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Acrobatics | Arcana | Athletics | Crafting | Deception | Diplomacy | Intimidation | Lore | Medicine | Nature | Occultism | Performance | Religion | Society | Stealth | Survival | Thievery

There is a Legacy version here.

Performance (Cha)

Source Player Core pg. 243 ^2.0
You are skilled at a form of performance, using your talents to impress a crowd or make a living.

Basic Competence

Some performances require you to be more than just charismatic, and if you don't meet the demands of the art form or the audience, the GM might apply a penalty based on the relevant attribute. For example, if you're dancing and have a negative Dexterity modifier, you might take a penalty to your attempt at dancing. Likewise, if you are orating and have a negative Intelligence modifier, you might have to hope your raw Charisma can overcome the penalties from your intellectual shortcomings—or ask someone to help write your speeches!

Performance Traits

When you use an action that utilizes the Performance skill, it gains one or more traits relevant to the type of performance. The GM might change these depending on the circumstances, but the most common performance-based traits are listed below.

If you want to be particularly skilled with one type of performance, you can select the Virtuosic Performer skill feat (page 264). That feat breaks down some of the performance listed above into specific instrument types, and your GM might allow you to add your own type.

Performance	Additional Traits
Act or perform comedy	Auditory, linguistic, and visual
Dance	Move and visual
Play an instrument	Auditory and manipulate
Orate or sing	Auditory and linguistic

Performance Trained Actions

Earn Income by staging a performance.

Item Bonsues for Common items

Ability/Skill	Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Performance	Musical Instrument (Virtuoso Handheld)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks using that instrument
Performance	Musical Instrument (Virtuoso Heavy)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks using that instrument
Performance	Maestro's Instrument (Lesser)	+1	3	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Performance	Dancing Scarf	+1	3	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks to dance
Performance	Persona Mask	+1	3	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, performing comedy, or singing
Performance	Bagpipes of Turmoil	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the bagpipes
Performance	Composer Staff	+1	4	Staves	No	—
Performance	Drums of War	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the drums
Performance	Entertainer's Lute	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the lute
Performance	Trickster's Mandolin	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the mandolin
Performance	Maestro's Chair	+1	7	Mobility Devices	No	Performance checks using the chair
Performance	Entertainer's Lute (Greater)	+1	8	Coda	No	while playing the lute
Performance	Trickster's Mandolin (Greater)	+1	8	Coda	No	while playing the mandolin
Performance	Silvertongue Mutagen (Lesser)	+1	1	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Grit	+1	1	Drugs	Yes	—
Performance	Theatrical Mutagen (Lesser)	+1	1	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Sprite Apple (Pink)	+1	4	Alchemical Food	Yes	—
Performance	Horn of Blasting	+2	9	Held Items	No	Performance checks to play the horn of blasting
Performance	Taleteller's Ring	+2	9	Cursed Items	No	Performance checks for storytelling
Performance	Dancing Scarf (Greater)	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks to dance
Performance	Persona Mask (Greater)	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, performing comedy, or singing
Performance	Jaathoom's Scarf	+2	10	Other Worn Items	No	Acrobatics checks to Escape
Performance	Maestro's Instrument (Moderate)	+2	10	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Performance	Accompaniment Cloak	+2	11	Other Worn Items	No	—
Performance	Bagpipes of Turmoil (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the bagpipes
Performance	Composer Staff (Major)	+2	12	Staves	No	—
Performance	Drums of War (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the drums
Performance	Entertainer's Lute (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the lute
Performance	Trickster's Mandolin (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the mandolin
Performance	Troubadour's Cap	+2	17	Other Worn Items	No	—
Performance	Mask of Allure	+2	18	Other Worn Items	No	—
Performance	Silvertongue Mutagen (Moderate)	+2	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Theatrical Mutagen (Moderate)	+2	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Elven Absinthe	+2	5	Drugs	Yes	—
Performance	Maestro's Instrument (Greater)	+3	18	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Performance	Silvertongue Mutagen (Greater)	+3	11	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Theatrical Mutagen (Greater)	+3	11	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Silvertongue Mutagen (Major)	+4	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Performance	Theatrical Mutagen (Major)	+4	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—

Item Bonsues for Uncommon/Rare/Unique items

Ability/Skill	Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Performance	Portable Altar	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks to conduct religious rites
Performance	Confabulator	+1	3	Assistive Items	No	—
Performance	Pipes of Compulsion	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the pipes
Performance	Seer's Flute	+1	4	Coda	No	while playing the flute
Performance	Spirit-Singer	+1	5	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks when played in the presence of a significant spiritual disturbance, such as a haunt or incorporeal undead
Performance	Spirit-Singer (Handheld)	+1	6	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks when played in the presence of a significant spiritual disturbance, such as a haunt or incorporeal undead
Performance	Pipes of Compulsion (Greater)	+1	8	Coda	No	while playing the pipes
Performance	Seer's Flute (Greater)	+1	8	Coda	No	while playing the flute
Performance	Fan of Falling Words	+2	10	Held Items	No	Performance checks to act or perform comedy, orate, or sing.
Performance	Spirit-Singer (Incredible)	+2	11	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks when played in the presence of a significant spiritual disturbance, such as a haunt or incorporeal undead
Performance	Nosoi Charm	+2	12	Held Items	No	—
Performance	Spirit-Singer (Incredible Handheld)	+2	12	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks when played in the presence of a significant spiritual disturbance, such as a haunt or incorporeal undead
Performance	Curtain Call Cloak	+2	12	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, or singing
Performance	Splendid Floodlight	+2	12	Held Items	No	Charisma-based skill checks while within the red light
Performance	Phantom Piano	+2	12	Intelligent Items	No	—
Performance	Pipes of Compulsion (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the pipes
Performance	Seer's Flute (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the flute
Performance	Seer's Flute (Major)	+2	12	Coda	No	while playing the flute
Performance	Resonant Guitar	+2	12	Held Items	No	Performance checks while using the item
Performance	Conch of Otherworldly Seas	+2	12	Held Items	No	Performance checks while using the item
Performance	Horn of the Sun Aurochs	+2	13	Held Items	No	—
Performance	Glaive of the Artist	+2	14	Specific Magic Weapons	No	—
Performance	Busine of Divine Reinforcement	+2	15	Held Items	No	Performance checks to play the busine as an instrument
Performance	Songbird's Brush	+2	15	Specific Magic Weapons	No	Performance checks made to dance or sing as long as the glaive is held in two hands
Performance	Fiddle of the Maestro	+2	16	Coda	No	—
Performance	The Dance	+2	20	The Deck of Destiny	No	bonus increases to +3 at 17th level.
Performance	Bargainer's Instrument	+2	15	Other Consumables	Yes	—
Performance	Nosoi Charm (Greater)	+3	18	Held Items	No	—
Performance	Drum of Upheaval	+3	20	Held Items	No	—

Related Feats

To see a list of Feats related to Performance, click here.

Performance Untrained Actions

Perform [one-action]

Concentrate
Source Player Core pg. 243 ^2.0

When making a brief performance—one song, a quick dance, or a few jokes—you use the Perform action. This action is most useful when you want to prove your capability or impress someone quickly. Performing rarely has an impact on its own, but it might influence the DCs of subsequent Diplomacy checks against the observers, or even change their attitudes if the GM sees fit.

Critical Success Your performance impresses the observers, and they're likely to share stories of your ability.
Success You prove yourself, and observers appreciate the quality of your performance.
Failure Your performance falls flat.
Critical Failure You demonstrate only incompetence.

Sample Perform Tasks

Untrained audience of commoners
Trained audience of artisans
Expert audience of merchants or minor nobles
Master audience of high nobility or minor royalty
Legendary audience of major royalty or otherworldly beings

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General SkillsAcrobatics | Arcana | Athletics | Crafting | Deception | Diplomacy | Intimidation | Lore | Medicine | Nature | Occultism | Performance | Religion | Society | Stealth | Survival | Thievery

Performance (Cha)

Basic Competence

Performance Traits

General Skills
Acrobatics | Arcana | Athletics | Crafting | Deception | Diplomacy | Intimidation | Lore | Medicine | Nature | Occultism | Performance | Religion | Society | Stealth | Survival | Thievery