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Fisherman - got fired when the small fish he'd caught got eaten by a bigger fish, which took his (employer-owned) rod with it. Boss suspects he's stolen said rod.
Painter - got fired when he accidentally tripped over the ladder and upset his paint pots all over the walls, the floor, and his compatriots. Of course, he tripped over the ladder because he was trying to go around instead of walking beneath it, to avoid bad luck.
Animal husbandry - got fired when he lost control of a cart, crashed into a fence, and damaged the fence enough that the animals inside all escaped.
Do you know why he has such bad luck? Is there a curse on him? Did he offend Desna or some other diety? Did someone in his family make a bargain with a fey? Just curious. The "why" can help answer the "what".
Also, are you looking for ordinary? A touch of tragic or comical? All of the above?
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Hmmm, let's see...worked in a bar before it burned down, after a freak accident involving a still lit pipe of a surprised patron and a bottle of alcohol he accidentally knocked from the wall. Actually managed a successful job stealing information for a nobleman, except the nobleman was assassinated before he was paid and he was forced to flee the city he was dwelling in as the noblemen and women he was hired to steal information from sent people to retrieve him and the information he acquired (A possible adventure hook later on). Worked for as a sheepherder, until the sheep he was herding died of an illness they contracted before he was hired. Worked as a cart driver until his cart hit a rut in the road, sending it tumbling over a small cliff face he was just passing by, sending the cart (And it's wealthy occupants) to their doom. Also worked as a ferryman, before they dammed up the river, forcing him to abandon the boat he had spent all the money from his previous failed jobs on.
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Grew up in Cheliax. Father was a wizard who 'sold' his first born son's luck to Sifkesh before your character was born. To "get around" the curse, he sired an illegitimate child (you) and immediately sold the infant to slavery.
Your character was sold from master to master (only after much beating/torture/"corrective action" was taken), as everything you did just didn't seem to work out right. From being a humble servant to a laborer, bad luck just seemed to follow you. Through the years, Charname devoutly worshiped Desna, praying with all of his heart for relief. Eventually, the goddess took pity on the young man and gave her blessing.
This first manifested when chopping wood. So lost was Charname in his misery, that he lost tracked of time. And by a (rare) stroke of good luck, he became separated from the rest of the slaves. Taking the opportunity, he ran. He ran, and he hid. Eventually, he managed to get away and for the first time in his life was a free man.
Now an adventurer, he gets by on the collection of skills he has gained from his many different 'jobs.' But most of all, he gets by on his hard earned stealth.
Little does he know, his soul is still being fought over. On one hand, there is Sikfresh (demon of suicide). Sikfresh knows that it cannot properly 'claim' your soul until it can drive you to suicide. And for your entire life it has done its best to do just that, all the while protecting you until it could drive you to take your own life. On the other side is Desna, the goddess of luck.
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Do 3 levels of Unchained Rogue. Get your Dex to Damage.
Then take 1 level of Urban Bloodrager. Take Arcane as a bloodline. This represents the 'bad luck' that radiates off of you, making it harder for spellcasters to cast their spells.
This dip gives you +4 Dexterity (+2 hit, +2 damage, +2 AC) when you "rage", +10ft movement speed, +1 BaB.
Whenever things go well, claim that Desna is blessing you. Whenever things go poorly, blame Sikfresh.
Also, make sure you have Int12, so you can start off speaking Infernal. RP wise, say it is a language that you could speak since you were born, and you have no idea why.
If your DM lets you, I'd ask to use this (http://www.paperspencils.com/2012/11/26/critical-hit-and-critical-fumble-c harts-for-pathfinder/)
Critical hits and Critical fumbles. If you are the only person at the table who uses it, then it becomes a great RP addition. Roll a 20, and Desna blessed you. Roll a 1, and Sikfresh curses you. Watch your party cheer when you roll a 20 and destroy the opponent's arm with one blow. Watch them grown when you roll a 1 and you not only miss, but your dagger goes flying away.
If your DM lets you, I'd ask to use this (http://www.paperspencils.com/2012/11/26/critical-hit-and-critical-fumble-c harts-for-pathfinder/)
You might wanna check your link at least when i tried it it said page was not found in the website.
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Fired from a bookstore because he sold the owner's priceless signed copy of "Insert Title Here" due to it having been knock from the shelf into a bin of 1cp books by a minor localized tremor
Fired from a church as his candle set his robes on fire as Sunday's sermon began. "IT BURNS!!!"
Fired as a waiter due to "excessive tripping"
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Worked as a sailor and accidently tore the sails while at sea.
Worked as a farmhand and accidentally set the barn on fire.
Worked in a workshop and accidentally used wrong pieces for the job, causing a carriage to collapse later while someone important was riding it.
Worked at a garden and accidentally used salt water to irrigatd.
Worked at a manor and accidentally dropped a carcass (meat) into the well.
Worked at an inn and a rat fell into a soup he later served without him noticing it.
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He worked as a dealer for a local casino, but when hard financial times hit, they decided to lay off dealers using a lottery system. He was one of many chosen to be let go.
He worked as a typesetter for a printing press and his editor stamped "authorized" on a typeset for a story that proved either misleading or unpopular with the authorities. The editor was sacked, but unfortunately, so was the character, even though he was just following orders. The press had to protect its reputation, after all.
He worked as a herald but shortly after being hired came down with a cold and subsequently developed acute laryngitis. Fired.
He ran a hot dog stand. Some poor schmuck, a despised critic and notorious overeater, almost choked on one of the hot dogs. Although the PC was never held personally liable, the critic decried hot dogs so vehemently that no one wanted hot dogs anymore. Worse, all of the other hot dog vendors had to start selling falafel and blamed the PC, so the whole "food vendor" line of business became a total washout.
He got into the real estate market and bought up a lot of waterfront property in the same summer as the 100 year floods.
These should all be examples where there's no significant way anyone could point to the PC being at fault or some lack of understanding or technique or a mistake on his part, but mostly just rotten circumstances. Which are the hallmarks of being on Beshaba's bad side.