{"id":14863,"date":"2025-07-19T13:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/?page_id=14863"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:21:43","slug":"skill-profession","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/skill-profession\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill: Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wisdom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Profession represents one\u2019s ability with a certain job to generate income. While making a living is the most common application of this skill, it can also be used during skill challenges, applicable social situations, or combat, depending on the circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike most other skills, Profession requires an entry as to what type of work you specialize in. This can be anything agreed on between you and the GM, however the following list provides starting examples of Profession entries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accountant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alchemist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Architect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armorer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assassin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bookbinder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bounty Hunter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Captain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carpenter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diplomat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doctor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Farmer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Farm Hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fisherman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fortune-Teller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fur Trapper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gambler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glassblower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guild Master<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healer\/Herbalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeweler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lawyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locksmith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mason<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Merchant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midwife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pirate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sailor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scribe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sculptor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheriff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shipwright<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shoemaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silversmith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Singer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soldier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Squire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stable Hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tailor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trap Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weapon Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weaver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Action<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Proficiency Required<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tags<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/?page_id=14351\">Expertise<\/a><\/td><td>Recall information pertaining to your profession<\/td><td>Single Action<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/?page_id=14350\">Work<\/a><\/td><td>Work a job for an income<\/td><td>8 hours<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>concentrate, manipulate, move<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisdom Profession represents one\u2019s ability with a certain job to generate income. While making a living is the most common application of this skill, it&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/skill-profession\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Skill: Profession<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1168,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14884,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14863\/revisions\/14884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/theforgesystem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}