Entertainer/Silverquill Student

Entertainer

You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. 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.

Silverquill Student

You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of words, both magical and otherwise. The metaphorical power of words to illuminate or conceal is joined with the literal ability of magic to do the same in your academic pursuits.

Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Persuasion,Acrobatics, Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: Entertainer

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

Silverquill Student

A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a book of poetry, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Spell List

In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Silverquill 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.)

Silverquill Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	dissonant whispers, silvery barbs
2nd	calm emotions, darkness
3rd	beacon of hope, daylight
4th	compulsion, confusion
5th	dominate person, rary's telepathic bond

Consider customizing how your spells look when you cast them. Your Silverquill spells might be accompanied by visual effects resembling splotches of ink or radiating ripples of golden light. Any auditory effects of your spells often sound like amplified echoes of your own voice speaking the spells’ verbal components—even amid the crash of lightning or a fiery eruption.

Building a Silverquill Character

Many bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in Silverquill, as are warlocks. Clerics with the Divine Domains of Light and Trickery also fit in well among the mages of Silverquill.

A number of both paladins and rogues attend Silverquill College as well, highlighting the diversity of the student body.

Suggested Characteristics

Successful entertainers have to be able to capture and hold an audience’s attention, so they tend to have flamboyant or forceful personalities. They’re inclined toward the romantic and often cling to high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.

With the college’s intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed perfectionists. The Silverquill Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your character.

Entertainer / Silverquill Personality Traits

(Choose one personality trait from the first six and another from the final eight.)

d14	Personality Trait
1	I’ll say whatever I need to in order to maintain my high social status.
2	I prefer saying the blunt truth over a pretty lie, and I don’t particularly care whose feelings I hurt.
3	I believe that uplifting my peers is the best way to succeed.
4	I’ve mastered the art of using humor as a defense, and I always have a charming joke ready.
5	I always wait before speaking, analyzing the situation for whichever angle is most advantageous to my goals.
6	No one knows about the all-nighters I’ve pulled to keep my magic looking effortless, and I’m going to keep it that way.
7	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
8	Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
9	I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
10	Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
11	I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
12	I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
13	I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
14	I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.

d6	Ideal
1	Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
2	Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful)
3	Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
4	Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil)
5	People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral)
6	Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2	Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3	I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4	I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s.
5	I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
6	I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.

d6	Flaw
1	I’ll do anything to win fame and renown.
2	I’m a sucker for a pretty face.
3	A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around.
4	I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat.
5	I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
6	Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.