You thrive in front of a live audience as your remixes are designed to inspire and entertain the masses. Becoming an Underground DJ, you got your start performing on street corners, at block parties, and eventually at underground shows. While you and your music are not universally renowned, you do have a cult following and are well-known in certain circles.
- Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: Forgery kit, one type of musical instrument
- Languages: Undercommon
- Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), a set of common clothes, a set of fine clothes, a a costume and a pouch containing 10 gp
You have become adept at the art of cultivating the work of others and remastering it as your own. You also know just the right song to play to affect the atmosphere of any situation.
Because of this, your performances are often welcomed by locals. You can always find a place to perform in towns and settlements.
Additionally, you may eventually gain a reputation or fame as a skilled musician. When fans of your music recognize you in towns, they react favorably to seeing you and may help you in your endeavors.
Suggested Characteristics
An Underground DJ is a musician that appeals to the common people, for better or for worse. Most Underground DJs regard their past and heritage as an inspiration.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I aim to please everyone with my music no matter the situation. |
| 2 | I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song. |
| 3 | I get bitter if I'm not the center of attention. |
| 4 | There’s nothing I like more than a good song. |
| 5 | I never use my real voice in any of my compositions, and I tend not to talk with my real voice much as a result. |
| 6 | I never know when to stop the music and keep quiet. |
| 7 | I have a song for every situation. |
| 8 | I am multi-talented in terms of music. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Music is beautiful, so long as the writer and the audience are happy. (Good) |
| 2 | The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten. (Lawful) |
| 3 | The notes of songs are made to be rewritten and improvised. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | I have no qualms about sampling another person's works. I also have no qualms about saying it is my own. (Evil) |
| 5 | A song is a story, and I want to make every song a story of my own. (Any) |
| 6 | Music is a tool of the universe. I express this way of thought wholeheartedly. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I want to be famous, whatever it takes. |
| 2 | My works will be universally recognized, even if nobody knows my name. |
| 3 | Everything I do is for my followers. |
| 4 | I desire to be the focal point of media, and to have others listen to my works for centuries to come. |
| 5 | I would do anything to perfect my sound. |
| 6 | My instruments are my most prized possessions. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I often steal bits and pieces of music from less successful composers to use in my own songs. |
| 2 | I have yet to produce my own original sound. |
| 3 | I never know the time and place for music. |
| 4 | I tend to make my music to complicated for the masses to follow. |
| 5 | A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around. |
| 6 | I'll do anything to win fame and renown. |
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