09-21-2022, 08:11 AM | #1 |
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Location: The Great White North
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Low-Tech Occupations
Here is a list I made of low-tech occupation that could be used for adventurers. I selected each because they have something, IMO, worthwhile to contribute to the party. This is not an exhausted list of low-tech jobs. Jobs that would need a workshop, like blacksmith or potter, are not listed. A party could easily hire one to do custom work for them.
Adventurers Fighter
Low-tech occupations involving travel, outdoorsmanship, streetwise, or influence, or some skill or trait useful to adventuring. Farm Related
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09-21-2022, 08:13 AM | #2 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
I'll just point out that GURPS Low-Tech Companion 3 has a chapter on all sorts of low-tech occupations and professional skills.
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09-21-2022, 08:25 AM | #3 |
Join Date: May 2012
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
In a 3e game I've got a quite successful Mason turned Engineer, He goes Doungenering, solves mysteries and foils plots around town, has gone Campaigning with the Army and uses his engineering skills to trouble shoot as he wounder the countryside. he is a successful adventurer though a capable fighter it is not his primary skill set. That would be Building, Braking and figuering things out.
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09-21-2022, 10:53 AM | #4 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
You might want to read the list of basic and advanced professions of warhammer fantasy as inspiration
Basic https://wfrp1e.fandom.com/wiki/List_Of_Basic_Careers Advanced https://wfrp1e.fandom.com/wiki/List_Of_Advanced_Careers
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09-21-2022, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
Another useful item in this context is GURPS Historical Folks. It was written for 3E, but there's a 4E conversion supplement for it which rewrites all of the templates (but not other material) for 4E.
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09-21-2022, 03:35 PM | #6 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
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09-21-2022, 04:31 PM | #7 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
Most lists will also need to be skimmed for setting and/or culture - a bronze age city state culture is going to differ markedly from a pseudo-Roman one, which will differ again from a tribal culture.
Low enough tech and everyone is probably a hunter-gatherer with very few other occupations... |
09-25-2022, 11:30 AM | #8 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
That list of occupations also makes good fodder for making characters. Easy way to give them a background that can be easily worked into a backstory.
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09-25-2022, 08:57 PM | #9 | |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
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09-25-2022, 09:11 PM | #10 |
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Re: Low-Tech Occupations
You can make the argument that a Courtesan is an Urban Occupation as well.
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