Shopkeep... but it's a playable character

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[@freyanox9443]

I like Ginny's bright pink summer outfit contrasting with the merchants ghoulish black and white colors.

[@GinnyDi]

the two genders 😂 goth & barbie

[@FenriWasLive]

Barbenheimer

[@antonlowe5370]

@@GinnyDi Pastel Goth summer!

[@Extinct-Lizard]

@@GinnyDi Is the merchant you made a changeling?

[@Calebgoblin]

​@@GinnyDiGinny is Barbenheimer confirmed incarnate?

[@somejerkbag]

I used to play a cleric that would only heal you if you bought his 'insurance' 😂

[@azearaazymoto461]

Lmao, they should make that another merchant subclass

[@MonkeyJedi99]

There is a religion in my friend's game that works that way. Prospective clerics must bring in a minimum amount of money or a moderately powerful item to get "officially" in the religion. Adventurers or others needing one of that religion's services, either as a one-shot heal or a cleric to go on an adventure or to become posted in a remote town... they gotta pay!

[@AngelavengerL]

ROFL i love that

[@CrispysTavern]

Spooky weirdo shopkeeper is a vibe I can definitely get down with.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Only ten purchases to get a free human skull? Win!

[@fallenphoenixiv]

The potion seller is 100% how the artificer alchemist should've been done

[@TheKyleFyles]

I'm in need of the strongest potions.

[@fallenphoenixiv]

@@TheKyleFyles You can also take a look at this alchemist class

[@fujin27]

My potions are too strong for you traveller

[@slayallrebels5996]

Potion Seller, I'm going into battle, and I need your strongest potions!

[@josephwilliams5292]

My potions would kill you traveler, you cannot handle my potions

[@Indestructoboy]

Ahhh thank you so much Ginny! Now I’ve gotta get Maxwell to illustrate your esotericist for the class tome!!!

[@GinnyDi]

Thank YOU for designing such a cool class!! 😍 It was a joy to create with!!

[@mcullennz]

Taron makes the best support classes

[@CrowePerch]

LETS GOOOO

[@rubyseverinwhitworth9066]

That thumbnail has made this NPC already my favourite one

[@gacha_xxtuber2218]

I love the fact that the merchant character in the clips you showed looks like a Changeling in their true form. A Changeling merchant with the swindler subclass would make a great con-artist character.

[@gavinboyer4634]

3:15 *Immediately selects 50gp worth of cabbages

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

I imagine the storefront goes to a warehouse in the merchants home town. And the warehouse workers are frantically working to grab gold and items and dropping it in the portal

[@RichWoods23]

And the warehouse owner builds rockets with the profits he makes from his chain of dubiously tax-efficient warehouse businesses.

[@kyleh3227]

I immediately need to know everything about this character. I need a name. I need backstory. I just need more.

[@tiogah]

Ginny. PLEASE GOD. Make more of this character.

[@happy-kh4uk]

So glad to see some of the bigger D&D/TTRPG KZbinrs covering 3rd-party classes, especially Indestructoboy’s stuff. I own the physical book to this and it’s one of my favorite classes in 5E, 3rd-party or not.

[@Vaati1992]

Idea for the portable storefront: a giant clam shell, perfect for a triton or sea elf!

[@AngelavengerL]

that would be so cool!

[@armana1404]

I’ve long wanted a class just like this! It’s Sala from Indiana Jones as a character class! “That car belonged to my brother-in-law….”

[@chris492549]

4:26 "It's basically Divine Intervention, but for shopping!" lol

[@yourseatatthetable]

It's an interesting concept. For awhile I had a table with two players. both liked Dwarves, so we settled on a pair of low level Dwarven characters whose primary job was to drive and escort a supply wagon between a series of fixed outposts and trade locations in the region. This meant that they'd follow several established routes, and that they'd return, eventually. One of them decided to work on some trading related skills with the intent on developing his own trading company in time. It was an interesting and fun campaign.

[@not_a_robot-1048]

I have a full character in mind already that this class is perfect for A tifling whose mother made a deal with both a demon and a witch with their firstborn as the price. Then, she ran away when the child was born, leaving the witch and the demon to fight for custody, Both came to an agreement and raised the child together, They learned about curses and magic from there foster parents and their portable store front would be the pet mimic. They were given as a birthday present😂😂😂

[@mollywantshugs5944]

This is a perfect mixture of funny, creepy, and weirdly wholesome

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

Lol this is great. Btw did you get the backstory idea from another dnd KZbinr? Because I think I've seen it on another channel but I can't remember the name.

[@eunhogarcia5293]

​​@@hungariangiraffe6361Zacspeaksgiant?

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

@@eunhogarcia5293 I think yes

[@MandibleBones]

Gods, if I ever run an actual play of the World of Darkness, I'm going to see if I can hire Ginny to play a goblin merchant for a session, because holy shit is that changeling exactly what I want to creep out my players with. Great video and I think I may check out this character class, too, for my 5E games.

[@ManicSteakMuffins]

I might have to get this if my players decide to bring the adopted goblin merchant along on an adventure.

[@GBS4893]

Jocat fan?

[@ManicSteakMuffins]

@@GBS4893 just a very improvised on the spot NPC

[@SodaPopBarbecue]

Coolest. Team-up. Ever. Get Griffon's Saddlebag and DND Shorts in there, and the circle is complete.

[@G33KSP34K]

I actually had a DnD campaign back in the day where the group were exotic beast and monster wranglers, and would go out to catch and retrieve specific beasts and monsters to sell. It was fun, this reminded me of that. And ofc, great merchant outfit.

[@BlaineC2040]

This is such a cool idea for a class! I just about laughed out loud at the nail clippings bit...(In our current campaign those are some ingredients to the polymorph potions that are made by Loryn a Hobgoblin Alchemist NPC. )

[@Jimersion]

This feeds right into the D&D subsystem called Markets & Merchants I've been working on for some time now. Ginny always has some of the best inspiring vids. 👍🙂

[@darienb1127]

When I think of a Merchant class, my mind jumps to the Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler games (which are made by the same devs). In that, Merchants have the ability to buy items on command like this class does. But there's a couple other interesting things. In Bravely Default, Merchants can forcibly sell items into enemies for extra cash, buff the crit rate of allies by spending money, and can deal damage by spending money based off of their level + a certain amount of cash. In Octopath, the most interesting ability for me allows you to spend money to hire mercenaries to do an attack, with the type and strength depending on the rank of what you spend. I'm super happy to hear that there's a gambler subclass, but a part of me wishes that there was a way to hire mercenaries as temporary allies. I know the Pet Shop is kinda that already, but I also wanna call in the boys! Maybe these mercs have specific stat blocks for certain party roles and temporarily fill in a party's weakness... if you can pay the wage of course!

[@rayparibello]

The merchant cosplay in this video was super cool!

[@HateSonneillon]

This class sounds really cool, I had always though a merchant class that uses money as their resource would be fun but wasn't sure how to complete the idea as a full class. I think your character makes this class even better though.

[@Mark-ki7ic]

I have a need for this in my new campaign, plus I have just the player for it. She's been looking for a class she likes , this'll be perfect for her. (Girl is a born haggler)

[@glennstewart5397]

I have created a world for D&D, one of the classes is the same a you are talking about. Although I based the class on the 2Ed Smuggler. My 'World of Lanthra': was worked out to 3.5 Ed and test players loved what I set up. I ran a year long Campaingn, everyone that started the campaign finished and attended every second Saturday from 3:00 pm to 10:pm with a brake for supper (an hour). Start them at level one and most ended up 15 - 16 lvl. I tried to publish the world and the maps books and charts, keep hearing; 'Sorry no chance to do it!' I still have the world maps and such!

[@BrooklyKnight]

The perfect class if you're trying to play a campaign as Boxxo

[@PerryPictures]

30 second mark: “I’m in! Say no more!” Switched to sponsorship ad, “wait I did want to hear more tho about the merchant class!” This idea is really fun 😊

[@this_epic_name]

"no lover will have you but your own right hand" omg

[@EmilyRitcheson]

After hearing about the toymaker subclass, I want to play as a thinly-veiled Drosselmeyer from The Nutcracker SO BAD!!

[@alexanderwizardjar9540]

I found this class JUST yesterday, what are the odds! It's really cool every time you cover homebrew content

[@fraserfrays8440]

This character concept is giving massive Abigail Thorn energy

[@GinnyDi]

What’s so funny is that I created her while reading the audiobook of “leech” by Hiron Ennis, which is narrated by Abigail Thorn 😂

[@mystrtwenty]

Damn Ginny! That curse was brutal. 🤣

[@mattbriddell9246]

Fun class! I'd recommend looking at the Dancer that Taron made as well.

[@GinnyDi]

I read through both the Dancer and the Alchemist when making this video. All really creative and thoughtfully crafted!

[@Antimuffin]

"Divine intervention, but for shopping"--well I'm on board!

[@captainthorrek262]

The gourmand subclass, and Dancer class, sound like a lot of fun!

[@bast713]

I love the cool stuff the D&D community cooks up

[@id9907]

Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that this class's catch-phrase is going to be "I can fix this!" 😁

[@KiyasuPVP]

A love every part of this. I especially love the play you get around long rests and having to pay up as a party. I could see going into the red to defeat the BBEG and suddenly you're in your next campaign as the party is in debt to some entity or even the next BBEG.

[@scobythebloodless2310]

I wish I had known about this a year ago! I think the esotericist would have been a good fit for my friendly, witchy, Apothecary character. I love your esotericist!

[@Nionivek]

I am glad 3rd party content is getting some much needed love.

[@roberthornyak5875]

I play an artificer with the homebrew subclass the caravaneer. Basically a magnificent mansion in a wagon. It serves as a portable base, allows for crafting on the road, and a business opportunity for travel or an inn.

[@snoproblem]

Oh, I could really get into a class like this, the possibilities, the character choices/ growth, the sheer fun! 😁 EDIT: Pet Dealer? You could play as a Newt Scamander expy.

[@dobo9150]

Ginny: *drops a new character-based cosplay* me: *squints* ....Chiana?

[@mareklwhip4590]

This is actually super cool. One of if not the only homebrews I can see myself really wanting to spend money on!

[@nanorider426]

For 3.5 and AD&D this merchant class is gold because these old systems have a price list for magic items. Thanks Ginny Di and Indestructoboy. ^^

[@polarstriker3854]

woah i absolutely LOVE the “spooky weirdo” you’ve created for this video! this seems like a really neat class haha

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Woo! This is great to see

[@gnomes1377]

Ohhh the eyes, love the terrifying eyes

[@unholycheeto8182]

This class is a perfect companion addition to my 1on1 session I run.

[@hubertboisvertboucher2071]

Damn that's a real interesting one ! Especially in a hign magic setting. You need to like to play a fully support oriented character but the storefront is so cool !

[@LeeCarlson]

I loved the video. I also loved this character and hope to see more of her. Perhaps even a roleplaying interaction. You have also sold me on the character class and looking over the complete bundle.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

This sounds like my kind of character class.

[@flyingalienqueen]

Your whole merchant look, the clothes, the hair, the makeup, the accessories, is perfectly coordinated in just such a phenomenal and captivating way!! Love it so so much!

[@bradenschroeder3144]

I have been playing a moleman merchant with this class in a cyberpunk themed campaign and it has hands down become my favorite character and a friend favorite as well. Can not reccomend it enough!

[@johnrogers1747]

I love Indestructoboy's work! I found out about him through his Rune Keeper class, and I love how different, but easy to learn the rune magic system is.

[@corbynwilding3205]

Though i haven't played much DnD, i already have some ideas for characters. And after watching this video I definitely have ideas for merchants if I were to pick the book up. Wonderful work on the video, Ginny, and love to new little freak! Hope we get to see more of them potentially

[@cartreezy1631]

Bought this a few months back and I can tell you it's one of the most fun classes I have ever played! The guy that makes them has a bunch that are EXTREMELY well thought out.

[@demetrinight5924]

This sounds like lots of fun for NPCS. As a player character having access to designated equipment on demand sounds awesome.

[@waddlesquad8199]

I've always wanted to play a travelling merchant character and this class embodies that trope using the 5e mechanics fantastically! I'm especially interested in using that character with variant loot described in the PHB, where rewards could stuff like precious metals and expensive artwork, so my character could roll into town and sell stuff they looted from a dungeon at a premium. "Special offer!: An ancient statue to a forgotten god, carved out of real obsidian! Only 400gp!"

[@AngelavengerL]

This seems like a class that would be so fun to play. Like i could imagine you doing a smarmy car sales man type persona, or the snooty high end label shopkeeper, or the person you see in video games that's creepy and has like a trench coat with things in pockets lining the insides. A perky one that is giving everyone fashion advice whether they want it or not. Soo many ideas!

[@Novachild37]

I love Taron's classes been running them in my games as options for players and almost always have a fair portion of the party choose them

[@tabicat.puccino7425]

I thought of a class, Artist, you have evasion spells and can make any map, and other support like things like, restore, location, avoid, cloak and etc. and can have any surface display a map of their mind and can show certain key point like traps treasure or monster, with great enchanted skills, create anything on paper then adding mana to it but if the sketch is destroyed so is the creation which will cause it to appear. But the paper which its drawn on is sacrifices as a trade, it can be prepared in advanced or made while in focus, different item values cost causes you to use more paper and mana, different things like to made an axe you must an axe exactly how you want it, you need details, and an example of the material like a splinter and an iron bead, you can make any thing as long you can focus on it like you can either summon a golem on a large piece of paper or use a small paper but put a lot of mana to control the size.

[@Hannah_Becton]

Your Changeling Esotericism Merchant and my Changeling College of Spirits Bard would be fast friends; I'm sure of it~ I love how we've both latched on to the naturally spooky appearance of their true forms.

[@MissTwisteddd]

Welp kind of tempted to rejig Juniper my Owlchemist character as a potion seller because that is actually awesome. So intrigued by this!

[@greysen10]

I had to get this for my own games. Like, Im all about Support characters myself, and the idea of not just stealin... I mean borrowing from NPCs, but taking all my party member's gold? Oh joy!

[@BrianRoberts15]

This looks so cool! It's also clear how much work you put into these videos and I hope they're as fun to make as they are to watch!

[@shutupnora]

this is so COOL! I already have a million ideas for characters with this class, definitely gonna check it out

[@Bee-qe5hm]

Love this - Also reminds me of the octopath travler merchant class which is legit af

[@megasquidd]

Super entertaining video, Ginny. Well done. I'm also pretty intrigued by the Merchant class.

[@Dokutonninja]

What an unexpectedly amazing video. loved everything about this.

[@Greenknight3]

I took this concept and ran with it, I'm playing a halfling gourmand that will probably be the party mom. Aunt nimblebrew.

[@liesbethverlaeckt8083]

This is SUCH a fun class idea!! It seems to lean heavily into the support and flavouring, which is RIGHT up my alley! 😆

[@cedricsmith4590]

This was an interesting video. Your cosplay of the merchant is amazing.

[@DungeonDad]

Shouts out to my man Taron

[@BHil-pm5xm]

“Careful, love. Prices aren’t the only things I can cut in half!”

[@pennclick]

Basically the Octopath Traveler merchant class. Love the flavor!

[@mollywantshugs5944]

This class is great. I also really like the spooky shopkeeper.

[@shaerenuel9950]

"Hello, potion seller. I'm going into battle, and I want your strongest potions."

[@jessiewionzek4832]

I love this class!!! The source material is SO FUN. I have a goblin merchant (vagabond subclass) character named Twig whose main reason for adventuring is to find treasure, sell it for $$$, and eventually hire a mercenary army to avenge her family, who were chased out of the goblin kingdom during a violent coup in which the goblin king & queen were murdered. Her portable storefront is a gigantic backpack that's about five times as big as she is. She also has a pet mimic :)

[@andrearichardson7931]

I would love to have a character with just a thousand pockets full of goodies

[@GinnyDi]

as a DM, I would 100000% approve "coat with tons of pockets" as a "closable container" suitable to be the portable storefront 😂

[@stl7694]

great concept would love to see it.

[@Texmexium2099]

The Merchant sounds exactly like the sort of thing I like to play. Thanks for talking about it. Also, I dunno what it is, but the lighting in this video was terrific.

[@melvinhogberg]

my friends made a commoner class that just builds stuff, it can set up roads, build houses and farm for food, a really nice support class.

[@iselreads2908]

My goodness that is a fantastical Changling cosplay for this character! Love the class breakdown and ADORE the look of the lovely person assigned to help the explanation. Weirdly, the portable storefront feature reminds me of a pact boon brew I found awhile back called Pact of The Casket which basically installs a bag of holding in your chest. Some of invocations make it so you gain the benefits of identify on any object that sits inside you for 10 minutes, being able to make lesser magic items requests from your patron, increased space inside, even access to some fun symmon spells like spirit guardians^^

[@arche2460]

I really love homebrew and I can't wait to get this! It sounds so hecking cool and I'd love to play a Merchant character so much

[@johnlanders1990]

I just have to say, the lighting was completely on point for this video 👌

[@tmytyson]

Ginny's take on the Esotericist immediately reminds me of those Twilight Zone episodes where Death or the Devil is a traveling salesmen. Outstanding aesthetic.

[@jordanlincoln2649]

😍 laser targeted to my interests! Thanks for finding this and showing it off Ginny!

[@hadassahdanerd4772]

I am sooo sold! So great to see a video from you Ginny, I’ve been looking forward to it!

[@christhewritingjester3164]

As someone who knows how hard it is to get a fresh and CLEAN human skull to display, I think it's a great deal.

[@eesedesesesrdtsuperjoshuab7907]

This is awesome, I’ve been looking for a merchant for a while and I’m so happy to find this one

[@mariereed2531]

Thank you so much for this recommendation! I got the book specifically for the Gourmand subclass and it fits perfectly for a character I've been wanting to play but couldn't find a class that had the right fit. Plus, the other subclasses look awesome, too!

[@loganfrandrup6590]

Honestly, thank you for bringing this one up. I had no idea that this Merchant had an update and the Toy Maker was a real surprise when I heard it. I genuinly want to make a hunched back Goblin Gambler that leans into the idea of a Dice Goblin to a more extream >:)

[@HiveLordLusa]

This is a great video topic, I'm in love with the class concept and I'm not even halfway through the video, haha! I am immediately keen to do something with this based on the classic RE4 merchant and his lovely weirdness.

[@adamh1228]

great character work Ginny!

[@MorganeNestPasNormale]

Amazing. My players LOVED the Wandering Emporium in my (heavily homebrewed) version of Descent Into Avernus. It would be great to play a Merchant next, and make him a Wandering Emporium employee (probably someone who used to be in a pact with a devil, and now works for them on the Material Plane). I'd love to see my friends faces the day they find out their merchant companion is working for an old campaign "villain"...

[@bananabanana484]

This would make a great Cleric to a god of trade or money

[@jac0b88]

I made a character who started as an NPC shopkeeper, but they developed into a PC (concept only) because they sounded fun. A moth like humanoid old lady who runs a clothing shop. A mix of rare materials and crafting procedures enhances the item into a magical piece. I thought of her in a hanging sleeping roll next to the party camping (like a cocoon) while chewing on something she was knitting also. From there i realize she fits as a unique flavored armorer artificer. That was tbe only shopkeeper pc ive made and look forward to playing.