Acquisitions Incorporated

WALK ING A DIFFERENT PATH

Acquisitions Incorporated barbaria ns walk a different

path than their kin of the wild lands. Or, more precisely,

th ey walk familiar paths in unique and novel ways.

PATH OF THE ANCESTRAL GUARDIAN

Rather than calling upon the spirits of your ancestors,

you are in communion with the franchise executives and

corporate raiders who have traveled your path before.

These paragons of commerce still exist in the spirit

world, bemoaning their losses and looking to balance

their debts in the afterlife by providing g uidance tooth-

ers. Sometimes these spirits appear as officious clerks

reminding you of expense accounts and budgets. Other

times, they are fellow heavies and knee breakers who

died in the line of duty, sarcastically calling out your

mistakes in a misguided effort to be of assistance.

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A half-ore enforcer called joey Plantain, missing his

right arm

2 A disgraced tax collector named Nibbin Clutchquill

3 An overly enthusiastic morale l iaison called Apricot

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4 A grumpy dwarf carriage driver nicknamed Bolt

5 A pair of identical twin circus performers called Stella

and Bella

6 An elf bodyguard known as Mistress Leafwind

PATH OF THE TOTEM WARRIOR

Unlike your wilder cousins, your connection to the spirit

world is a little less woodsy and a little more civilized.

However, that doesn't mean you still can't invoke the

power of a totem creature when you need it. Rathe r than

calling upon the bear, eagle, or wolf as your totem, you

might gain the same features by calling upon more ur-

ban creatures.

Totem Animal

Bear

Eagle

Wolf

Urban Replacements

Otyugh, giant spider

Crow, flying snake

Giant rat , giant fire beetle

PATH OF THE ZEALOT

You might not be particularly faithful, but your dedi-

cation to your job can easily be mistaken for a kind of

religious zeal. For Jong years, that dedication has been

a force that guides you, granting you abilities beyond

those of other skilled warriors. Rather than worshiping

Tempus or Bane, Gruumsh or Tyr, you instead bow

down before the altar of your own superiority. channel-

ing your ego to drive your franchise's s uccess.

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CLASS ACTS

In addition to a number of subclasses from the Player's

Handbook, this section makes reference to the following

subclasses from Xanathar's Guide to Everything:

Barbarian: Path of the Ancestral Guardian, Path of

the Zealot

Bard: College of Glamour, College of Whispers

Druid: Circle of Dreams, Circle of the Shepherd

Fighter: Arcane Archer, Cavalier, Samurai

Monk: Way of the Drunken Master, Way of the Kensei, Way

of the Sun Soul

Paladin: Oath of Conquest

Ranger: Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer

Rogue: Mastermind, Scout, Swashbuckler

Sorcerer: Divine Soul, Shadow Magic, Storm Sorcery

Warlock: Celestial, Hexblade

Wizard: War Magic

BARD

There is nothing T would like to do more than explain to

you why I'm standing here with stolen goods and my rapier

sticking out of this still-warm corpse, officer. I assure you, l

have a completely reasonable and plausible explanation.

Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for

most bards. Who doesn't like a rous ing shanty now

and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for

copper pieces tossed by commoners isn't for everyone-

and it certainly isn't for bards in the Acq lnc world. The

power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard

is meant for greate r things. More profitable things.

Adventuring and commerce are where the true les-

sons of life a re learned, and your bardic magic guaran-

tees your mastery of those lessons. Your love of music

has shown you that the world of commerce is a finely

tuned instrume nt in its own right- and you're just the

one to pluck it.

MASTER OF ONE T RADE: AWESOMENESS

As a bard, you're known as the go-to figure when things

need to get done. Your tremendous array of skills and

abilities mean that you're often the first one called upon

to do the hard jobs. And if you're going to do something

difficult, you might as well do it with panache. Since

most of your franchise compatriots likely th ink ''pa-

nache" is some kind of elven delicacy, it's all the more

impressive.

jumping a small pit? Land with the flourish of a world-

class gymnast! Slaying a kobold? Take it down with a

legendary oath, and no one will realize that an asth-

matic farmhand could have done the same thing with a

rusty sickle. Running across a room? Use prestidigita-

tion to blow your hair back, making it look like you have

th e speed and grace of Corellon themself.