Chef Background
RARE BACKGROUND
Description: Once a master of the culinary arts, you were renowned for your exquisite taste and ability to create dishes that were not only delicious but also expressive. Whether you were an artisan, a master chef, or a quick-handed cook, you understood that food could convey messages and bring people together. Your departure from the kitchen may have been driven by the pursuit of a rare ingredient, a change in career direction, or a desire to expand your culinary repertoire through adventure. As a Chef, your skills in cooking and food preparation are invaluable, offering both sustenance and comfort to your companions.
Background Traits
- Ability Boosts: One must be to Intelligence or Charisma, and one is a free ability boost.
- Skills: You're trained in the Insight skill and the Cooking Lore skill.
- Feat: You gain the Hobnobber skill feat, reflecting your ability to connect with people through food and conversation.
Special Ability - A Tasteful Sentiment: Your expertise in the culinary arts allows you to communicate complex ideas and emotions through your dishes. When preparing a meal, you can use your creativity to persuade, deceive, or even intimidate, depending on the message you wish to convey with your food. This ability can be used to enhance diplomatic efforts, send a subtle threat, or entertain an audience with your cooking performance. At the GM's discretion, you may add your proficiency with Cooking tools to relevant skill checks, even if you lack typical skill proficiency in that area.
Alternate Feature - Through Their Stomachs: Your culinary skills enable you to earn a comfortable living during downtime by working as a chef. You can provide modest meals each day for your adventuring party at no cost, unless resources are scarce. Additionally, your cooking can open doors for you; offering to prepare a meal for someone can grant you an audience with them, or they might owe you a small favor in return.