Discerning Merchant
Descrição
Although they are looked down upon by nobility and rank lower than farmers in the Celestial Order, merchants nonetheless wield considerable power and influence for one simple reason: they have the money to do so. Discerning merchants make a living by selling finer wares almost exclusively to samurai nobility. It is dishonorable to haggle or even ask for a price, and many samurai are not educated in commerce and remain ignorant of what things cost, so the discerning merchant stands to make a significant profit if they maintain a trustworthy reputation.
Atributos
- Anéis
Air 2 
Earth 1 
Fire 1 
Water 2 
Void 1- Social
- Honra
- 25
- Glória
- 29
- Status
- 9
- Atributos
- Resistência
- 6
- Compostura
- 6
- Foco
- 3
- Vigilância
- 2
- Comportamento
- Shrewd +2 -2
- Grupos de perícia
- Artisan
- 0
- Martial
- 0
- Scholar
- 1
- Social
- 2
- Trade
- 2
Vantagens e desvantagens
- Vantagens
- Daikoku’s Blessing : Social; Interpersonal, Spiritual
- Daikoku’s Blessing
- Desvantagens
- Deferential : Social; Interpersonal, Mental
- Deferential
Armas e equipamento
- Equipamento (equipado)
Passable clothes, abacus, handful of bu
Habilidades
- OVERLOOKED: When this merchant makes a check targeting a character with a higher status rank, the merchant treats the target’s vigilance as 1 lower.
- AN EQUAL EXCHANGE: Once per scene, as a Scheme action, a discerning merchant may offer one character a gift in exchange for a small favor. The target must make a TN 3 Courtesy (Air 5, Fire 1) check to resist. If the character fails, they receive 3 strife plus their shortfall.
Texto do livro
Path of Waves – The Essential Guide to Rōnin · Chapter 7: Non-Player Characters › New NPCs › City and Village Dwellers · p. 231
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Although they are looked down upon by nobility and rank lower than farmers in the Celestial Order, merchants nonetheless wield considerable power and influence for one simple reason: they have the money to do so. Discerning merchants make a living by selling finer wares almost exclusively to samurai nobility. It is dishonorable to haggle or even ask for a price, and many samurai are not educated in commerce and remain ignorant of what things cost, so the discerning merchant stands to make a significant profit if they maintain a trustworthy reputation.
25 | 6 29 | 6 09 | 3
+2, –2
DEMEANOR - SHREWD
2
HONOR | ENDURANCE
GLORY | COMPOSURE
STATUS | FOCUS
VIGILANCE
SOCIETAL | PERSONAL
1 2 2 | 1 1
ARTISAN 0 MARTIAL 0 SCHOLAR 1 SOCIAL 2 | TRADE 2
ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES
Daikoku’s Blessing: Social; Interpersonal, Spiritual
Deferential: Social; Interpersonal, Mental
FAVORED WEAPONS & GEAR
Gear (equipped): Passable clothes, abacus, handful of bu
ABILITIES
OVERLOOKED
When this merchant makes a check targeting a character with a higher status rank, the merchant treats the target’s vigilance as 1 lower.
AN EQUAL EXCHANGE
Once per scene, as a Scheme action, a discerning merchant may offer one character a gift in exchange for a small favor. The target must make a TN 3 Courtesy (Air 5, Fire 1) check to resist. If the character fails, they receive 3 strife plus their shortfall.