TABLE: Basic Occupations (d100)

d100 Occupation Starting Weapon Trade Goods

1

Alchemist

Staff (1d4)

Oil, 1 flask

2

Animal trainer

Club (1d4)

Pony

3

Armorer

Hammer (1d4)

Iron Helmet

4

Astrologer

Dagger (1d4)

Spyglass

5

Barber

Razor (1d4)

Scissors

6

Beadle

Staff (1d4)

Holy symbol

7

Beekeeper

Staff (1d4)

Jar of honey

8

Blacksmith

Hammer (1d4)

Steel tongs

9

Butcher

Cleaver (1d6)

Side of beef

10

Caravan guard

Short sword (1d6)

Linen, 1 yard

11

Cheesemaker

Cudgel (1d4)

Stinky cheese

12

Cobbler

Awl (1d4)

Shoehorn

13

Confidence artist

Dagger (1d4)

Quality cloak

14

Cooper

Crowbar (1d4)

Barrel

15

Costermonger

Knife (1d4)

Fruit

16

Cutpurse

Dagger (1d4)

Small Chest

17

Ditch digger

Shovel (1d4)

Fine dirt, 1 lb

18

Dwarven apothecarist

Cudgel (1d4)

Steel vial

19-20

Dwarven blacksmith

Hammer (1d4)

Mithril, 1 oz

21

Dwarven chestmaker

Chisel (1d4)

Wood, 10 lbs

22

Dwarven herder

Staff (1d4)

Sow

23-24

Dwarven miner

Pick (1d4)

Lantern

25

Dwarven mushroom-farmer

Shovel (1d4)

Sack

26

Dwarven rat-catcher

Club (1d4)

Net

27-28

Dwarven stonemason

Hammer (1d4)

Fine stone, 10 lbs

29

Elven artisan

Staff (1d4)

Clay, 1 lb

30

Elven barrister

Quill (1d4)

Book

31

Elven chandler

Scissors (1d4)

Candles, 20

32

Elven falconer

Dagger (1d4)

Falcon

33-34

Elven forester

Staff (1d4)

Herbs, 1 lb

35

Elven glassblower

Hammer (1d4)

Glass beads

36

Elven navigator

Shortbow (1d6) and Roll 1d4+1 arrows

Spyglass

37-38

Elven sage

Dagger (1d4)

Parchment and quill pen

39-47

Roll on "Farmer Type" farmer

Pitchfork (1d8)

Roll on "Farmer Animals"

48

Fortune-teller

Dagger (1d4)

Tarot deck

49

Gambler

Club (1d4)

Dice

50

Gongfarmer

Trowel (1d4)

Sack of night soil

51-52

Grave digger

Shovel (1d4)

Trowel

53-54

Guild beggar

Sling (1d4) and Roll 1d4+1 stones

Crutches

55

Halfling chicken butcher

Hand axe (1d6)

Chicken meat, 5 lbs

56-57

Halfling dyer

Staff (1d4)

Fabric, 3 yards

58

Halfling glovemaker

Awl (1d4)

Gloves, 4 pairs

59

Halfling soothsayer

Sling (1d4) and Roll 1d4+1 stones

Hex doll

60

Halfling haberdasher

Scissors (1d4)

Fine suits, 3 sets

61

Halfling mariner

Knife (1d4)

Sailcloth, 2 yards

62

Halfling moneylender

Short sword (1d6)

5 gp, 10 sp, 200 cp

63

Halfling trader

Short sword (1d6)

20 cp

64

Halfling vagrant

Club (1d4)

Begging bowl

65

Healer

Club (1d4)

Holy water, 1 vial

66

Herbalist

Club (1d4)

Herbs, 1 lb

67

Herder

Staff (1d4)

Herding dog

68-69

Hunter

Shortbow (1d6) and Roll 1d4+1 arrows

Deer pelt

70

Indentured servant

Staff (1d4)

Locket

71

Jester

Dart (1d4)

Silk clothes

72

Jeweler

Dagger (1d4)

Gem worth 20 gp

73

Locksmith

Dagger (1d4)

Fine tools

74

Mendicant

Club (1d4)

Cheese dip

75

Mercenary

Longsword (1d8)

Hide armor (+3 AC, -3 check penalty, fumble d12)

76

Merchant

Dagger (1d4)

4 gp, 14 sp, 27 cp

77

Resolve: {Miller|Baker}

Club (1d4)

Flour, 1 lb

78

Minstrel

Dagger (1d4)

Roll on "Minstrel Instruments"

79

Noble

Longsword (1d8)

Gold ring worth 10 gp

80

Orphan

Club (1d4)

Rag doll

81

Ostler

Staff (1d4)

Bridle

82

Outlaw

Short sword (1d6)

Leather armor (+2 AC, -2 check penalty, fumble d8)

83

Ropemaker

Knife (1d4)

Rope, 100'

84

Scribe

Quill (1d4)

Parchment, 10 sheets

85

Shaman

Mace (1d6)

Herbs, 1 lb

86

Slave

Club (1d4)

Strange-looking rock

87

Smuggler

Sling (1d4) and Roll 1d4+1 stones

Waterproof sack

88

Soldier

Spear (1d8)

Shield (+1 AC, check penalty -1)

89-90

Squire

Longsword (1d8)

Steel helmet

91

Tax collector

Longsword (1d8)

100 cp

92-93

Trapper

Sling (1d4) and Roll 1d4+1 stones

Badger pelt

94

Urchin

Stick (1d4)

Begging bowl

95

Wainwright

Club (1d4)

Pushcart full of Roll on "Wainwright Pushcart".

96

Weaver

Dagger (1d4)

Fine suit of clothes

97

Wizard's apprentice

Dagger (1d4)

Black grimoire

98-100

Woodcutter

Handaxe (1d6)

Bundle of wood


Subcharts

Farmer Type (d8)

d8 Result

1

Potato

2

Wheat

3

Turnip

4

Corn

5

Rice

6

Parsnip

7

Radish

8

Rutabaga

Farmer Animals (d7)

d7 Result

1

Hen

2

Sheep

3

Goat

4

Cow

5

Duck

6

Goose

7

Mule

Minstrel Instruments (d6)

d6 Result

1

Your father's mandolin

2

A fine lute

3

A stolen horn

4

A never-before-played fiddle

5

A songbook in a language you don't speak

6

A banjo that won't stay in tune

Wainwright Pushcart (d6)

d6 Result

1

tomatoes

2

nothing

3

straw

4

your dead

5

dirt

6

rocks