OCCUPATION THESAURUS

TREASURE HUNTER



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HELPFUL TIP:

There’s probably a good reason why your character chose their career. Think about how certain talents and skills, a dominant positive or negative trait, or even an emotional wound might have influenced this decision. And once they're on the job, don't forget about the many work-related conflict scenarios you can throw at them to create tension and add complications.
OVERVIEW:
A treasure hunter is someone with an inquisitive nature who uses their investigative talents to find lost, stolen, or forgotten treasure. It may be buried, sunken, hidden, part of a recovery mission, a historical find, or a prize as part of an elaborate hunt created by a person with means.

NECESSARY TRAINING:
 Depending on the type of treasure being recovered, different types of education will help one's success or be required. For example, someone who salvages shipwrecks would need their diver certification and have documentation that allows them to pilot a boat. Depending on the location, and whether the treasure hunting mission is legal or not, additional permits may be needed to search. Also, being educated in a specific area of history, map reading, navigational skills, knowing the culture and language tied to the nationality of the treasure lost would all help the treasure hunter (but if they didn't have this knowledge, someone on the team could supply it). Understanding symbols, glyph, being able to follow clues based on details only those educated in a certain era or with intimate knowledge of the person who hid the treasure will also be important if one is to recover certain finds.

Treasure hunters would also need equipment to help them (this could range from a metal detector to deep sea salvage gear, to explosives, and more) and be proficient in their equipment's use. They would also need to be able to handle situations that could come up (beating out rival treasure hunters, dealing with local superstitions, gaining permission to search, working with (or past) law enforcement, encouraging locals to open up when investigating the past, obtaining financial backing, etc.).

USEFUL SKILLS, TALENTS, OR ABILITIES:
A KNACK FOR LANGUAGES, A KNACK FOR MAKING MONEY, BASIC FIRST AID, ENHANCED HEARING, EXCEPTIONAL MEMORY, FORAGING, GAINING THE TRUST OF OTHERS, GOOD LISTENING SKILLS, HAGGLING, HIGH PAIN TOLERANCE, LIP-READING, LYING, MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH, MECHANICALLY INCLINED, PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY, PREDICTING THE WEATHER, PROMOTION, READING PEOPLE, REPURPOSING, SELF-DEFENSE, SHARPSHOOTING, SLEIGHT OF HAND, STRATEGIC THINKING, STRONG BREATH CONTROL, SUPER STRENGTH, SURVIVAL SKILLS, SWIFT-FOOTEDNESS, WILDERNESS NAVIGATION

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EMOTIONAL WOUNDS THAT MAY HAVE FACTORED INTO THIS OCCUPATION CHOICE:
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SOURCES OF FRICTION:
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PEOPLE THEY MIGHT INTERACT WITH:
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HOW THIS OCCUPATION MIGHT IMPACT ONE'S BASIC NEEDS:
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TWISTING THE STEREOTYPE:
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REASONS THE CHARACTER MAY HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO THIS PROFESSION:
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