Adventurer

Description

The Adventurer is the jack-of-all-trades, the prototypical dungeon-delving thief. The Adventurer is not so much a thief as a character who takes advantage of the general thiefly skills on professional adventures into dungeon and wilderness. The Adventurer thief kit has no requirements beyond those of the thief class itself.

Role

Adventurer-kit thieves usually serve in parties of brave adventurers of various classes. Their special skills are vital in supporting any successful expedition into wilderness or dungeon. The professional Adventurer is, furthermore, preferred by many adventuring parties, because he is much less likely than other thieves to betray or steal from his own companions. The successful Adventurer knows the value of trust and cooperation, while many a "street thief" has been raised on duplicity and (sometimes literal) backstabbing.
Many Adventurers are neutral or lawful. Few are evil, and almost none that is chaotic evil can survive for long, let alone prosper in his ways.
Adventurers may be part of a thieves' guild for easy access to equipment and training. They tend to be independent, however, and dislike guilds that have demands beyond a simple membership fee.

Weapon Proficiencies

Any

Non-weapon Proficiencies

Bonus

None

Recommended

Player's choice; among those that may be selected are Alertness, Boating, Fast Talking, Information Gathering, and Looting

Skill Progression

Adventurer thieves tend to spread their skill improvements as evenly as possible, to allow them to deal with the many different challenges the adventuring life presents, if there is any concentration, it is usually on opening locks or finding and removing traps, since these skills are probably used most often.

Equipment

Adventurers are typically very gadget-oriented, delighting in new ways to bypass monsters and raid their lairs. They also may have a good bit of money, from successful ventures, to reinvest in equipment.

Special Benefits

None

Special Hindrances

None

Races

Any

[Complete Thief's Handbook]