Rowan Buckman
Human Female Rogue Lv1
Background: Guild Artisan
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Character Sheet at MalcIggRpg
PC for D&D 5e with Sword Coast Background
Human Variant
Dex & Int +1
Skill - History
Feat - Defensive Duelist
Defensive Duelist
When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you.
Guild Artisan
Guild Business: Shipwright & Sailmakers
Skills:
Insight
Persuasion
Tools:
Leatherworker's Tools
A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), a letter of introduction from your guild, a set of traveler's c1othes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp
Guild Membership:
As an established and respected member of a guild, you can rely on certain benefits that membership provides. Your fellow guild members will provide you with lodging and food if necessary, and pay for your funeral if needed. In some cities and towns, a guildhall offers a central place to meet other members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Rogue
Class Features
Hit Dice 1D8
Saving Throws: Dexterity & Intelligence
Proficencies
Armour: Light
Weapons: Simple Weapons + hand crossbow, shortsword, long sword and rapiers
Tools: Thieve's Tools
1 - Investigation [E]
2 - Perception [E]
3 - Deception
4 - Acrobatics
Expertise
At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves' tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies. Chosen skills marked with [E] on this page.
Sneak Attack
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll.
Background Story
Rowan Buckman was born into what became a large family, with 4 siblings.
Though first born to Malark & Tessele Buckman with a younger sister and the youngest of the family her brother, Rowan also had both an older half-brother and half-sister from her father Malark’s previous relationship.
The large family home, and comfortable upbringing was funded by Tessele’s position in the leading ‘ship family’ of Luskan, and Rowans father crewing on board one of the leading vessels working the city port.
Rowan’s childhood & schooling was unremarkable and she began her early working life in the shipwright guild of Luskan. It was here she first met Tordek a dwarven warrior, of an adventuring party looking in on a ship being built for their patron. Over more visits and becoming friends, Rowan and Tordek arranged a months leave from the shipwrights that she might experience adventuring life.
During this time Rowan discovered in addition to her personality and conversational skills she was adept with both sword & dagger. Spending enough time with the party Rowan begun to understand the skills & abilities of a rogue, her dexterous ways supporting her where brute strength wouldn't. Once returned safely to Luskan Rowan continued to practice the arts of the rogue.
This decision would have a profound impact on her life, as about a year later her oldest brother (Malark's first born & first son) was found murdered.
Rowan was falsely accused and though the evidence wasn't convincing the circumstances were complicated by Rowan's mixed history with her older siblings and the knowledge of the training she continued. She was convicted of the crime. The shipwright & the family pooled their influence and reduced the sentence as much as possible, 2 years and what amounted to effectively exile from Luskan. The guilds and 'ship families' of Luskan could have nothing more to do with Rowan.
Now finding herself just beyond her 24th birthday, free from both the jail and all her past at once, Rowan strikes out heading away from Luskan. With many questions left to answer, who did kill her oldest sibling, who framed Rowan? How much did she continue to care? Did she now just want to build a life well beyond Luskan. Where is Tordek and what are his party up to?
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