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Charlatan

People call you a con artist, but you're really an entertainer. You make people happy—the separation of fools and villains from their money is purely a pleasant side effect.

What is your most common con? Selling fake magic items? Speaking to ghosts? Posing as a long-lost relative? Or do you let dishonest people think they're cheating you?

Skill Proficiencies
Deception, and either Culture, Insight, or Sleight of Hand.
Equipment
Common clothes, disguise kit, forgery kit.

Many Identities

Suggested Characteristics

Charlatan Mementos

  1. A die that always comes up 6.
  2. A dozen brightly-colored “potions”.
  3. A magical staff that emits a harmless shower of sparks when vigorously thumped.
  4. A set of fine clothes suitable for nobility.
  5. A genuine document allowing its holder one free release from prison for a non-capital crime.
  6. A genuine deed to a valuable property that is, unfortunately, quite haunted.
  7. An ornate harlequin mask.
  8. Counterfeit gold coins or costume jewelry apparently worth 100 gold (DC 15Investigationcheck to notice they're fake).
  9. A sword that appears more magical than it really is (its blade is enchanted with continual flame and it is a mundane weapon).
  10. A nonmagical crystal ball.

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