====== Perform ====== CHA You are skilled in a type of artistic expression, which may encompass a variety of specific methods, and you know how to put on a show. Each of the nine Sub skills of the Perform skill includes a variety of methods, instruments, or techniques, a small list of which is provided for each category below. ===== Act ===== This includes comedy, drama, mime and similar. ===== Comedy ===== This includes buffoonery, limericks, joke-telling and similar. ===== Dance ===== This includes ballet, waltz, jig and similar. ===== Electric instruments ===== This includes Synthesizers and similar fully electric means of performing music. ===== Keyboard instruments ===== This includes harpsichord, piano, pipe organ and similar. ===== Oratory ===== This includes epic, ode, storytelling and similar. ===== Percussion instruments ===== This includes bells, chimes, drums, gong and similar. ===== String instruments ===== This includes fiddle, harp, lute, mandolin and similar. ===== Wind instruments ===== This includes flute, pan pipes, recorder, trumpet and similar. ===== Sing ===== This includes ballad, chant, melody and similar. ===== Each has following uses ===== ===== Impress audiences ===== You can impress audiences with talent and skill. This is handled as [[Diplomacy]] Change Attitude sub skill, but with longer times needed and different situational modifiers. It is only suitable if a performance is suitable for the situation. ===== Trying to earn money ===== by playing in public requires anywhere from an evening’s work to a full day’s performance, at the GM’s discretion. The table below provides some examples. ^DC^What^Description^ |10 |Routine performance. |Trying to earn money by playing in public is essentially begging. You can earn 1d3 credits/day.| |15 |Enjoyable performance. |In a prosperous city, you can earn You can earn 1d6 credits/day| |20 |Great performance. |In a prosperous city, you can earn 3d6 credits/day. In time, you may be invited to join a professional troupe and may develop a regional reputation.| |25 |Memorable performance. |In a prosperous city, you can earn 5d6 credits/day. In time, you may come to the attention of noble patrons and develop a national reputation.| |30 |Extraordinary performance.| In a prosperous city, you can earn 7d6 credits/day. In time, you may draw attention from distant potential patrons| =====Professional Skill===== Perform can be used as a [[Professional]] skill for performing skills.