Accountant

Source: DumpStat

From an early age you had a way with numbers. Recognized for your talents, local small merchants came to you to assist them with their businesses. You learned how to create profit/loss statements, figure out what they owed to the kingdom in taxes and how to properly track their daily sales and purchases. In order to properly assess a client's worth, you have also learned how to evaluate the worth of such things as gemstones, works of art and even some magical items. Your skills are always in demand, as the people you work for know how to make money, but not how to manage it.


Employer

To determine who you work for as an accountant, roll a d8 or choose from one of the following from the table below.

d8 Employer/Client

1 Local Bank

2 Local Government

3 Thieves Guild

4 Self Employed - Small Business Accountant

5 Local Criminal Element

6 Local Artisan's Guild

7 Personal Accountant to Noble/Wealthy Merchant

8 Local Temple


NOTE: Some backgrounds have options to choose from. Please read carefully. You may not get every proficiency listed below, as some may be a choice between one or the other.

  • Stat Options (choose either +2 in one stat and +1 in another, OR +1 in all three): Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Insight, Investigation or Persuasion
  • Tool Proficiencies: One Gaming Set and one Musical Instrument of choice.
  • Languages: Two Standard and one Exotic, OR two Exotic languages of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: An abacus
  • Background Gold: 15gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Skill Focus

You gain a +1 to two different Skills you are proficient in.


Suggested Characteristics

Accountants usually work alone, but that does not mean that they do not have good social skills. Accountants must be good with numbers and people so that they gain their client's trust, especially since they are handling their finances. They also have the skills to explain complex financial matters in simple terms so their clients will understand what is happening with their money.


Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I value my clients' trust more than anything else.
2 I am jealous of the riches the people I work for have.
3 If my clients are doing illegal things- I will report them to the authorities.
4 I prefer to spend most of my time alone with my numbers.
5 As long as I get paid- I'll do whatever my clients want me to do.
6 I hold myself to the highest ethical standards.
7 So much time at work has left me bored and unsatisfied with my life.
8 My clients have so much- they won't notice if I take a little from them.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Morality. I will never betray my morals no matter what.
2 Fairness. All my clients deserve my best- no matter if they are a blacksmith or a noble.
3 Greed. I want my fair share- and I'll get it no matter what.
4 Generosity. I will provide my services to everyone- even if they cannot pay me.
5 Logic. I love the simplicity of the numbers and how they never lie.
6 Power. I hold power over my clients since I control their finances.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 The office I work out of is my favorite place in the world.
2 My clients mean everything to me.
3 I owed an employer a debt- and now I have to pay it off by working for them.
4 My true love is money and myself.
5 I am in love with the daughter/son of a client.
6 I enjoy working for the common man more than the rich.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 Sometimes I forget to use the financial language my clients understand.
2 I'd rather spend my time alone working with numbers.
3 If my clients can't pay- I take whatever they can afford in trade.
4 I skim off the top of my rich clients.
5 I get annoyed when a client spends their money on frivolous things.
6 I worry too much about my clients' money.