Variant Entertainer (Gladiator)

D&D 2024 background: Variant Entertainer (Gladiator). Source: Player's Handbook (2014). skills Acrobatics, Performance, tools Disguise Kit Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument Equipment: An inexpensive but unusual weapon, such as a trident or net (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), costume clothes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp Feature: By Popular Demand You can always find a place to perform in any place that features combat for entertainment-perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret pit fighting club. 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. Specialty 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. 1 Actor 2 Dancer 3 Fire-eater 4 Jester 5 Juggler 6 Instrumentalist 7 Poet 8 Singer 9 Storyteller 10 Tumbler 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. 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...