Performer
Monster Manual (2025) p. 236
- Size
- Small
- Type
- humanoid
- Alignment
- neutral
- AC
- 13
- Initiative
- 3
- Hit Points
- 27 (5d8+5)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Dex +5, Cha +5
- Skills
- Performance +7, Athletics +3, Acrobatics +5
- Passive Perception
- 12
- Languages
- Common plus one other language
- Challenge
- 1/2
- Lineage
- Performer
- Environment
- any
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Gear
Shortsword
Treasure
Implements: The monster's treasure hoard features magic items with the noted theme. The Dungeon Master's Guide details treasure hoards appropriate for each theme. Individual: The monster doesn't have a treasure hoard, but it might keep monetary treasure.
Size
Small, Medium
Actions
Shortsword
Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Piercing damage.
Reactions
Uncanny Dodge
Trigger: The performer is hit by an attack roll. Response: The performer halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack.
Other data
description
From royal courts to village squares, skilled entertainers hone their talents and delight audiences. Some travel far, sharing tales and demonstrating mysterious arts. Others serve in the courts and theaters of great nations, cultivating celebrity and navigating the whims of patrons. Many hone professional secrets and magical flourishes, striving to make their performances truly unforgettable.
Use the following list of entertainers and roles to inspire the performers in your adventures:
Acrobat Actor Aerialist Animal trainer Athlete Burlesque artist Busker Circus performer Comedian Contortionist Dancer Daredevil Jester Juggler Magician Mentalist Mime Minstrel Mourner Oral historian Poet Puppeteer Ritualist Stage fighter Storyteller Throat singer Town crier Trick rider Vocalist Wrestler
Performer: Common performers include traveling storytellers, tavern musicians, local entertainers, and chorus members performing with veteran artists. These performers might be self-taught or in the early years of formal training. Most have a modest level of celebrity and two or three instruments or talents at which they excel.