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Smuggler

Background
sourcePHB
New in SW5eStreetwise criminal background with a smuggler tilt. You gain proficiency in two of Deception, Piloting, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth, and Careful Selection lets you study a person to gauge bribability or detect heightened perceptiveness.

You have spent your life hiding in the darkness, making shady deals behind closed doors. What led you to engage in a life of crime? Do you crave the thrill of lawbreaking, or did you enter the profession to pay off a debt, risking your hide on behalf of a less than honorable noble? A smuggler is an individual trained in the art of acquisition, a professional thug who can deliver anything... for a price. Smugglers tend to be bolder criminals than most, preferring bribery or distraction over subterfuge and stealth.

Feature: Careful Selection. Some close brushes with the law have taught you that not every city guard can be bribed, and some people are simply too keen to miss minute discrepancies. This feature allows you to study a person and gain insight into whether or not they would accept a bribe, or to pick up on whether they are exceptionally more perceptive than you. It does not reveal how expensive a bribe may be for a given situation, however.

Skill Proficiencies. Choose two from Deception, Piloting, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth

Smugglers might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are nefarious to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor among thieves, but spies rarely show any respect for law or authority.