Merchants - Worlds Apart

Next up in our list of careers for Worlds Apart is the merchant.

Merchants: Int 6+

–1 DM for every previous career.

Trade is the lifeblood of every society.

•              Broker: You work in a port, selling and buying goods, employed by the port authority, a merchant guild, or a noble family.

•              Tramp Trader: You serve on an independent voyager ship, tramp trading through the Forever Sea.

•              Operator: You are a special agent for a merchant family, noble family, or guild. You solve…  problems.

Career Progress:

Assignment	Survival	Advancement
Broker	Int 5+	Edu 5+
Tramp Trader	Edu 6+	Int 6+
Operator	End 7+	Edu 5+

Mustering-Out

Roll	Cash	Benefits
1	500 sp	Voyager Ship Share
2	1,000 sp	+1 Soc
3	1,500 sp	+1 Edu
4	2,000 sp	Magic Item (any)
5	3,000 sp	Two Voyager Ship Shares
6	4,000 sp	Tramp Trader Voyager Ship
7	6,000 sp	Tramp Trader Voyager Ship

Skills and Training

Roll	Personal Development	Service Skills	Advanced Education (Minimum Edu 8)
1	+1 Int	Admin	Advocate
2	+1 Edu	Broker	Recon
3	+1 End	Gambler	Navigation
4	+1 Dex	Language (any)	Language 0 (no specialty)
5	Carouse	Diplomat	Investigate
6	Investigate	Melee Combat (any)	Jack of all Trades

Roll	Assignment: Broker	Assignment: Tramp Trader	Assignment: Operator
1	Admin	Broker	Athletics (any)
2	Advocate	Deep Ocean Navigation	Deception
3	Deception	Jack of All Trades	Investigate
4	Diplomat	Elemental Engineer (any)	Melee Combat (any)
5	Investigate	Mechanic	Missile Combat (any)
6	Persuade	Pilot (any)	Stealth

Ranks and Skills

Rank	Title	Skill or Benefit
0	Merchant
1	Trader	Stealth 1 or Missile Combat 1
2	Trafficker
3	Master Merchant	Streetwise 1 or Recon 1
4
5
6

Mishaps

1d6	Mishap
1	Severely injured in action. (This is the same as a result of 2 on the Injury table.)
2	A crate of valuable ancient pottery falls on your head. Reduce your Intelligence by 1. You’re kicked out because it was your own damn fault.
3	You run afoul of smugglers and make a bad decision in a tight spot. Gain a +3 DM to join Rogues (pirate) for your next career, otherwise you must choose Drifter.
4	You go tits-up, lose all your money, and your Mustering-Out roll for this term.
5	You make a bargain with a mysterious being that proves all glitter and no gold. Lose your Mustering-Out roll and gain a dangerous and unusual creature as an Enemy.
6	Injured. Roll on the Injury table.

Events

2d6	Events
2	Disaster! Roll on the mishap table, but you are not ejected from this career.
3	Someone in your trading group is leaking information to other merchants. You know the source and can squeeze him for some baksheesh (+2 DM on one Mustering-Out roll) gaining a rival in the process or reveal him to your organization (+1 Soc) and gain an Enemy
4	You spend a month experiencing terrible nightmares. Gain Magic 0.
5	It seems as if everything you touch turns golden. Gain a +1 DM to any one Mustering-Out  roll.
6	You trade extensively in livestock. Gain Animals 1 and an appreciation for bathing.
7	Life Event. Roll on the Life Events table.
8	You have several years of extensive trading contact with a non-human race. You draw the attention of one of their youths who takes an interest in you. Gain a contact and Language 1 (any).
9	You perform admirably and are offered some extra training. Gain one of Advocate 1, Pilot 1 (any), or Tactics (military) 1.
10	A normal day turns difficult in the blink of an eye. Roll Melee Combat 10+. If you succeed, gain a Magic Item (potion) and +2 DM to a Cash roll. If you fail, Roll End 8+ or roll 1d6+2 on the Injury table.
11	Your superior makes you a supervisor. Either gain Leadership 1 or a +4 DM to your next Advancement roll.
12	You discover a misplaced shipment that could have bankrupted your organization. You are automatically promoted.