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Blackbird

The Blackbird, also called the Black Stone Violin, is a full-size playable violin made of black diabase after drawings by Antonio Stradivari (Stradivarius), but with technical modifications to allow it to be played.

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

Performance (Cha)

Source Core Rulebook pg. 250 ^4.0
You are skilled at a form of performance, using your talents to impress a crowd or make a living.

Performance Trained Actions

Earn Income by staging a performance.

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 ability score. 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.

Performance Traits

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

Item Bonuses for Performance - Common Items

Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Musical Instrument (Virtuoso Handheld)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks using that instrument
Musical Instrument (Virtuoso Heavy)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks using that instrument
Maestro's Instrument (Lesser)	+1	3	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Dancing Scarf	+1	3	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks to dance
Persona Mask	+1	3	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, performing comedy, or singing
Maestro's Chair	+1	7	Mobility Devices	No	Performance checks using the chair
Grit	+1	1	Drugs	Yes	—
Silvertongue Mutagen (Lesser)	+1	1	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Dancing Scarf (Greater)	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks to dance
Persona Mask (Greater)	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, performing comedy, or singing
Horn of Blasting	+2	9	Held Items	No	Performance checks to play the horn of blasting
Taleteller's Ring	+2	9	Cursed Items	No	Performance checks for storytelling
Maestro's Instrument (Moderate)	+2	10	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Mask of Allure	+2	18	Apex Items	No	—
Silvertongue Mutagen (Moderate)	+2	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Elven Absinthe	+2	5	Drugs	Yes	—
Maestro's Instrument (Greater)	+3	18	Held Items	No	Performance checks while playing music with the instrument
Silvertongue Mutagen (Greater)	+3	11	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Silvertongue Mutagen (Major)	+4	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—

Item Bonuses for Performance - Uncommon/Rare/Unique Items

Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Portable Altar	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Performance checks to conduct religious rites
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
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
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
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
Curtain Call Cloak	+2	12	Other Worn Items	No	Performance checks while acting, orating, or singing
Splendid Floodlight	+2	12	Held Items	No	Charisma-based skill checks while within the red light
Nosoi Charm	+2	12	Held Items	No	—
Horn of the Sun Aurochs	+2	13	Held Items	No	—
Glaive of the Artist	+2	14	Specific Magic Weapons	No	—
Busine of Divine Reinforcement	+2	15	Held Items	No	Performance checks to play the busine as an instrument
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
Nosoi Charm (Greater)	+3	18	Held Items	No	—
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

Concentrate
Source Core Rulebook pg. 250 ^4.0

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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Theme of the Dead

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Lavender

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Blackbird

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

Performance (Cha)

Performance Trained Actions

Basic Competence

Performance Traits

Performance Traits

Related Feats

Performance Untrained Actions

Perform

Sample Perform Tasks

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