What a Camp Member (Romani or gali) would know (continued):
Camp Life for PCs
If you are thinking that the Gypsy Camp is simply a carefree place to hide from the Law without responsibilities… or that it is a place to sack out after you have done adventuring... or that it is a convenient spawning point for your PC and you ignore Camp life... then the Gypsy Camp is not for you.
It is a combination of business and family. Similar to the idea of an Israeli Kibbutz or commune. I will use the circus analogy again, since that fits pretty well. They will certainly take in strays, but if they are not useful, they are not welcome.
As part of that, of you should come up with a way you would fit into this family business. As far as particular industries... it doesn't much matter, so long as it makes money for the family. Scrying and fortune telling, the circus that is The Great Green and Red Extraordinary Amazing Troupe.
The Rom's as expert wine makers with cellars and vineyards and a winery. They could also make excellent cheese from the secret ingredients that are fed to the cows they have acquired and the herbs that they gather. They could be musical instrument makers as well as making silk cloth from spidersilk, so great clothiers as well.
Now those are just some ideas for how the camp makes money from outsiders. There is also a responsibility to each other as a communal style village. It is not just about giving gold.
If you are a cleric... then you could check the inhabitants for disease or cure them of minor injuries. If you are a bard... you should be teaching the children through storytelling of oral traditions. If you are a fighter... you should be training the guards in techniques they may not know.
If you are a crafter... you should be making arrows and repairing the swords and leather armor... making boots and axles for wagons... sewing rips in tents and bringing in deadwood for the central fires. If you are a druid… herbs for cooking should be gathered. Just about any class out there should be able to think of SOMETHING you could do to add to the Camp.
You all have talents that you bring with you... and a lot of them may not be combat related. THESE TALLENTS are why you were admitted as an Oath Taker! If you do not use them... you are not fulfilling your duties to your new family.
This is not an adventuring town similar to a gold rush town where you go out and adventure and then roll into town to spend your hard earned loot and live it up. This is a home. The front camp is like the living room where one brings guests and entertains, the back camp is like the private parts of a house... like the bedrooms.
Finally... the Romani work hard during the day and drink and dance and sing and laze about the fires at night. If you are seen sitting around the fires during the daytime... you will be told to find something to do.
