Charlatan

You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts' desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children's books. It's a useful talent, and one that you're perfectly willing to use for your advantage.   You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you're around. The bottle of pink coloured liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment – nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust can restore youth and vigour, and there's a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale. These marvels sound implausible, but you make them sound like the real deal.

Features

Feature: Favourite Schemes
Every charlatan has an angle they use in preference to other schemes. Choose a favourite scam or roll on the table below.   d6 Scam

1. I cheat at games of chance.
2. I shave coins or forge documents.
3. I insinuate myself into people's lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes.
4. I put on new identities like clothes.
5. I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
6. I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.

Suggested Characteristics

Charlatans are colourful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the world. But their true selves are sometimes plagued by an uneasy conscience, an old enemy, or deep-seated trust issues.

Traits

Ideal

Bond

Flaw