Acquisitions Incorporated

FAILED MERCHANT
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 influ-
ences, bad luck, or simply because your business acu-
men 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. Prepared to pursue the life of an
adventurer, your insight into the world of commerce
brought you into the sphere of Acquisitions Incorpo-
rated- and a franchise just might be in your future.

Skill Proficiency: Investigation, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools

Langu ages: Any 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

FEATURE: SUPPLY CHALN

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 trans-

action. It takes a strong mind and a stronger stomach to

succeed. So why did you fail?

d8 Personality Trait

I didn't have the cutthroat attitude necessary to

succeed. I won't make that mistake again.

2 Even my competitors said I was affable and talented.

Those traits should serve me well.

3 To prosper, you have to be in control.

4 The customer is always right.

5 I was cutting corners and breaking deals to maximize

profit. That's why I failed.

6 When I get an idea, I am single-minded in its

execution-even if it's a terrible idea.

7 If I can be everyone's friend, I'll always have support.

8 My heart wasn't in being a merchant, so I failed. I'm

not all that keen on adventuring either, but I need the

money.

d6 Ideal

Survival. Where there's life, there's hope. If I remain

alive and flexible, I can succeed. (Any)

2 Generosity. People helped me when I was down. Now

that I'm back on my feet, I'll pay it forward. (Good)

3 Excitement. Caution got me nowhere in my previous

business. I'm not going to let it hold me back now.

(Chaotic)

4 Wealth. With enough coin, I can buy comfort, power,

knowledge, and even eternal life. Nothing will stand

between me and money. (Evil)

5 Stability. The mercantile trade was too chaotic for

me. I need a nice stable profession, like adventuring.

(Lawful)

6 Redemption. Too many people consider me a failure.

So I need to prove them wrong. (Any)

d6 Bond

My family means everything to me. I failed them

before, and I must not do so again.

2 My church provides a connection to my god, so I must

ensure that it is protected and funded.

3 My former business partner fell ill, and then our

business failed. Part of my new venture involves

earning enough to take care of their family.

4 If I take care of my possessions, they'll take care of

me. People come and go, but a weapon or a wand is

something you can always rely on.

5 Although my business failed, the people of my

community were kind to me. I'll do everything in my

power to protect them.

6 I owe a dangerous person a lot of money. As long as

they're happy, they let my debt rest unpaid.

d6 Flaw

Why spend gold here when you can buy the same thing

for copper in the next town?

2 I must have the best of everything. Like, right now.

3 You haven't heard of me? I' m sure that's because of

your ignorance and low breeding.

4 I failed, but I'm awesome. So when anyone else

is successful, it must be because of nepotism,

dishonesty, or dumb luck.

5 I find that most people are trustworthy. Hey, where's

my belt pouch?

6 Nothing gets between me and danger except my fellow

adventurers. So I'll be sure to put them there.

GAMBLER

All you need to make a lot of gold is a little gold. Except

at those times when all you need to have no gold at all is

a little gold. Whether you're a good gambler or a bad one

rarely matters, because no one can divine the whims

of Lady Luck. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're

down. But the thing about gambling is that someone is

always willing to take a bet.

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