Pip Quickwick
Pip Quickwick
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AC 10 · HP 8 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- DeceptionCHA
- InvestigationINT
- PerceptionWIS
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
17 featuresAlways on
- Sneak Attack Strike
When When you hit with a finesse or ranged weapon attack and Sneak Attack applies
When a strike must count, he favors a hidden blade or a perfectly timed arrow from cover. If an ally is already engaging the target, he slips in for a precise finishing cut.
- Vanishing Footwork
When When fleeing, repositioning, or breaking line of sight
He can shift from attack to disappearance in the same heartbeat, using movement, terrain, and panic to stay one step ahead of retaliation.
- ExpertiseLevel 1
You gain Expertise in two of your skill proficiencies of your choice. Choose skills you are already proficient in, and you double your proficiency bonus for checks with them.
- Sneak AttackLevel 1
Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack roll if you have Advantage on the roll and the attack uses a Finesse or Ranged weapon. You do not need Advantage if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the target, that ally is not Incapacitated, and you do not have Disadvantage on the attack roll.
- Thieves’ CantLevel 1
You know Thieves’ Cant and one other language of your choice. Thieves’ Cant is a secret trade speech used by rogues and criminals.
- Weapon MasteryLevel 1
You can use the mastery properties of two kinds of weapons of your choice with which you have proficiency. After a Long Rest, you can change the chosen weapons.
- Creature TypeGnomeHumanoid.
- SizeGnomeSmall, about 3 to 4 feet tall.
- SpeedGnome30 feet.
- DarkvisionGnomeYou have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
- Gnomish CunningGnomeYou have Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws.
- Forest Gnome LineageGnomeYou know the Minor Illusion cantrip.
- Forest Gnome LineageGnomeYou always have the Speak with Animals spell prepared.
- Forest Gnome LineageGnomeYou can cast Speak with Animals without a spell slot a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
- Forest Gnome LineageGnomeYou can also cast Speak with Animals using spell slots you have.
- Chosen spellcasting ability for Gnomish LineageGnomeIntelligence.
- Underworld ContactsCriminal
Underworld Contacts. In any settlement where criminals, smugglers, fences, or second-story thieves operate, he can usually find a discreet way to ask questions, trade favors, or locate illicit goods without immediately drawing the attention of the law.
Spells
2 spellsSpellcasting. Pip Quickwick casts with Intelligence (spell save DC 10, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will):
1st level:
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- 2×DaggersA pair of light blades for close work and a clean getaway.
- ShortswordA versatile blade for precise strikes.
- ShortbowA ranged weapon for ambushes and rooftop shots.
Tools
- Thieves' ToolsTools for picking locks and disarming traps.
- CrowbarA heavy pry bar that doubles as leverage for forced entry.
Gear
- 20×ArrowsA bundle of 20 arrows for the shortbow.
- QuiverA case for carrying arrows.
- Burglar's PackA pack of burglary gear including tools for entry, concealment, and escape.
- Traveler's ClothesA set of common clothing suited for travel and blending in.
- 2×PouchesSmall coin purses for concealing and sorting stolen valuables.
- Keepsake KeyA lucky brass key on a cord, kept as a keepsake from the old crew.
Appearance
A small gnome with soot-dark curls, clever amber eyes, and a perpetually alert posture. He wears traveler’s clothes under a fitted leather armor harness, with a dagger hidden in each boot and a stolen brass charm of a lock pick dangling from one ear. His hands are ink-stained, scarred by old trapwork, and always moving, as if counting exits nobody else can see.
Mannerisms
He talks with his hands, taps his fingers in counts of three when thinking, and never stands with his back to a door. When he is pleased, he smiles without showing teeth, and when he is suspicious, his ears twitch slightly as though listening for a second conversation beneath the first.
Personality
Pip is cheerful, observant, and hard to embarrass. He treats danger like an irritating puzzle and social situations like a lock with a hidden catch. He is generous with jokes, stingy with trust, and almost impossibly patient when he thinks someone is about to reveal a secret.
Ideals
Freedom. No master, guild, crown, or creditor gets to decide what a clever soul may become. Pip believes the city belongs to the people nimble enough to survive it, and he helps those who live by their wits rather than their titles.
Bonds
He keeps a folded, water-stained map of the old hideout in his coat, and he has sworn that if any surviving member of his first crew is still alive, he will find them and put things right. He also hoards small keys, tokens, and odd little machine parts from every job, because each one feels like proof that something lost can be opened again.
Flaws
Pip cannot resist a locked door, a sealed box, or a mystery that someone says is none of his business. He lies smoothly when cornered, then lies once more to cover the first lie, which sometimes turns a simple problem into a very expensive one. When frightened, he becomes reckless and jokes too much, as if humor can outrun a blade.
Quirks
Background
Pip Quickwick was born beneath a cobblestone counting house in a burrow that smelled of rainwater, lamp oil, and old coin. Most gnomes in his clan made clocks, locks, and tiny clever toys, but Pip preferred the parts that were supposed to stay closed. He learned early that every lock has a story, every patrol route has a weakness, and every merchant has one shelf they watch less carefully than the rest. By the time he was grown, he could slip through a market like spilled smoke, light-fingered and bright-eyed, grinning as if the whole city were a game only he understood. That talent made him useful to a small criminal crew that taught him the rest of the trade, lookout signals, escape routes, bribes, and the sacred value of never asking a question unless you already know the answer. Pip was the smallest in the gang, but also the one who noticed everything, and when the crew scattered after a disastrous rooftop job, he survived by being quicker than the city’s knives and smarter than its promises. Now he works as a rogue on his own terms, taking contracts that need a delicate hand and a silent step, while secretly looking for the names of the people who sold out his first found family.
“Most gnomes in his clan made clocks, locks, and tiny clever toys, but Pip preferred the parts that were supposed to stay closed.”
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Gnome
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