TLDR The entertainer background in DnD 5E provides unique benefits and challenges for players, and can be a strong choice depending on how it fits with the character thematically.
Key insights
🎶The entertainer background provides a d10 table for different routines, such as actor, dancer, fire eater, jester, juggler, instrumentalist, poet, singer, storyteller, or tumbler, adding flavor to the character.
🎵The musical instrument and favor of an admirer add an interesting dynamic to the entertainer background, allowing for unique storytelling opportunities.
🎭Entertainers in DnD 5E receive free lodging and food in exchange for performing each night, making them local figures and gaining celebrity status.
🎭Entertainer background in DnD 5E allows players to explore the chaotic alignment and seek fame at any cost, making it a popular and versatile archetype.
💬Using rumors in DnD can provide a ton of exposition without the DM needing to make up a name for every single person in the bar.
📜The athlete, charlatan, and entertainer backgrounds are all strong in their own right, as long as they work with your character and don’t clash thematically.
📚The feedback I’ve been hearing from you guys is nothing but encouraging.
Highlights
🎭00:00 Chance discusses the 15th episode of the background series and the challenges of maintaining a video an hour.
🎭00:43 Entertainer background in DnD 5E is popular for rogues and bards, providing skill and tool proficiencies and flavor to character.
🎭02:30 Entertainer background in DnD 5E gives you a disguise kit, musical instrument, and costume, along with the favor of an admirer and gold pieces.
🎭03:35 Entertainers in DnD 5E get free lodging and food by performing, and become local celebrities.
💃05:10 Entertainer background in DnD 5E allows players to gather gossip, seek fame, and be approached by influential figures.
💬06:59 Use gossip tables to provide exposition and avoid creating detailed backstories for every NPC in a bar.
💃08:08 Entertainer background is a strong choice, especially if not allowing ravnica backgrounds, but it depends on how you use it and if it fits with your character thematically.
🎭09:16 Not everyone will like your act, but it’s important to consider that when choosing your entertainer character in DnD 5E.