Occupation List

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Key:

Occupations are listed alphabetically. Some entries group related occupations; for example Bank Robber, Bootlegger, Burglar, Conman, Forger/Counterfeiter, and Assassin are all listed under the Criminal occupation.


 * (Lovecraftian) Occupations important in Lovecraft's stories.
 * (Classic) Occupations only available in the Classic 1920s period.
 * (Modern) Occupations only available for modern-day game settings.
 * Occupation Skill Points: Determines which Characteristics are used to derive the investigator's occupation skills.
 * Credit Rating: Determines the number of occupation skill points that must be spent on Credit Rating. Each entry is a range, and any number within this range may be chosen and that amount of occupation skill points spent.
 * Suggested Contacts: Suggestions of the type of people and/or society that a member of this occupation might know in their day-to-day pursuits. These may serve as ideas for the investigator's backstory.
 * Skills: The eight skills that define this occupation. Occupation skill points are spent on these skills; Personal Interest skill points may also be used to further top-up these skills if wished. Add such points to the base skill value noted by each skill on the investigator sheet.

Accountant

Acrobat

Actor

Alienist (Classic)

Antique Dealer

Criminal

Mechanic (and Skilled Trades)

Occultist

Pilot

Police Detective/Officer (Lovecraftian)

Undertaker