Entertainer

Source: Player's Handbook (SCAR Version)

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.


NOTE: Some backgrounds have options to choose from. Please read carefully. You may not get every proficiency listed below, as some may be a choice between one or the other.

  • Stat Options (choose either +2 in one stat and +1 in another, OR +1 in all three): Dexterity, Charisma, Constitution
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): Acrobatics, Deception, or Performance
  • Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land), one Gaming Set, and one Musical Instrument of choice.
  • Languages: One Standard and one Exotic language of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: The favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket value under 10gp)
  • Background Gold: 15gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Artist

Your allies can add half your Proficiency Bonus, (rounded down) when they roll a die using Inspiration, or when they use their Renown Die, so long as they are within 20 feet of you, no action required. This does not stack with additional Origin Artist Feats.


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.


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.

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



Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2 Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
3 I'm a hopeless romantic- always searching for that special someone.
4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long- since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5 I love a good insult- even one directed at me.
6 I get bitter if I'm not the center of attention.
7 I'll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8 I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

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

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
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.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
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.