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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."
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.
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Location | XP Reward | Name | Description |
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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. Paladin Bard
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Goblin Camp
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25 | Chicken Chase Extraordinaire | Win a match of chicken chase.
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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.
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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. |
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. | |
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 | Encouter Sarevok, wretched spawn of the dark God Bhaal. |