Entertainer

Overview

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.

Features

Skill Proficiencies

You have proficiency in the Acrobatics and Performance skills.

Tool Proficiencies

You gain proficiency with the disguise kit and one type of musical instrument.

Equipment

You start with a musical instrument of your choice, a trinket from an admirer, a set of costume clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp.

Entertainer Routines

A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose or roll on the table below for one to three routines that define your expertise as an entertainer.


d10 Entertainer Routine

1. Actor
2. Dancer
3. Fire-Eater
4. Jester
5. Juggler
6. Instrumentalist
7. Poet
8. Singer
9. Storyteller
10. Tumbler

By Popular Demand

You can always find a place to perform, usually in an inn or tavern but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or even in a noble’s court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something of a local figure. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a liking to you.

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.