Urban Bounty Hunter

BackgroundSCAGp. 1532014
Skill proficiencies
choose 2 of deception/insight/persuasion/stealth
Tool proficiencies
choose 2 of gaming set/musical instrument/thieves' tools
  • Skill Proficiencies:. Choose two from among Deception, Insight, Persuasion, and Stealth
  • Tool Proficiencies:. Choose two from among one type of gaming set, one musical instrument, and thieves' tools
  • Equipment:. A set of clothes appropriate to your duties and a pouch containing 20 gp

Feature: Ear to the Ground

You are in frequent contact with people in the segment of society that your chosen quarries move through. These people might be associated with the criminal underworld, the rough-and-tumble folk of the streets, or members of high society. This connection comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area.

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the criminal background in the Player's Handbook as the basis for your bounty hunter's traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a bounty hunter.

For instance, your bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain your reputation for being dependable.

Raw data
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