A blend of the Entertainer and Folk Hero backgrounds, you have learned through trials and hardships that one thing that keeps people from falling into the depths of despair is hope. You offer hope to the common folk by providing entertainment, art, or other fantastic skills. Those whose lives have been torn asunder from grief or hardship flock to your stage. Whether it is laughter from your comedy, singing from your music, awe from your acrobatics, or any other routine you have. You provide inspiration, revelry, joviality, and hope.
- Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit or one type of artisan's tools, one type of musical instrument
- Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), a letter of thanks from a town mayor or local noble, a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Artistic Routines
A good artist is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an artist.
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Artistic Routines |
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1
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Actor
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2
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Dancer
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3
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Painter
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4
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Jester
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5
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Juggler
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6
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Instrumentalist
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7
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Poet
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8
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Singer
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9
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Storyteller
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10
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Tumbler
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Feature: Inspiring Performance
Giving a performance in a public area (such as a stage, a park, or a theatre) will make people aware of your presence. Those who see your performance may offer you free lodgings, food, or other boons. Giving a performance in a downtrodden area (such as a poor village, a recently raided town, or a disease ridden city) will make those who hear/see your performance grateful for your artistic entertainment. They will try to offer whatever they can provide as thanks to you (within reason).
Suggested Characteristics
Inspiring artists can be as flamboyant as any bard but tend to be more muted when not entertaining. Being a friend of the beaten and oppressed masses means that inspiring artists tend to less high-minded than the average entertainer. The common artist usually finds that snotty attitude of learned musicians and artists to be too pretentious. Art should be shared and taught to everyone, not just those who can afford it.
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Personality Trait |
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I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
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2
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Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
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3
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I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
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4
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Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
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5
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I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
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6
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I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
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7
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I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
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8
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
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Ideal |
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Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
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2
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Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful)
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3
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Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
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4
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Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil)
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5
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People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral)
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6
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Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any)
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Bond |
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My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
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2
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Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
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3
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I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
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4
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I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s.
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5
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I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
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6
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I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
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Flaw |
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I’ll do anything to win fame and renown.
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2
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I’m a sucker for a pretty face.
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3
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A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around.
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4
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I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat.
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5
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I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
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6
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Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.
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