{"name":"Guild Artisan","ability_scores":"","feat":"","skill_proficiencies":"Insight, Persuasion","tool_proficiency":"One type of artisan\u2019s tools","equipment":"A set of artisan\u2019s tools (one of your choice), a letter of introduction from your guild, a set of traveler\u2019s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp","details":"[b]Languages[\/b]: One of your choice\r\n[br][br]\r\n[quote]You are a member of an artisan\u2019s guild, skilled in a particular field and closely associated with other artisans. You are a well-established part of the mercantile world, freed by talent and wealth from the constraints of a feudal social order. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in your own right.[\/quote]\r\n[h1]Features[\/h1]\r\n[li][b]Guild Business[\/b][\/li]\r\nGuilds 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 a larger realm. Work with your DM to determine the nature of your guild. You can select your guild business from the Guild Business table or roll randomly.\r\n[br]\r\n[spoiler][table]\r\n[tr][th]d20[\/th][th]Business type[\/th]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]1[\/td][td]Alchemists and apothecaries[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]2[\/td][td]Armorers, locksmiths, and finesmiths[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]3[\/td][td]Brewers, distillers, and vintners[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]4[\/td][td]Calligraphers, scribes, and scriveners[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]5[\/td][td]Carpenters, roofers, and plasterers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]6[\/td][td]Cartographers, surveyors, and chart-makers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]7[\/td][td]Cobblers and shoemakers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]8[\/td][td]Cooks and bakers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]9[\/td][td]Glassblowers and glaziers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]10[\/td][td]Jewelers and gem cutters[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]11[\/td][td]Leatherworkers, skinners, and tanners[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]12[\/td][td]Masons and stonecutters[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]13[\/td][td]Painters, limners, and sign-makers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]14[\/td][td]Potters and tile-makers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]15[\/td][td]Shipwrights and sailmakers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]16[\/td][td]Smiths and metal-forgers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]17[\/td][td]Tinkers, pewterers, and casters[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]18[\/td][td]Wagon-makers and wheelwrights[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]19[\/td][td]Weavers and dyers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr][td]20[\/td][td]Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[\/table]\r\n| Guild Business Table[\/spoiler]\r\n[br][br]\r\n[li][b]Guild Membership[\/b][\/li]\r\nAs an established and respected member of a guild, you can rely on certain benefits that membership provides. Your fellow guild members will provide you with lodging and food if necessary, and pay for your funeral if needed. In some cities and towns, a guildhall offers a central place to meet other members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.\r\n[in]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 member in good standing. Such connections might require the donation of money or magic items to the guild\u2019s coffers.[\/in]\r\n[in]You must pay dues of 5 gp per month to the guild. If you miss payments, you must make up back dues to remain in the guild\u2019s good graces.[\/in]\r\n[h1]Suggested Motivations[\/h1]\r\nGuild artisans are among the most ordinary people in the world \u2014 until they set down their tools and take up an adventuring career. They understand the value of hard work and the importance of community, but they\u2019re vulnerable to sins of greed and covetousness.\r\n[br]\r\n[spoiler][table][tr][th]d8[\/th][th]Personality Trait[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1[\/td][td]I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can\u2019t help it \u2014 I\u2019m a perfectionist.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]2[\/td][td]I\u2019m a snob who looks down on those who can\u2019t appreciate fine art.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3[\/td][td]I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]4[\/td][td]I\u2019m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5[\/td][td]I\u2019m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]6[\/td][td]I like to talk at length about my profession.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]7[\/td][td]I don\u2019t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]8[\/td][td]I\u2019m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I\u2019m always taken aback when people haven\u2019t heard of me.[\/td][\/tr][\/table]| Trait[\/spoiler][spoiler][table][tr][th]d6[\/th][th]Ideal[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1[\/td][td]Community. It is the duty of all people to strengthen the bonds and security of communities. (Lawful)[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]2[\/td][td]Generosity. My talents were given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good)[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3[\/td][td]Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic)[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]4[\/td][td]Greed. I\u2019m only in it for the money. (Evil)[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5[\/td][td]People. I\u2019m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]6[\/td][td]Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)[\/td][\/tr][\/table]| Ideal[\/spoiler][spoiler][table][tr][th]d6[\/th][th]Bond[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1[\/td][td]The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]2[\/td][td]I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I\u2019m still looking for someone worthy.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3[\/td][td]I owe my guild a great debt for forging me into the person I am today.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]4[\/td][td]I pursue wealth to secure someone\u2019s love.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5[\/td][td]One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]6[\/td][td]I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood.[\/td][\/tr][\/table]| Bond[\/spoiler][spoiler][table][tr][th]d6[\/th][th]Flaw[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1[\/td][td]I\u2019ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]2[\/td][td]I\u2019m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3[\/td][td]No one must ever learn that I once stole money from guild coffers.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]4[\/td][td]I\u2019m never satisfied with what I have \u2014 I always want more.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5[\/td][td]I would kill to acquire a noble title.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]6[\/td][td]I\u2019m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. Everywhere I go, I\u2019m surrounded by rivals.[\/td][\/tr][\/table]| Flaw[\/spoiler]\r\n[h1]Variants[\/h1]\r\n[li][b]Guild Merchant[\/b][\/li]\r\nInstead of an artisans\u2019 guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don\u2019t craft items yourself but earn a living by buying and selling the works of others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be a large merchant consortium (or family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant\u2019s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.\r\n[in]Rather than proficiency with artisan\u2019s tools, you might be proficient with navigator\u2019s tools or an additional language. And instead of artisan\u2019s tools, you can start with a mule and a cart.[\/in]","imageid":"","source":"PHB (2014)","vintage":"0","tags":"","isShared":"on","templateId":"17143","blockId":"1553143","world":"f23bfee1-fef1-458a-9e5d-7b8dc747c3db","folder":"39103"}