As a licensed professional, most law enforcement tend to turn a blind eye when you are involved in altercations. You are rarely detained due to wearing armor and wielding weaponry; in fact, while accompanying your client, it is typically socially acceptable for you to go both armed and armored.
Bodyguard
Feature: Authorized Violence
BackgroundExpanded Content
At a glance
- Skill proficiencies
- Choose two from Athletics, Insight, Investigation, and Perception
- Tool proficiencies
- Your choice of demolitions kit, disguise kit, or security kit
- Languages
- One of your choice
- Equipment
- A set of clandestine clothes, the kit for your chosen tool proficiency, a traumakit, and a belt pouch containing 75 cr
You are a licensed bodyguard, standing by your charge ready to protect them from any threat.
Suggested characteristics
There are many reasons as to why you may be guarding someone. It could be that you and your family are in the service of a powerful individual, or that you owe a friend a life debt after they rescued you from some perilous encounter. You may be friends with the ones you protect: You may not. But in any case, your loyalties are unwavering, and your courage speaks for itself.
Feature
- Authorized Violence
| d8 | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am overly cautious of all food and drink that either my client or I consume. |
| 2 | I find it hard to leave my client to themselves. |
| 3 | I try to take the safest routes through cities, roads, or passes: I am not a fan of dark alley shortcuts. |
| 4 | If my client's legs were weary in a dangerous area, I would carry them every step of the way. |
| 5 | Even though I am constantly by my client's side, I cannot help but feel alone sometimes. |
| 6 | I often try to make situations sound better than they are to make my client feel more comfortable. |
| 7 | I may be a stick in the mud while I am sober, but I am wilder than a rancor when I am intoxicated. |
| 8 | I form attachments to those I care about, and often find myself going above and beyond to make them happy. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guardian — I dedicate my life to defending those who cannot defend themselves (Light) |
| 2 | Indifferent — I do not have personal connections with my charge. They are merely part of the job. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Determined — I will protect those who I must... by any means necessary. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Underhanded — I will learn my clients' weaknesses so that I may take advantage of them. (Dark) |
| 5 | Resolute — I follow the law laid down for me to protect those whom I am ordered to. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Flexible — I take into account my past experiences to help prepare for the future endeavors. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have a home I love somewhere, though I rarely see it. |
| 2 | I am part of an order dedicated to protecting others. |
| 3 | The one who I look after saved me from something horrible once: I owe them everything. |
| 4 | I have other friends in this business who don't perform their duties exactly how I do. |
| 5 | While that time is behind me now, the faces from my past still linger. |
| 6 | My client isn't the only one who I should protect. There are many more out there without protection. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have lost clients before. I now find myself detached to prevent future heartache. |
| 2 | I am often times forgetful, much to my client's dismay. |
| 3 | I am very stubborn. It is very nearly impossible to sway my opinions on how things should be handled. |
| 4 | Trust is a rare commodity in my line of work. As such, it is not something I often give to others. |
| 5 | My client and I don't get along in the slightest. It makes it quite difficult to want to look after them. |
| 6 | Although I am sworn to protect my client, I will abandon them in the face of certain death. |
| d8 | Feat |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brawny |
| 2 | Empathic |
| 3 | Investigator |
| 4 | Perceptive |
| 5 | Specialist |
| 6 | Linguist |
| 7 | Athlete |
| 8 | Durable |