Performance

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1	Performance
2	An artist's skill. Performance is how well you can dance, sing, play an instrument, orate. Any true artist knows that there is more to performing than what is first seen. True artistry can bring fame and fortune to the artist or for a more benevolent artist, health and healing to those that it is shared with.
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4	Performance my be substituted one time for for Society, Lore, Acrobatics or Athletics when building a character and prompted to rank one up during character creation.
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8	Base	Performer	Performance Exp 1, Foc 1	200	Practice makes perfect. Reroll 1d20 on any Performance test. You must keep the second roll.
9	Tier 1a	Bard	Society Exp 2, Foc 2, Performer	200	Quick of wit and glib of tongue the bard knows how to read a crowd. Reroll 1d20 on any society, lore test when performing. You must keep the second roll. Additionally the bard aquires a mentor (as the Patron talent).
10	Tier 1b	Dancer	Acrobatics Exp 2, Foc 2, Performer	200	Grace comes naturally to you because the many hours of practice. Reroll 1d20 on any acrobatics or athletics test when in motion. You must keep the second roll. Additionally the Dancer aquires a mentor (as the Patron talent).
11	Tier 2a	Magic in Sound	Bard, True Understanding	400	Music can be entrancing, healing and sometimes reality altering. The bard skill is such that this is no longer a metaphorical statement but a literal one. Learn 1 new performance. (May be ranked up multiple times)
12	Tier 2b	Entrancing Skill	Dancer/Bard	400	It isn't witchcraft but the enchanting way you move. When performing a performer may substitute performance for any persuade or counsel roll made.
13	Tier 2c	Dance with the Devil	Dancer/Bard	400	A performer revels in the effect their skill has on those that see them. Spend 1 entire turn during combat performing then make a D2 performance check. Success grants a bonus 1d20 to either dodge or parry (performer declares) remainder of the round. All normal applicable costs for actions remain.
14	Tier 2d	Magic in Movement	Dancer, True Understanding	400	Maybe it is witchcraft. Enticing as your movements are there very well might be sorcery involved afterall. Learn 1 new dance. (May be ranked up multiple times)
15	Tier 3a	Symphonic Renewal	Magic in Sound	600	Art under pressure. Your song is one of healing and encouragement. During combat a bard may make a D3 Performance test in order to perform under pressure as a standard action for up to three consecutive rounds. On the first round all allies that can hear them may restore 1 lost resolve. On the second round all allies that can hear the bard may restore 1 resolve and 1 vigor as the encouragement reaches their very soul. On the third round the bard heals all allies 2 additional resolve and vigor. At the end of the three rounds the bard must begin their song/oration anew. Performances such as this require any witnesses gaining the benefits to understand the bard and do draw the attention of the enemies granting them 1 additional d20 on any attack roll against the bard. When out of combat the Bard by perform Symphonic Renewal to restore resolve and vigor to any witnesses and after 10 minutes of actively listening to the performance all around may heal 1 wound or trauma. A character may only recieve this benefit once per day.
16	Tier 3b	Please the Crowd	Entrancing Skill	600	Something in the way you perform eases the the pains of your audience. Make a D2 Performance test every round. For every round spent performinging before a crowd those present heal 2 mental damage. For every 3 rounds those present may remove 1 Trauma for 2 doom.
17	Tier 3c	Devil's Deal	Dance with the Devil	600	Performing before a crowd is the dream of every Dancer. Garnering the adoration and attention of those around them is an experience that they crave more than sustanance. This extends even further when they can use their art to help their allies. Dance with the Devil's bonus also applies to the Dancer and generates an additional Momentum upon success.
18	Tier 3d	Grace and Perfection	Magic in Movement	600	Poetry in motion. Every step comes with practiced ease, every sway of your hips is both calculated and second nature. Momentum/doom spent by the dancer to generate bonus die generate 2 bonus die instead of 1 while performing
19	Tier 4c	Natural Talent	Devil's Deal	800	Time has brought knowledge. Knowledge has brought understading. The artist, and this is what they truly are, has gain a familiarity with your art. Learning a dance/performance no longer requires formal training. Any Dancer/Bard may make a D3 performance test when observing any dance/performance. Upon success they are permitted to learn this dance/performance even when the performer is not a formal mentor. Costs and requirements for learning the dance/performance still apply.
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