents.   3 I insinuate myself into people's lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes.   4 I put on new identities like clothes.   5 I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.   6 I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.     Feature: False Identity   You have been created the second identity which does include documentation, established acquaintance and  also disguises which is allow you to assume that persona. Moreover, you can forge documents additionally,  including the official papers and also personal letters, as long as you have seen an instance of the kind of  document or the handwriting which is you are trying to copy.

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