Performer Maestro
Monster Manual (2025) p. 237
- Size
- Small
- Type
- humanoid
- Alignment
- neutral
- AC
- 18
- Initiative
- 7
- Hit Points
- 110 (17d8+34)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Dex +7, Cha +7
- Skills
- Performance +10, Stealth +7, Athletics +4, Acrobatics +10, Perception +5
- Passive Perception
- 15
- Languages
- Common plus one other language
- Challenge
- 6
- Lineage
- Performer
- Environment
- any
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+3
Gear
Rapier
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
Multiattack
The performer makes three Rapier attacks.
Rapier
Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Psychic damage.
Beguiling Song
Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within 120 feet. Failure: 20 (3d10 + 4) Psychic damage, and the target has the Charmed condition until the end of the performer's next turn. Success: Half damage only.
Spellcasting
The performer casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
- At will: Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation
- 1/day: Tasha's Hideous Laughter (level 3 version)
Spells
Minor Illusion [5.5e], Prestidigitation [5.5e], Tasha's Hideous Laughter [5.5e]
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 Maestro: Maestros are headlining performers who enjoy considerable renown. They might be theaters' marquee actors, astonishing daredevils, or jesters experienced at entertaining fickle royals. Some share their techniques with apprentices, while others jealously guard their secrets.