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CRIMINAL d6 Ideal
Vou are an experienced criminal wilh a hislory of 1 Honor. I don't steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
breaking lhe law. Vou have spenl a 101of lime among 2 Freedom. (hains are meant to be broken, as are those
olher criminais and still have conlacls wilhin lhe who would forge them. ((haotie)
criminal underworld. You're far closer lhan mosl people 3 Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I ean help
lo lhe world of murder, lhefl, and violence lhal pervades people in need. (Good)
lhe underbelly of civilizalion, and you have survived up lo 4 Greed. I will do whatever it takes to beco me
lhis poinl by f10uling lhe rules and regulalions of sociely.
wealthy. (Evil)
Skill Proficiencies: Deceplion, Slealth 5 People. I'm loyal to my friends, not to any ideais, and
Tool Proficiencies: One lype of gaming seI, everyone else ean lake a trip down the Styx for ali I
lhieves' lools eare. (Neutral)
Equiprnent: A crowbar, a seI of dark common clolhes 6 Redemption. There's a spark of good in everyone.
including a hood, and a bell pouch conlaining 15 gp
(Good)
CRIMINAL SPECIALTY
There are many kinds of criminais, and wilhin a lhieves' d6 Bond
guild or similar criminal organizalion, individual 1 I'm trying to pay of!' an old debt I owe to a generous
members have particular speciallies. Even criminais benefaetor.
who operale oulside of such organizalions have slrong 2 My ill.gotten gains go to support my family.
preferences for cerlain kinds of crimes over olhers. 3 Something important was laken from me, and I aim to
Choose lhe role you played in your criminallife, or roll sleal it baek.
on lhe lable below.
4 I will beeome the greatest thief that ever lived.
5 I'm guilty of a lerrible crime. I hope I ean redeem
d8 Specialty d8 Specialty
myself for it.
1 Blaekmailer 5 Highway robber
2 Burglar 6 Hired killer 6 Someone I loved died beeause of I mistake I made.
Thal will never happen again.
3 Enforeer 7 Piekpocket
4 Fenee 8 Smuggler
FEATURE: CRIMINAL CONTACT
Vou have a reliable and lruslworlhy conlacl who acls as
your liaison lo a network of olher criminais. Vou know
how lo gel messages lo and from your conlacl, even
over greal dislances; specifically, you know lhe local
messengers, corrupl caravan maslers, and seedy sailors
who can deliver messages for you.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Criminais mighl seem like villains on lhe surface,
and many of lhem are villainous lO lhe core. Sut some
have an abundance of endearing, if nol redeeming,
characlerislics. There mighl be honor among lhieves, bul
criminais rarely show any respecl for law or aUlhorily.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I always have a plan for whal to do when lhings go
wrong.
2 I am always ealm, no maller what the situation. I never
raise my voice ar let my emotions control me.
3 The firsl thing I do in a new plaee is note the loeations
of everything valuable-or where sueh things eould be
hidden.
4 I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5 I am ineredibly slow to trust. Those who seem lhe
fairest often have the most to hide.
6 I don't pay attention to the risks in a siluation. Never
tell me the odds.
7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I
ean't do it.
8 I blow up at the slightest insult.