The Perplexing JestLegacy Content
Source Firebrands pg. 71“No position is so secure, no despot so powerful, no god so exalted that they cannot be brought low.” That is the key teaching of the Perplexing Jest. When a great king trips on his robe after berating a servant or a high priest's sleeve catches fire to interfere with a sacrifice, worshippers of these trickster gods see the hand of the divine. Court entertainers and bards naturally gravitate toward this faith, as many nations provide protections for them to speak their mind to rulers, however powerful. Worshippers of the Perplexing Jest can also be found far from court, wherever practical jokers undermine cocky bullies, or laborers use malicious compliance and clever sabotage to stymie corrupt business owners. Anywhere pompous enforcers of tradition cause society to stagnate, the Perplexing Jest invites the creative to laugh.
Firebrands who dedicate themselves to the Perplexing Jest and to combating injustice believe that if tyrants and autocrats are laughed off their thrones, so much the better. With a little divine assistance, a lone actor can infuriate a powerful leader—even one they'd never have the power to challenge openly—with well-timed practical jokes and embarrassing pranks. These Firebrands rest easy knowing that the sleep of oppressors is plagued by doubts and nightmares.
Category Pantheons
Edicts embarrass and expose hypocrites, humble those in power, play pranks and practical jokes
Anathema physically harm anyone except your target with your pranks, show remorse for your pranks, take a joke personally
Areas of Concern disruption, pranks, and undermining authority
Pantheon Members Grandmother Spider,
Gyronna,
Picoperi,
Sun Wukong,
The Lantern KingDevotee Benefits
Divine Ability Constitution or Charisma
Divine Font harm or
healDivine Skill ThieveryFavored Weapon war razorDomains change,
delirium,
freedom,
trickeryAlternate Domains confidence,
creation,
destructionCleric Spells 1st:
grease, 2nd:
hideous laughter, 8th:
uncontrollable dance