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{{ up to date | 2023-08-22 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->
[[File:Background Charlatan Icon.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Background Charlatan Icon.png|frameless|right]]
{{quote|"You’re an expert in manipulation, prone to exaggeration and more than happy to profit from it. Bending the truth and turning allies against each other will lead to greater success down the road."}}
{{quote|"You’re an expert in manipulation, prone to exaggeration and more than happy to profit from it. Bending the truth and turning allies against each other will lead to greater success down the road."}}
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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.
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.


{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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!Location
 
!XP reward
=== Act One ===
!Name
 
!Description
* '''A Better Offer:''' Convince the pit spiders to attack the goblins.
|-
* '''A Friend to All:''' Gain access to [[Grymforge]] peacefully by lying to the raft patrol.
! colspan="4" | Act 1
* '''Anything For A Profit:''' Steal the [[Crusher's Ring|toe ring]] from [[Crusher]] without getting caught.
|-
* '''Cheese Your Way Through:''' Talk your way past the bandits and enter the [[Dank Crypt|chapel]].
![[Overgrown Ruins]]
* '''Devil's Advocate:''' Interrogate the dead mind flayer without drawing suspicion.
|20||Cheese Your Way Through||Talk your way past the bandits and enter the [[Chapel Entrance|chapel]].
* '''Flexible Diplomacy:''' Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free [[Lae'zel]].
|-
* '''Just Passing Through:''' Trick the goblins in [[Blighted Village|Moonhaven]].
![[Ravaged Beach]]
* '''Merciless:''' Manipulate the [[Flind]] into eating itself.
|20||Flexible Diplomacy||Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free [[Lae'zel]].
* '''Mirror Master:''' Trick the magic mirror in the [[Apothecary's Cellar|Thayan cellar]].
|-
* '''One of Us:''' Use [[Auntie Ethel|the hag's]] mask to peacefully bypass her thralls.
! rowspan="2" |[[Blighted Village]]
* '''Silver Blades, Silver Tongue:''' Convince [[Kith'rak Voss]] to leave without violence.  
|25||Just Passing Through||Trick the goblins in Moonhaven.
* '''Spiked:''' Poison the beer in the [[Goblin Camp|goblin camp]].
|-
* '''The Importance of Networking:''' Talk your way into the [[Zhentarim Hideout]].
|25||Mirror Master||Trick the [[Ornate Mirror|magic mirror]] in the Thayan cellar.
* '''Very Important Parasite:''' Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp.
|-
*'''Warmonger''': Cause [[Glut]] to stage a coup - then pick a side.
! rowspan="3" |[[Goblin Camp]]
 
|25||Very Important Parasite||Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp.
=== Act Two ===
|-
 
|25||Spiked||Poison the [[Goblin Camp#Booze Tub|beer]] in the goblin camp.
* '''Clear Conscience''': Successfully lie to Z'rell about the fate of the goblins.
|-
* '''Know Thy Clientele:''' Instigate [[Z'rell]] into showing off her gifts from the Absolute.
|25||Anything for a Profit||Steal the [[Crusher's Ring|toe ring]] from [[Crusher]] without getting caught.
* '''Not My First Time:''' Resist the truth serum when talking to Jaheira.
|-
* '''Not to Worry, I Have a Permit:''' Evade repercussions when speaking to the [[Moonrise Towers Prison|Moonrise prisoners]].
! rowspan="2" |[[Shattered Sanctum]]
* '''Pied Piper:''' Successfully influence the gnolls, either to break free or continue being subservient.
|25||Devil's Advocate||Interrogate the [[Shattered Sanctum#Ragzlin's throne|dead mind flayer]] without drawing suspicion.
* '''Shuffling the Board:''' Rig the game of lanceboard.
|-
* '''Takes One to Know One:''' Expose the true form of the toll collector by removing all of her gold armour.
|25||A Better Offer||Convince the [[Shattered Sanctum#Spider pit|pit spiders]] to attack the goblins.
* '''Tricks of the Trade:''' Successfully pretend to drink from the steins of ale.
|-
 
![[Mountain Pass]]
=== Act Three ===
|30||Silver Blades, Silver Tongue||Convince [[Kith'rak Voss]] to leave without violence.
|-
![[Waukeen's Rest]]
|30||The Importance of Networking||Talk your way into the [[Zhentarim Basement|Zhentarim hideout]].
|-
![[Riverside Teahouse]]
|30||One of Us||Use the [[Whispering Mask|hag's mask]] to peacefully bypass her thralls.
|-
![[Ebonlake Grotto]]
|30||Warmonger||Cause [[Glut]] to stage a coup - then pick a side.
|-
![[Grymforge|Gyrmforge]]
|50||A Friend to All||Gain access to Grymforge peacefully by lying to the [[Greymon|raft patrol]].
|-
! colspan="4" | Act 2
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Last Light Inn]]
|50||Not My First Time||Resist the truth serum when talking to [[Jaheira]].
|-
|50||Shuffling the Board||Rig the game of lanceboard.
|-
|50||Tadpole Solidarity||Go along with [[Marcus]]' plan.
|-
|50||Always Trust a Dishonest Person||Expose Marcus to the Harpers.


* Only available if Tieflings weren't saved -- if Mol is alive she will vouch for the party instead of Marcus.
* '''Always Trust a Dishonest Person:''' Betray a recently forged alliance.
|-
* '''Cheating the Cheater:''' Find the source of [[Akabi|the genie's]] trick and take it.
! rowspan="3" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
* '''Friends in Low Places:''' Gain access to the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]] through Tusgront.
|50||Clear Conscience||Successfully lie to [[Z'rell]] about the fate of the goblins.
* '''Grave Prospector:''' Retrieve the grave's gold from Bugthimble. 
|-
** ''(dig the grave mound near Gorion Mausoleum, better use invisibility before as it's a crime)''
|50||Pied Piper||Successfully influence the gnolls, either to break free or continue being subservient.
* '''Never Trust an Honest Person:''' Lie to make your way into the big barn.
|-
* '''Not so Infallible After All:''' Evade being arrested by a [[Steel Watcher]].
|60||Know thy Clientele||Instigate Z'rell into showing off her gifts from the Absolute.
* '''Nothing's Not For Sale:''' Convince the [[Flaming Fist]] quartermaster to trade with you.
|-
* '''Perks of the Trade:''' Obtain a rebate for your room at Elfsong Tavern.
![[Moonrise Towers Prison]]
* '''Rock-Solid Alibi:''' Manage to convince the Flaming Fist to let you into [[Wyrm's Rock]].
|50||Not to Worry, I Have a Permit||Evade repercussions when speaking to the Moonrise prisoners.
* '''Saving a Fellow Tale-Spinner:''' Save [[Volo]] from an untimely death.
* '''Seams of Lavender and Thyme:''' Deceive your way into the [[Circus of the Last Days|circus]].
* '''Silver-Tongue's Better Than Any Key:''' Gain access to [[Avery Sonshal|Avery's]] workshop.
* '''Stuffed Bears in the Closet:''' Blackmail the merchant.
* '''The News of My Deeds Was Greatly Exaggerated:''' Rig the [[Baldur's Mouth]] printing press.


* Can be achieved by persuading the guards to let you talk to the prisoners, by talking to the prisoners unobserved, or by killing all the guards and then talking to a prisoner.
|-
![[Campsite#Act Two|Act Two Campsite]]
|60||Little White Lies||Lie to [[Arabella]] about the [[Find Arabella's Parents|fate of her parents]].
|-
![[The Waning Moon]]
|60||Tricks of the Trade||Successfully pretend to drink from the steins of ale.
*During dialog with [[Thisobald Thorm]], pass both [[Sleight of Hand]] checks to feign drinking.
|-
![[Reithwin Tollhouse]]
|60||Takes One to Know One||Expose the true form of the [[Gerringothe Thorm|toll collector]] by removing all her gold armour.
*This requires killing all her Visages in combat.
|-
![[Gauntlet of Shar]]
|75||The Devil's in the Details||Expose a half-truth in the [[Break Yurgir's Contract|orthon's contract]] with Raphael.
|-
![[Moonrise Towers]] or [[Last Light Inn]]
|75||Morally Grey||Betray the trust of Moonrise or Lastlight.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 3
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Rivington]]
|135||Stuffed Bears in the Closet||Blackmail the [[Arfur Gregorio|merchant]].
|-
|135||Never Trust an Honest Person||Lie to make your way into the [[Requisitioned Barn|big barn]].
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Circus of the Last Days]]
|135||Cheating the Cheater||Find the source of the genie's trick and take it.
* Pickpocket the [[Djinni Ring]] from [[Akabi]] and then win the jackpot.
|-
|135||Seams of Lavender and Thyme||Deceive your way into the circus.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Wyrm's Crossing]]
|170||Rock-Solid Alibi||Manage to convince the Flaming Fist to let you into Wyrm's Rock.
|-
|170||Not so Infallible After All||Evade being arrested by a Steel Watcher.
|-
![[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
|135||Nothing's Not for Sale||Convince the [[Arkleia Oloril|Flaming Fist quartermaster]] to trade with you.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Lower City]]
|170||Friends in Low Places||Gain access to the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]] through [[Tusgront]].
|-
|170||Saving a Fellow Tale-Spinner||Save [[Volo]] from an untimely death.
*Rescue Volo from the angry mob in front of the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
![[Felogyr's Fireworks]]
|170||Silver-Tongue's Better Than Any Key||Gain access to Avery's workshop.
*The workshop is on the upper floors of Felogyr's Fireworks. You can either sneak in or gain access with the password obtained during [[Investigate the Suspicious Toys]].
|-
![[Philgrave's Mansion]]
|220||Always Trust a Dishonest Person||Betray a recently forged alliance.
*Enter combat against [[Mystic Carrion]] after obtaining the quest [[Find Mystic Carrion's Servant]].
|-
![[Baldur's Mouth]]
|170||The News of My Deeds Was Greatly Exaggerated||Rig the Baldur's Mouth printing press.
*Complete the quest [[Stop the Presses]].
|-
![[Graveyard (Lower City)]]
|170||Grave Prospector||Retrieve the grave's gold from [[Bugthimble]].
|-
![[Elfsong Tavern]]
|170||Perks of the Trade||Obtain a rebate for your room at the Elfsong Tavern.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Guildhall]]
|220||Woman of Her Word||Side with the [[Nine-Fingers]] against the [[Zhentarim]].
*At the conclusion of [[Aid the Underduke]], support Nine-Fingers.
|-
|220||Winged Serpent of Gold||Side with the Zhentarim against Nine-Fingers.
*At the conclusion of Aid the Underduke, support the Zhentarim. [[Roah]] or [[Friol]] must not have been killed in the previous stage.
|-
![[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
|220||Always Trust a Dishonest Person||Betray a recently forged alliance.
*Break your [[Consider_Gortash's_Bargain|deal with Gortash]] after acquiring [[Orin's Netherstone]].
|}
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