![]() ![]() Truth I must hold the law, dishing out justice to those who break it. ![]() You have plenty of wisecracks on hand, whether helpful or not. You have a case file on everyone you're friends with. You are prepared to roll up the sleeves when required. You like to contemplate everything you encounter with careful thought. You always introduce yourself with a smile, it helps getting the info you want. Many years on the streets have prepared you for every eventuality. ![]() You have an eye for detail, always analysing. You are always sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. However, they may not be so inclined to save your skin if it means they can get rid of you. They are willing to put you and your allies up with room and board as well as pay for expenses. This person whom you have dirt on is your reliable patsy. To this day, you have kept your mouth shut, but not for free. ![]() One day, you stumbled upon someone's dark secret. These relationships are only slightly interventionist and they will not intervene on your behalf if it will endanger their own skin. Or, maybe there are particularly close eyes on your activities from the local guards. Perhaps you have a contact within the law that sends you small bits of information or gossip in exchange for help on their own matter. Discuss with your DM the nature of this relationship. One way or another, some people in law enforcement can foresee your involvement in cases and are possibly friendly to you. Maybe you were nearly mistaken for an illegal trespasser yourself or you helped with an investigation as part of a hired gig. Your work often brings you within close proximity of the authorities. Their skills make them niche investigators sometimes, such as locators, who specialize in finding people, or surveillance, which specializes in watching and monitoring. Others are more specialized in certain cases of their fancy. Some actually are the hired kind, like detectives. Sleuths come in various shapes and sizes. Tool Proficiencies: Forgery kit or disguise kitĮquipment: Belt pouch with 10gp, a magnifying glass, and a set of traveler's clothes Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Insight When making a sleuth character, ask yourself these questions: What prompted your character down this path of investigation? Justice? Pure curiosity? What was the biggest discovery your character ever made in their career? Or is this just some side hobby to amuse their boredom? Do you dive straight into a good story, or do you like to take a step back and wait for more clues to appear? Do you even care if you're peeping in a bath or snooping in someone else's house? Mysteries are their daily bread and butter. Sleuths are best known for their deductive thinking capabilities and questioning faculties, which is what keeps the wheels turning and the plot thickening. However, that is not to say all sleuths follow their noses without a brain. Their own lives are often second to an investigation, meaning many of them are quite reckless and meet some ill-fated end. They'll peep and pry to get down to the bottom of things like sharks to blood. Sleuths rarely have a good sense of privacy. When making a character of this background, keep in mind the key feature: curiosity. Sleuths are scrappier and work at their own leisure, much like private eyes or private hires, rather than policeman detectives. But sleuths do still have that connotation of a lesser kind of investigator, compared to the often state-sanctioned detective. Nowadays, it means people trying to figure things out. Sleuthing originally was a term for animals who had a nose for scents. They are like detectives, but with a penchant for the more unsavory kinds of investigation. Those are the most touted traits of any good sleuth. An eye for mystery, an ear for trouble and a nose to sniff out the answers. ![]()
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