Exotic Smith Background

### Exotic Smith
You are a creator of armor, weapons, and other gadgets that are, to say the least, unconventional in the hands of the majority of people.

What sort of techniques do you use to make your various creations? Are your tools more or less effective than their normal counterparts, or are they just up to par? Are you well-known for your creations, or have you still yet to become (in)famous for anything you've made?

How did you start your life as an artisan of exotic armaments? Has your bloodline been creating them for generations, or were you the first to do so? Has your life of forging impacted your social or emotional life, or have you been able to stay relatively stable despite spending so long creating tools?

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**Skill Proficiencies:** History, Technology
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**Tool Proficiencies:** Smith's tools
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**Languages:** One of your choice
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**Equipment:** A set of smith's tools, a simple weapon you have modified in some way, a small bit of steel or iron for tool construction, a blacksmith's apron, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch with 5 gp inside of it.

#### Feature: Armament Modification
Your trade allows you to understand how to give small modifications to weapons and armor. Over the course of a short or long rest, provided you have at least 5 gp worth of metal, wood, or other materials required to augment a set of armor or a weapon, you can give that weapon a small unique quality. This might include a quarterstaff that collapses into itself to fit inside one's palm easily, a shield that has a clip allowing it to be easily strapped to one's back, a cane that can be opened up into a rapier, or other small modifications. These modifications are never substantial enough to change the weapon's damage or properties, or the AC granted by armor.
#### Suggested Characteristics
Due to your large amount of time in a forge, your mind may have adjusted to working with objects far more than with people. You might only think of how something would be useful to your work, be exceptionally awkward or brash when dealing with people, or you might not care for tradition, sentiment, or anything else about an object besides its practical uses.
##### Personality Traits
| d8  | Personality Trait |
|:---:|:-----------:|
|  1  | My hands always need to pull apart and put back together any tiny object they hold. |
|  2  | I never fail to remind people when they're using or looking at something I made. |
|  3  | I'm used to talking over loud hammering on the forge, so I default to shouting. |
|  4  | I compare everything to tools. |
|  5  | If I don't want to talk to somebody, I pretend I'm deaf or mute. |
|  6  | I always take notes on information relating to my craft. |
|  7  | Once you get me talking about my work, I won't stop. |
|  8  | I like to hoard small metal trinkets and meld them to my armor and weapons. |
##### Ideals
| d6  | Ideal |
|:---:|:-----------:|
|  1  | **Quality.** Everything I do and make must be as high-quality as possible. (Any) |
|  2  | **Legacy.** All that matters to me is how I'll be remembered. (Neutral) |
|  3  | **Greed.** I just want to make something that will get me rich. (Evil) |
|  4  | **Protection.** I make my armaments so I can protect those I care about. (Good) |
|  5  | **Heritage.** My family name would be disgraced if I quit smithing. (Lawful) |
|  6  | **Invention.** I want to discover something that will change the world. (Any)|
##### Bonds
| d6  | Bonds |
|:---:|:-----------:|
|  1  | I wish to craft something that will prove I'm worthy of the one I love. |
|  2  | I received a seemingly impossible blueprint many years ago. I want nothing more than to learn what it's for. |
|  3  | My mentor is the world's greatest artisan. I will preserve their reputation through my own work. |
|  4  | One of my creations was used for evil purposes. I am currently hunting down that creation's user, to clear my name. |
|  5  | I was exiled from my guild for making too many products nobody would use. I'll show them, one day. |
|  6  | I was taught how to smith by Mesilos himself, and now he wishes for me to pay him back. |
##### Flaws
| d6  | Flaws |
|:---:|:-----------:|
|  1  | My products are the only ones worthy of praise. |
|  2  | I care more about possessions than people. |
|  3  | I'm more likely to abandon a hard project than finish it. |
|  4  | All criticism of my work is a personal attack, in my eyes. |
|  5  | I charge far more than anything I sell is worth. |
|  6  | I get jealous if armor and/or weapons that my friends use are made by smiths other than myself. |