You enjoy your trade and wish to share it with the world, traveling to and fro as the wind take you, uncaring for profit but accepting it as it comes. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life.
- Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Performance
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument
- Languages: One language of your choice
- Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Roaming Legend
You can always find a place to perform, usually in a town square or adventurer meeting spot. The recounting of your performance makes you something of a local folk tale. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a liking to you. Your Nomadic ways ensure tales of your passing are most welcomed and many leave donations behind in awe of the performance they have borne witness to, (an amount that typically allows one to live a modest lifestyle each day).
Suggested Characteristics
Successful Minstrels are typically unmindful of any personal gain or holding an audience’s attention, they tend to focus almost entirely on their trade and it becomes all the more amazing for it. They’re inclined toward the romantic, tragic or dramatic and often speak about spreading art and the appreciation of beauty.
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I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
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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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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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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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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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