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Gladiator

Background
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≈ 5e EntertainerEssentially the 5e Entertainer background — a crowd-pleasing arena performer who can always find a gig, earns lodging and meals while you perform, and becomes a local figure; you choose two skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, Intimidation, and Performance.

A gladiator is as much an entertainer as any minstrel or circus performer, trained to make the arts of combat into a spectacle the crowd can enjoy. This kind of flashy combat is your entertainer routine, though you might also have some skills as a tumbler or actor. Using your A Champion Well Known feature, you can find a place to perform in any place that features combat for entertainment—perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret pit fighting club.

Feature: A Champion Well Known. You can always find a place to perform, usually in an inn or tavern but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or even in a noble's court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something of a local figure. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a liking to you.

Skill Proficiencies. Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, Intimidation, and Performance

Successful entertainers have to be able to capture and hold an audience's attention, so they tend to have flamboyant or forceful personalities. They're inclined toward the romantic and often cling to high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.