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PFS LimitedDancer

Dance can be used to tell stories, share emotions, provide entertainment, and display a performer's athletic ability. The dancer is a 5th-level challenge for dance contests.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 15
Unspecific Lore: DC 13
Specific Lore: DC 10

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak DancerCreature -1

Legacy Content

N Medium Human Humanoid 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 236
Perception +3
Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +6, Diplomacy +5, Performance +11 (+13 when dancing), Stealth +4, Theater Lore +3
Str +1, Dex +3, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +0, Cha +4
Items dagger (3), jewelry and clothes
AC 14; Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +1
HP 10
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] dagger +6 [+2/-2] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2+3 piercingMelee [one-action] foot +6 [+2/-2] (agile, finesse, nonlethal), Damage 1d4-2+3 bludgeoningMelee [one-action] dagger +6 [+2/-2] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2+3 piercingFascinating Dance [one-action] Frequency once per round; Effect The dancer Strides up to their Speed. Once during this movement, when the dancer is adjacent to a creature, the dancer can make that creature attempt a DC 15 Will save. On a failure, that creature is fascinated with the dancer until the end of its next turn.

All Monsters in "Performers"

NameLevel
Acrobat2
Beast Tamer4
Dancer1
Troubadour3

Performers

Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 236
Performances can serve as entertainment, expressions of beauty, or part of a shared culture.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Let's See A Show

Prices for a night's entertainment are per head and can be far higher for world-class performers. Circus 1 sp; Dance 2 cp social, 6 cp stage performance, 1 gp high-society ball; Stage Play 6 cp small theater, 1 sp major theater; Opera 5 gp general admission, 20 gp box seats; Music 5 cp troubadours, 2 sp orchestra; Street Performance tips of 1–2 cp.