Brutes fighting in arenas have been around for hundreds of years. You are something far more special. You are part of a very small group of practitioners of the arcane arts that practice their magic for combat and the spectacle that entails. A born showmen, you flourish in the limelight, especially when your honor is on the line.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Performance

Languages: Two of your choice.

Equipment: A medallion with the symbol of the Colosseum you fight in, a favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Spell List

For you, the spells on the Arcane Colosseum Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	chill touch, toll the dead
1st	absorb elements, chromatic orb, shield
2nd	levitate, misty step
3rd	counterspell, fireball
4th	blight, polymorph
5th	bigby's hand, cone of cold, destructive wave

Your magic is often flashy and exciting even when it's something as simple as a chromatic orb. Magic is and performance are your two greatest passions and the thought of not being able to practice your craft is terrifying.

Suggested Characteristics

For an arcane champion to be victorious they need to be quick and intelligent in combat and calm and charismatic outside of combat. Their personalities are cold and calculating while also remaining flamboyant and forceful. They’re inclined toward the arcane and often cling to high-minded ideals about the practice of the arcane and the appreciation of showmanship.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I know I'm destined to be the best!
2	Prefection isn't a goal, it's a responsibility.
3	I never miss an opportunity to give a play by play recounting of my favorite battles.
4	I assume that everyone ignorant of even the fundamentals of magic.
5	I'm prone to narrating even the most basic tasks as if I'm in the Colosseum.
6	If I battle every spellcaster I come across, I'll become the best of them all.
7	I can’t resist starting a fight with those more powerful than me.
8	I am prone to make choices based on how good of a story I can tell about it afterwards.

d6	Ideal
1	Honor. Theres no point in fighting if you arent fighting fair. (Good)
2	Competition. What's life without people trying to be better than everyone else. (Chaotic)
3	Knowledge. Understanding magic is more important than what you do with your knowledge. (Neutral)
4	Organization. The Colosseum is the only thing that matters. (Any)
5	Logic. It’s foolish to let emotions and principles interfere with the conclusions of logic. (Lawful)
6	Superiority. My vast intellect and strength are directed toward increasing my sway over others. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	My most precious possession a book that I write the details of all my battles in.
2	One of the componets I use for a spell was given to me by somone I trust very much and don't want to let down.
3	The other champions are my family — a big, eccentric family including members of many races.
4	The Colosseum where I fight in is precious to me.
5	I will get revenge on someone who cheated agaisnt me in the Colosseum.
6	Everything I do is an attempt to impress someone I love.

d6	Flaw
1	I have a series of ugly scars from a past failure that refuse to show anyone.
2	I’m more interested in the performance side of fighting in the Colosseum than actually mastering my craft.
3	Every social situation leads to me oversharing about my prior successes.
4	I’m over confident in my ability to fight those more powerful than me.
5	I’ll take any risk to earn recognition for my mastery of the arcane.
6	I have a tendency to fight underhanded when I think I'm out matched.

Contacts

The highly competitive nature of the Arcane Colosseum offers abundant opportunities to make friends — and rivals — in higher places. You are just as likely to become friends with your competitors as enemies due to the large emphases of collaboration and competition.

Roll twice on the Arcane Champion Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Arcane Champion Contacts table.

d8	Contact
1	One of my parents used to be the champion of the Colosseum I fight in.
2	If I can't figure out the best strategy for a battle, I can always talk to my mentor for his advice.
3	My best friend was the first person I beat in the Colosseum.
4	One of the other Archane Champions refuses to battle me.
5	When we were younger, I was romantically involved with one of the best champions in recent years.
6	My sibling tried to become a champion but he didn't have what it takes.
7	The Colosseum announcer seems to think I have what it takes.
8	My former partner now fights in a Colosseum in a city I've never visited.

d10	Non-contact
1	My older sibling is upset that I didn’t give up this life long ago.
2	A city guard is always asking questions about magic, but I suspect they’re genuinely curious.
3	I owe money to another Arcane Champion.
4	I helped a shop keeper learn the basics of magic.
5	I don't understand what would have made a group of the other champions quit so abruptly.
6	I love drinking with the other champions and regaling them with stories of my favorite battles.
7	I borrowed a lot of money the local crime families to get started in this life and I haven't paid them back yet.
8	I suspect that one of the other champions is getting outside aid but I can't prove anything.
9	I left the another Colosseum— and a lover — behind when I came here.
10	Roll an additional Arcane Champion contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.