{"name":"Criminal","overview":"[p]You were a cutpurse, grifter, thief, or assassin. Surviving in the criminal underworld while plying your nefarious trade taught you patience, resourcefulness, and careful planning. [\/p]\r\n[p]Perhaps you were a pickpocket jailed one too many times, a con artist hoping to fleece nobles out of their ill-gotten gains, or an assassin ready to turn over a new leaf after being left for dead. Regardless, a life of crime has left you tied to society\u2019s underbelly[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][i]Criminal Secret[\/i][\/p]\r\n[p]Criminals collect secrets as often as coin during their life of crime. Roll on the Criminal Secret table to determine such a secret, choose one, or create your own. This secret is known only to your closest allies and fiercest enemies at the start of your adventuring career.[\/p]\r\n[table][tr][th]d12[\/th][th]Secret[\/th][\/tr][tr][td]1[\/td][td]I inherited a massive fortune but lost it all.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]2[\/td][td]My closest friend wants me dead, and I deserve it.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]3[\/td][td]I am not who I claim to be. I borrowed this life from a dying criminal.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]4[\/td][td]I have a rare terminal illness, and it\u2019s making me reckless.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]5[\/td][td]My loving family regularly sends me messages begging me to come home.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]6[\/td][td]I only pretend to be a criminal to make life exciting.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]7[\/td][td]I sometimes make mistakes on purpose just so things will turn violent.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]8[\/td][td]I am terrified of the person I was becoming and pray that I can still change.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]9[\/td][td]I used to be a royal spy until my sovereign betrayed me.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]10[\/td][td]I plan to manipulate adventurers who trust me into destroying the enemies of my guild.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]11[\/td][td]My family doesn't know I am a criminal, and I\u2019ll kill to keep that secret.[\/td][\/tr][tr][td]12[\/td][td]I am a celebrity in some parts of the world.[\/td][\/tr][\/table]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","skillprof":"[p]Choose two from Stealth, Investigation, Insight, or Deception.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","addprof":"[p]You know Thieves\u2019 Cant. If you already know this language, you learn a different language of your choice. Gain proficiency with a tool and a vehicle.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","equipment":"[p]Five pieces of chalk, a grappling hook, a set of dark traveler\u2019s clothes or a costume, and a pouch containing 10 gp.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","talent":"[p]You have eked out a living on the fringes of lawful society. Choose a talent from this list to represent your experience: Covert, Scrutinous, or Touch of Luck.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","motivation":"[p]Most criminals are content with life in a guild or gang, trusting a select few and staying near their next mark. At the start of your adventuring career, decide what\u2014or who\u2014 made your character step away to face a less certain life.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","table_data":"[p]d8 | Adventuring Motivation[\/p]\r\n[p]1 | The bounty on my head is too high! I adventure to keep ahead of those who seek to claim it.[\/p]\r\n[p]2 | An adventurer got me out of prison, and I\u2019ll never go back.[\/p]\r\n[p]3 | My allies turned on me and left me for dead. Adventuring will help me build a new life.[\/p]\r\n[p]4 | Adventuring is easy coin, nothing more.[\/p]\r\n[p]5 | Adventuring tests the limits of my skills, something crime hasn\u2019t done in years.[\/p]\r\n[p]6 | I\u2019ve done too many dark things to ever sleep well, but adventuring might help me make amends.[\/p]\r\n[p]7 | It\u2019s time to dismantle the criminal guild I helped create, and adventuring will give me the power to do so.[\/p]\r\n[p]8 | A dogged constable is after me, but even they won\u2019t go where adventuring will take me.[\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n[p][\/p]\r\n","source":"Tales of the Valiant Players Guide (pg. 120)","tags":"","templateId":"13934","blockId":"1609646","world":"bfe6a878-780d-47e8-ac3f-6b24586dd471","folder":"9f87c278-b3ea-4bc1-9fed-da34838d4b4b","isShared":"on"}