The Artisan
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Artisans are craftsmen, builders, and creators of art and functional objects and tools, who specialize in producing a particular good or offering a particular service such as building, carpentry, carving wood, cutting stone, making statuary, making jewelry, tailoring clothes, painting, drawing, engraving, etc.
On the surface, they might just appear to be ordinary folk carrying out mundane jobs day after day, but what few readers may realize is that in the World of Otara, any kind of artisan represents a unique trade important to everyday life and that can be parlayed into a business or even an industry.
Carpenters and builders are needed to make pulleys, axe handles, tools, worktables, buildings, and boats. The more artistic will be the ones to paint, carve, chisel, or etch an attractive design, pattern, emblem or other feature into the wood, leather, rock, or metal, or make some other type of adornment. They are the ones who make signs, weave blankets, make fancy clothes, etch armour, carve a totem pole, make a statue or painting of the gods for worship, craft a musical instrument, and so on.
As a rule, any kind of artisan industry is controlled by a Guild. In large cities, where there is lots of competition, or in places where law and order are already on the decline, Guilds provide some much needed muscle and advisors to keep everything running smoothly (for a fee). They also maintain ties with the local magistrate, government, churches, and sometimes, even organized crime.
Artisans tend to have a good understanding of social trends, the basics of running a business (supply and demand if nothing else), and know how the law works, and in some cases, how to get around it to make a sale. They are also used to dealing with people from both sides of the fence, and what the particular business/criminal dynamics of their local settlement may be. Moreover, because they deal with so many different types of people from every strata, rich and poor, they can make the perfect stool pigeon, lookout, rumor-monger, spy and revolutionary.
The Artisan O.C.C.
Attribute Requirements: I.Q.: 8, P.P.: 10 or higher. A high P.E. for working long hours is helpful. but not required.
Alignment: Any
Gender: Male or Female
Race: Any
O.C.C. Skills: (Note- All O.C.C. skills are professional quality.)
- Appraise Goods: (special) This skill allows the character to assess the true market value of "ordinary" commodities such as tools, clothing, furniture, jewelry, snares, etc. (not weapons or magic items, books, slaves, or rarities). Skill Ratio: 30% +5% per level of experience for Merchants, +10% for Artisans.
- Mathematics: Basic (+15%)
- Language: Native tongue at 98% plus two of choice (+15%)
- Drawing - Pencil/Ink/Chalk (+15%)
- Art (+20%)
- Sew (+10%)
- General Repair (+5%)
- Carpentry (+10%)
- Sculpting and Whittling (+ 10%)
- Horsemanship: General
- Hand to Hand: Basic
O.C.C. Related Skills: Select five other skills of choice at level one, plus 1 per level starting at level 2. All new skills start at Lvl. one proficiency.
- Communications: Any (+10% each)
- Domestic: Any (+10%)
- Espionage: Forgery Only (+5%)
- Horsemanship: Exotic Only
- Labour: Any
- Medical: Brewing and First Aid only
- Military: Heraldry only
- Naval Skills: Any
- Performing Arts: Any (+10%)
- Physical: Any except Acrobatics or Gynastics
- Rogue: Locate Secret Compartments (+5%) and Card Shark (no bonus) only
- Science: None
- Scholar/Noble/Technical: Any (+5%)
- Weapon Proficiencies: Any except Blowguns, Paired Weapons and Siege Weapons.
- Wilderness: Boat Building (+10%), Wilderness Survival and Identify Plants & Fruit only.
Secondary Skills: Choose 4 at level 1, plus 1 per level starting at level 2. All new skills start at Lvl. one proficiency. These are additional areas of knowledge that don't get the O.C.C. bonus.
Starting Equipment: One set of clothing, boots, gloves, a set of hand tools, chisel, mallet, small hammer, carving knives, pouch of 100 two inch nails, chalk, drawing lead. sketch book, small wooden cross, belt, bedroll, backpack, a large sack, a small sack, a water skin, and a tinder box.
Armour: Soft Leather (A.R. 10, S.D.C. 20).
Weapons: Starts with a dagger and one other weapon of choice. All are basic S.D.C. weapons of fair to good quality. Magic weapons and other equipment must be acquired later
Money: The character starts with 200 in gold, which can be used immediately to purchase more equipment or it can be saved for later. Additional money will come from payment for jobs and/or booty.
Level Experience 1 0-2,150 2 2,151-4,300 3 4,301-8,600 4 8,601 - 15,600 5 15,601-23,600 6 23,601-33,600 7 33,601-48,600 8 48,601-68,600 9 68,601-93,600 10 93,601-133,600 11 133,601-173,600 12 173,601-221,600 13 221,601-273,600 14 273,601-323,600 15 323,601-373,600 Return to Occupations and Skills
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