You understand wealth, power, and privilege. Your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. For whatever reason, you have gone down a different path. Far down the line of succession, yours is the life of an entertainer. You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life.
- Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, History
- Tool Proficiencies: One Type of Musical Instrument (Your Choice)
- Languages: Language of Choice
- Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp.
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer 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 entertainer.
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Entertainer 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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Fire-Eater
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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: Position of Privilege
Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you ave the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to.
Suggested Characteristics
Nobles are born and raised to a very different lifestyle than most people ever experience, and their personalities reflect their upbringing. This allows them to become successful entertainers, as they have to capture and hold an audience's attention, so the tend to have flamboyant or forceful personalities.
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Personality Trait |
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My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world.
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2
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Whenever I come to to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
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3
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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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4
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I get bitter if I'm not the center of attention.
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5
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
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6
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No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that I am a cut above the unwashed masses.
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7
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I don't like to get my hands dirty, and I won't be caught dead in unsuitable accommodations.
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8
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Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
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Ideal |
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1
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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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Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those below me must respect mine. (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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Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (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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Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I'll get it back.
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2
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I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family.
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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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Nothing is more important that the other members of my family.
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5
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I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person's.
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6
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The common folk must see me as a hero of the people.
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Flaw |
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1
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I'll do anything to win fame and renown.
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2
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I have a tell that reveals when I'm lying.
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3
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I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
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4
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I have an insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.
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5
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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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6
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I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
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