This is one of the eight Character Backgrounds in The Age of Decadence.
Lore[ | ]
While most thieves prefer to form gangs and act under the cover of darkness, grifters see no reason to trade the laws of society for the laws of a guild. Preying upon the gullible with a combination of personal magnetism and persuasion, the grifter's art is rarely noticed.
Character Creation[ | ]
The Grifter background has many similarities to the Drifter's: you are rootless, a new arrival in Teron, with no organization or authorities telling you what to do (or helping you out, either). The main difference is that a well-known (sort of!) fellow grifter is in town - and he's such a positive influence on you ...
Also like the Drifter, the Grifter begins Act I with nonexistent Faction Reputation and utterly Guildless, but for a trickster who contemplates turning over a new leaf and getting a job (*gasp*), there may be some comfortable overlap with the institutional arms of the Merchant or Thief professions ...
Default Stats[ | ]
Preferred Skills[ | ]
Impersonate, Persuasion, and Streetwise are the obvious choices for someone who has made a habit of living by their wits and concealing their true identity (whatever that is!).
Initial Faction Rep[ | ]
| Charisma --> | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Aurelian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| House Crassus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| House Daratan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boatmen of Styx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Guards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forty Thieves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starting Equipment[ | ]
- Bronze Sefet
- Buckler
- Noble dress (female) or Noble clothes (male)
Starting Location[ | ]
The front room of The Last Meal