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Do you actually need an archetype for that?
You can get skill training in Lore (mercantile) that would cover running a store during downtime. That would cost you one skill boost (maybe more if you want higher proficiency in it than Trained). Or you could get it from a background like Merchant.
I wasn’t really sure since they do have an archetype for scroll maker. Just looking to involve my character in downtime and crafting and various other thief activities to increase revenue
Scroll Trickster is for making temporary scrolls not permanent ones so it's made for adventuring, not making them to sell. Really, none of the archetypes are focused on downtime: generally, you everyone can make money at the same rate with Earn Income rolls.
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Well, I don't know about increase revenue. Everyone should have some way of Earn Income during downtime. Having yours be running your fence pawn shop would certainly be thematic and appropriate. Great for role-play and such. But it isn't going to break the wealth-by-level expectations.
You could also use that as your explanation for things like Predictive Purchase or Prescient Consumable.
Most class options, including archetypes, are for combat or at least encounter speed things. For example, Scroll Trickster gives Trick Magic Item and free daily use scrolls that don't need downtime to create. Both of those are meant for active adventuring.
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Then I want to sell wares for fun and I really enjoy the Merchatile Lore and I would like to put points into that. Would the same thing be useful for Underworld Lore, but for the black market? My background is criminal and I'd like to lean into the thieve's guild, underground marketplace, etc scene if possible.
Yes. Very similar idea. Lore (mercantile) would be running a legitimate business (that happens to be selling fenced goods), while Lore (underworld) would be finding a fence character and selling your hot loot to them, or running a black market booth in a shady thieves hideout. Both would be covered under Earn Income rules for the actual amount of profit you would be making from it.
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When you open the 'Skill Training' menu so that you can pick skills to put your skill boosts in, there is a button next to 'Finished' that is labeled 'Lores'. You can type in custom stuff there.
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I have a PFS merchant that I love, Zendel of Oprak. Zendel is a gnome who was adopted by the hobgoblin Brazadig of Brazadig's Construct Emporium. His father, who wants to develop trade partners all over Golarian, decided that the most expedient route to do so was to have Zendel join the Pathfinder Society, and make new connections wherever the Society sends him.
Mechanically:
Zendel is an Interrogator Investigator with a lot of charm. He's got Onyx Trader background, and Obsessive Lore to make both his Mercantile and Hobgoblin Lore scalable. He does have the Dandy archetype, which worked very well for his character.
(I could have seen also seen the Linguist archetype working for him, but I went with other choices.)
If you want to be a merchant, just be a merchant. Pick a mercantile background, or pick up mercantile/underworld lore with Additional Lore. If you want to max your Earn Income, be Field-Trained and acquire Storied Talent via the Horizon Hunters faction. (However, I actually think you will have more money if you're trained by one of the regular Pathfinder schools and get a free consumable with each mission. Your mileage may vary.)
Really, any character can be a merchant. What do you want to do with your merchant? Who are they? What are they selling?
Downtime mode isn't something with major archetype support, but you don't really need it. Just take the feats additional lore (gives you auto scaling lore to legendary), experienced professional (no crit failures to earn income), and legendary professional (gets you renown in your field.) As a rogue you should be able to afford those skill feats. There are a few merchant themed items you can as well, and I think there's a counting related society feat which feels appropriate.
If you spend 1 skill feat on Additional Lore, the lore skill it gives you automatically increases as soon as possible. Additional lore (merchant) would pretty much be an archetype in being a merchant. As a rogue, you can definitely afford to spend a skill feat or two on filling in your character concept. There are a lot of great merchant/thief ones to choose from.
