Entertainer

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You live to sway and subvert your audience, engaging common crowds and high society alike. Preserving art and bringing joy to the hapless and downtrodden heightens your charismatic aura.

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Entertainer is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around bardic performances. The hireling Brinna Brightsong has this background.

Background features

• Acrobatics Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Dexterity (Acrobatics) Ability Checks.
• Performance Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Charisma (Performance) Ability Checks.

Background goals

Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward Inspiration. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
Act 1
Druids Grove	20	A Bard's Muse	Inspire Alfira the bard.
	20	Made You Look	Earn Mattis' respect by taking his ring.
	25	A Very Tall Tale	Tell Volo a dramatic story fit for a chapbook.
	30	A Story for the Ages	Turn someone to your side with a well-timed tale. Convince Kagha to abandon the Shadow Druids. Alternatively, read the four Druid frescos in the room before confronting her.
Goblin Camp	25	Chicken Chase Extraordinaire	Win a match of chicken chase. Can be won fairly, using Command: Approach, or with Speak with Animals using persuasion to guide the creature to the post.
	25	Feel the Beat	Successfully perform on the goblin war drum.
	25	Give Them A Show	Get the goblins on your side while duelling Crusher. Defeat Crusher in a duel and, after he surrenders, choose the Intimidate option to make him kiss your foot.
	25	Life of the Party	Take part in the Goblin Camp's toast.
	25	The Art of Agony	Perform for Loviatar's pleasure in her ritual.
Campsite	25	Celebrant	Enjoy a dance in camp with the tieflings. Dance with Zae, a Tiefling who only appears if Lakrissa has been killed or knocked out.
Zhentarim Basement	30	The Price of Ink	Free Oskar the painter from the Zhentarim.
Arcane Tower	30	Heart of the Creator	Perform in a play with Bernard the automaton.
Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands	50	Plucking the Lyre's Web	Play the Spider's Lyre to attract the drider.
	75	A Tale of Two Souls	Complete the saga of Art, Halsin and the spirit of the land.
Last Light Inn	50	Living Legend	Accept Jaheira's invitation to talk.
	50	Memento Mori	Offer condolences to Meygan. At the funeral for Harper Yonas.
	60	Strings of Fate	Bring Art his lute.
Reithwin Town	60	A Story You Won't Believe	Pass all Performance checks when telling a tall tale to the brewer.
	60	Town of Shadows	Find out the fate of each of the major characters in the town: the brewer, the surgeon, the toll collector and the mason.
	60	Tales of Yore	Piece the scriptures together correctly and reveal the secret in the town square.
Moonrise Towers	50	Danse Macabre	Make the gnolls stay under the influence of their master.
	50	A Different Kind of Muse	Connect to the strange consciousness in Moonrise.
	75	It Came From Shadows	Discover the source of the Shadow Curse.
	95	Eclipse of the Heart	Recount Ketheric Thorm's past to him, shaking his resolve.
Gauntlet of Shar	75	Catchy Tune	Hear the orthon's contract.
Act 3
Rivington	135	Blabbermouth	Complete Lens' interview.
	135	Drama Sleuth	Take up Valeria's investigation.
	170	Explosive Artistry	Obtain the runepowder from Wulbren.
	135	Taking the Spotlight	Willingly step up to the circus' stage.
	135	Skald's Song	Witness the Gur funeral.
Wyrm's Crossing	170	Giving a Private Performance	Accept one of the offers at Sharess' Caress.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170	Personal Invitation	Witness Gortash's coronation.
Lower City	135	At Least They Didn't Throw Overripe Bananas...	Lose the comedy contest in the Elfsong Tavern.
	170	A Stand-Up Adventurer	Win the comedy contest in the Elfsong Tavern.
	170	Finding her Stage	Reunite with Alfira in Baldur's Gate.
	170	Playing Sune	Nudge Svend to accept Siggy's proposition.
	170	Sea Memorial	Offer something during the Water Queen's funeral procession.
	170	Thread of Fame	Obtain a piece of clothing from the famous Figaro.
	170	Alien in the Big City	Meet and acquaint yourself with Ptaris.
	220	Making It Sing to Your Tune	Sabotage the printing press.
	220	The Throes of Love	Save Oskar's life.
	220	Villain of the Ages	Encounter Sarevok, wretched spawn of the dark God Bhaal.