Commercial District Background in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Commercial District Background

Overview:

You live in the Commercial center of the city. New businesses and big franchises can be found here, as well as markets and banks. Anything that has got to do with money is found here. Perhaps you are a business owner, or just a common store clerk. This might be something temporarily until you have enough money to move to a better place or perhaps you love the daily 9-5 life.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose 2 from: arcana, deception, insight, perception, performance, persuasion, sleight of hand, stealth

Lifestyle: The customers tend to be higher class, although there is enough lower class here. The workers here tend to be lower class

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment:

200 GP

Keys to a shop of your choice

Features:

Lvl 1: Merchant’s Eyes: +1 on checks to determine the price of something.
Lvl 5: Merchant’s Tongue: +1 on haggle checks.
Lvl 11: Merchant’s Trust: +1 on checks to convince shop owners to spill secrets (such as hidden wares, gossip, ect).
Lvl 17: Merchant’s Guile: prices are 20% better for most shops.

Suggested Characteristics:

thief, shop worker, business manager, shareholder

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