You as a Clown are carefree, lighthearted jokesters and entertainers who metaphysically feed on the laughter of others. They can use the healing power of laughter to treat the sick and injured, but only if the patient truly finds them funny. It’s rare to encounter a clown, but not unexpected. Clowns bring joy and cheer to audiences of all ages. You have trained to be a master of slapstick and comedy. Whether you are met with affection, disdain, or outright fear entirely depends upon your audience.
- Skill Proficiencies: You Choose Two Skills Of Your Choice
- Tool Proficiencies: One Musical Instrument, Disguise Kit
- Languages: Clown Code, Common
- Equipment: A Disguise Kit, A Musical Instrument Of Your Choosing, A Clown Makeup Kit, A Clown Nose, A Clown Mask, A Set of Common Clothes, and A Pouch Containing 10 GP
What Type Of Clown Are You, A Jester, A Mime, A Auguste, A Pierrot, A Tramp, A Harlequin, A Whiteface, A Circus Clown, A Pueblo Clown Or A Rodeo Clown
| d10 | Clown Archetype |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jester - Your a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests and royals. |
| 2 | Mime - Your a person who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art. Miming involves acting out a story through body motions, without the use of speech. |
| 3 | Auguste - Your a type of clown that entertains audiences with exaggerated expressions, slapstick comedy, and pranks of all sorts. |
| 4 | Pierrot - Your a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century troupe of players performing in theaters known as known as the Comédie Theater. |
| 5 | Tramp - Your a clown that was inspired by homeless people late in the century. They make clown makeup to look like a homeless person and Their clothing is either patched or tattered. A Tramp clown can be happy or sad. |
| 6 | Harlequin - The Harlequin is characterized by their checkered costume. Their role is that of a light-hearted, nimble, and astute servant, often acting to thwart the plans of their master, and pursuing their own love interest with wit and resourcefulness, often competing with the sterner and melancholic Pierrot. |
| 7 | Whiteface - Whiteface Clown covers their face in white makeup and their body in oversized clothing including oversized shoes. They start by covering their face and neck with a coating of clown white greasepaint, then they add features to that typically using Red, Rainbow or Black |
| 8 | Circus Clown - You have always been an integral part of the circus, offering a source of amusement for patrons and providing relief from the array of animal acts and performances by acrobats and novelty artistes. |
| 9 | Pueblo Clown - You better known as the Scared Clown are jesters or tricksters in the native tribes, These clowns perform monthly rituals, summer (for rain) for the gods, for curing society, black magic. |
| 10 | Rodeo Clown - Your a rodeo performer who works in bull riding competitions at a Area. Originally, the rodeo clown was a single job combining "bullfighting"—the protection of riders thrust from the bull, as well as being an individual who provided comic relief. |
You have a separate "Clown Persona," complete with unique makeup. Non-entertainers will often have a hard time linking you in plain clothes to the clown they see on stage-- and must make an investigation check to put the two together.
Suggested Characteristics
Many clowns have very separate onstage vs. offstage lives. Some may be intensely private without their makeup, finding that hiding behind the clown face helps them express what they truly feel. Others merely see it as an extension of their friendly, boisterous selves.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I often try to cheer people up with my clownish antics. |
| 2 | I use the clown persona to hide how clumsy or forgetful I actually am. |
| 3 | I often feel I can only express what I am really feeling through my performance art. |
| 4 | I don't mind being the butt of the joke-- Any laugh is a good laugh! |
| 5 | I often hide what I'm really feeling behind a mask-- literally or metaphorically. |
| 6 | I relish the "lowest" forms of humor-- slapstick, puns, and fart jokes get the biggest laughs anyway! |
| 7 | I play a dunce, but I'm much, much quicker than I let on. |
| 8 | I will often fan situations to see where they go-- I'm a huge fan of "Yes, and--" |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hilarious Chaos. Turning situations on their head and leading them where no one expected to go is my idea of a good time. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | Carefully Ordered Laughs. The best skits have a plan behind them, and a hidden order to keep the chaos controlled. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Joy. I want to take people's mind off the pain of the world, and make the world a little brighter. (Good) |
| 4 | Deception. No one cares too much about a clown. It's a way to bide my time. (Evil) |
| 5 | Community. I am one part of a greater performance, and I wish to protect that. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Attention! I long for the fame of the stage! (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My troupe is my family, where ever they are. |
| 2 | I love my country deeply, even if I mock it for my act. |
| 3 | I care deeply about the Art of Clowning, and hope to one day meet and learn from my heroes. |
| 4 | My life before clown hood still haunts me-- perhaps one day I will return, and face those demons as a new clown. |
| 5 | I long to lift people out of sorrow and misery-- I've been there before, and I can't resist a crying face. |
| 6 | One of my troupe members once saved my life, and I hope to return the favor. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | My cheerful demeanor often comes off as warped or unnatural to others. |
| 2 | I see Clowning as the one True Art, and everything else as secondary. |
| 3 | My peculiar persona disguises even more peculiar interests. |
| 4 | I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink. |
| 5 | One day, the tables shall turn, and I shall be the one laughing. |
| 6 | I laugh off things that I should take much more seriously. |
Contacts
These Are Your Contacts From Carnival Or Circus Of Your Choosing. Please Choose One That Your Character Has Contact With.
| d7 | Contact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sea Maiden's Faire - A traveling carnival of entertainers hailing from the city of Luskan. You and circus performed shows and parades in towns up and down the coast of Waterdeep. |
| 2 | Witchlight Hand - You earn your place among those who work behind the scenes to keep the carnival in business as a Witchlight Hand. |
| 3 | Carnival of Ravenloft - You have begin traveling across the Demiplane of Dread as a traveling circus clown but you have a mutation phenomena that the Carnival's denizens dub "the Twisting". |
| 4 | Circus of Wonders - You and the circus traveled and perform throughout Tethyr and other regions in southern Faerûn and runned by Corvus the Kenku |
| 5 | Sharptongue Travelling Troupe - You are an the actor and perfumer of the bardic troupe that performed in theaters as actors around the Western Heartlands of Faerûn. |
| 6 | Twelve Short Adventurers - Your part of a popular circus troupe that traveled across the Sea of Swords and throughout the Nelanther Isles, hosting lavish and imaginative performances to thunderous applause. |
| 7 | Jungling Mordo Circus - Your clown performer under the control of ringleader Max Mordo, an evil wizard who tries to use his magic to turn his kidnapped victims into sideshow monsters. |
You are skilled in the art of the clown. You might use your talent to earn money, make others laugh, or even for your own amusement. You may entertain using good-natured humor or make jokes at the expense of others. Whether you ran away and joined a traveling carnival or were lured into the job by a fey, you are a clown that no one will forget.
Whether it’s juggling, acrobatics, or otherwise clowning around, you can entertain almost anywhere you go. You may perform on the street to earn gold or work as an entertainer under the employ of others. You have advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) and Charisma (Performance) checks made in front of or to grab the attention of a crowd. Additionally, you may be part of a network of clowns or other carnival performers.
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