Failed Merchant in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Failed Merchant
Overview:
Maybe you come from a long line of merchants. Perhaps you were an entrepreneur. Regardless, your ventures ended poorly. Whether it was because of outside influences, bad luck, or simply because your business acumen was weak, you lost everything.
With failure, however, comes experience. You’re free of that old life, having made some connections and learned your lessons. Your insight into the world of commerce brought you into the adventuring world, and the potential for future opportunities that come with!
Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools.
Lifestyle: Varies.
Languages: One of your choice.
Equipment:
One set of artisan’s tools, merchant’s scale, a set of fine clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
Features:
Supply Chain
From your time as a merchant, you retain connections with wholesalers, suppliers, and other merchants and entrepreneurs. You can call upon these connections when looking for items or information.
Suggested Characteristics: Being a merchant involved having a head for numbers, a strong personality, the ability to make deals with hostile adversaries, a strong sword arm to fight off bandits, and the intuition for knowing what people want and need. The art of business is the art of finding the best path to profit, and that path might be different with each transaction. It takes a strong mind and a stronger stomach to succeed. So why did you fail?
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