You’ve learned to spot opportunity in every handshake, danger in every bargain, and value in everything from silk to secrets. Gold is just one kind of currency: you trade in information, favors, and instincts just as much.
Did you grow up in a family shop or sail trade routes across the sea? What deal brought you fortune – or ruin? What do you dream of buying, or selling, that no one else dares to touch?
- Equipment. An abacus, a merchant’s scale, a small set of lead weights, and a set of fine clothes.
- Tools & Languages. None
- Backround Knowledge. You have advantage on ability checks related to money, trade, business deals, and knowing when to make a bargain.
- Deal Maker. You can estimate the market value of any item or service and instinctively know if someone is overcharging or lying in a deal. Once per long rest, you can make a trade negotiation check (Persuasion or Insight) with advantage. On success, you or an ally gets one of the following:
- 50% discount
- 25% bonus profit
- A hidden item, service, or opportunity revealed