Businessman (5e Background)
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==<-Background Name->==corrupt businessman
You are madman, you will do anything to gain power and truly wish and only want to run this world
Skill Proficiencies: persuasion, deception.
Tool Proficiencies: forger's tools
Languages: two languages spoken by humanoids that have a currency (preferably rich one's)
Equipment: 50 GP a business suit, a briefcase that holds money, contracts, ect
<-Specialization->[edit]
d6 | Specialization |
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1 | you are especially good at manipulating others to your will, seeming like a nice guy while in truth they have been held under your thumb the whole time. |
2 | you lie to others and do short tricks to ruin others life while boosting your own, giving you quite some enemies. |
3 | you black mail others for what you want. |
4 | you make ally's and put people into your debt, dangling their debt to you over their head forever. |
5 | you have found that people do anything for money and bribe others for what you want. |
6 | you use violence to MAKE others do what you wish |
Feature: <-Feature Name->[edit]
you know people in high places, even if they don't like you much they will most likely help you out of fear.
Alternate Feature: <-Feature Name->[edit]
you have wronged so many people and now have a sort of secret army that dislikes you.
Suggested Characteristics[edit]
d8 | Personality Trait |
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1 | you are extremely manipulative |
2 | you rush to remind somebody of what they owe you |
3 | you will threaten people even when unnecessary |
4 | you think extremely highly of yourself |
5 | you are quick to bribe the law |
6 | you disagree with most laws |
7 | you are secretly a mass manipulator |
8 | you say violence isn't the way but will quickly jump to violence before anybody else. |
d6 | Ideal |
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1 | <-Ideal->. you are a mass manipulator that secretly bends others to your will without them knowing and will quickly swap from good to bad, you normally have a long term plan and don't swap till its done (<-lawful good/chaotic evil->) |
2 | <-Ideal->. you are one to dangle a favor over another friend never letting them pay their due (<-chaotic neutral ->) |
3 | <-Ideal->. you openly bribe and punch your way into getting what you want (<-chaotic evil->) |
4 | <-Ideal->. you talk sly and convince people to do things before they know what they agreed to (<-chaotic good->) |
5 | <-Ideal->. you want to reach the top only by fair means....and some black mail (<-nutral good->) |
6 | <-Ideal->. you will do anything for your goal and don't care for the effect you have on others, you will rob a grave, black mail, anything (<-neutral neutral->) |
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