Jester Class 55x6p

Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d8 per Jester level Hit Points at First Level: 8 + Your Constitution Modifier HIt Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 + Your Constitution Modifier Proficiencies Armor: Light Weapons: Simple Weapons, Shortswords, Rapiers, Pistols Tools: 1 Musical Instrument, Magician’s Kit, Disguise Kit Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma Skills: Choose 4 from Acrobatics, Deception, Persuasion, Perception, Performance, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth Starting Equipment A Shortsword or any Simple Weapon Entertainer’s Pack or Burglar’s Pack A Musical Instrument, Disguise Kit, or any Gaming Set Leather Armor and 2 Daggers Charming Personality Whenever you make a successful persuasion check or performance check, you gain 1d6 of inspiration for one hour. This increases to 1d8 at 5th level, 1d10 at 10th level, and 1d12 at 15th level. You may give this inspiration dice to an ally as a bonus action. You can hold up to 3 inspiration dice at a time. Comedic Genius Starting at level 2, you can use your action to make a Performance Check targeting a creature you can see within 30 feet of you contested by that creature’s Insight Check. If you succeed, that creature is charmed by you until the end of your next turn, during this time, it regards you as friendly. You may use this a number of times up to your charisma modifier per short or long rest. Expertise Starting at third level, you may choose two skills you are proficient in, double your proficiency bonus in those skills. You may choose two more skills at level 6. Surely You Jest Starting at level 3 you may choose a Jester Archetype from Lover, Trickster, or Actor, detailed later in this section, you gain class features from that archetype at 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 14th level

Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase 1 ability score of your choice by two, or two ability scores of your choice by one. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 with this feature. Quick Feet Starting at level 5, on any Dexterity Saving Throw, you can choose to make a Performance check instead. Curtain Call Starting at 7th level, whenever you make an attack with a finesse weapon, you may use your charisma modifier for attack and damage rolls instead of your dexterity or strength modifiers. Stunning Performance Starting at 9th level, whenever an enemy rolls a natural 1 on an attack roll made against you, they must make a wisdom saving throw contested by your performance check. If they fail, they are stunned for one minute, at the end of each of that creature’s turns, it can repeat the saving throw. You may use this once per short or long rest. Fame and Fortune Starting at 11th level, whenever you roll a natural 20 on a performance check, you gain two renown points. Whenever you make an attack or damage roll, or a performance check, you can expend any number of renown points and add that number to your roll. Renown points that have not been used fade at the next dawn. At level 17, Renown points no longer fade away. Masterful Performance Starting at 15th level, if you roll less than a 10 on a performance check, you can choose to treat the number you rolled as a 10 instead. Bountiful Charade Starting at 18th level, you may use performance in place of any skill check. Stealing the Show At 20th level, you can use your reaction to negate the attack of any enemy within 5 feet of you, then you and every ally within 5 feet of that enemy can immediately make an attack against that enemy, Once you’ve used this ability, you can’t use it again until you’ve taken a long rest.

Jester Archetypes Lover Laughter is the Best Medicine Starting at level 3 when you choose this archetype, up to 3 times per short or long rest, you may use an action to restore hitpoints equal to 2d6 + your charisma modifier to an ally within 30 feet of you. This healing increases to 4d6 at level 6, 6d6 at level 9, 8d6 at level 12, 10d6 at level 15, and 12d6 at level 18. A Kiss for Good Luck Starting at level 6, with a quick kiss, you can imbue the powers of fate to inspire an ally. As a bonus action, targeting an ally within 5 feet of you, roll a performance check. At any point within next hour, when that ally makes an attack roll or ability check, they can replace that result with the performance check you made. You can use this up to 3 times per long rest. The Blessing of Good Looks Starting at 10th level, you may use your reaction to add your charisma modifier to an ally’s armor class. Pain is Beauty Starting at 14th level, whenever you take damage, you gain +1 to your charisma for one minute.

Trickster The Tricks of the Trade Starting at level 3, when you choose this archetype, you gain proficiency with thieves’ tools, and proficiency in the deception skill, if you are already proficient in deception, double your proficiency in it. The Cat and the Mouse Starting at level 6, when there are no allies within 20 feet of you, your attacks deal 2x damage. When there are no allies within 40 feet of you, your attacks do 4x damage. When there are no allies within 60 feet of you, your attacks do 8x damage.

Bag of Tricks Starting at 10th level, while stealthed, you can make a performance check contested by target enemy’s Perception Check as an action. You can only target enemies within 5 feet of you. If you succeed, you can apply one of the following effects, if you fail, you are no longer stealthed: - Reduce one of the target enemy's ability scores by 2 for one minute, if this reduces an ability score to 0, the target dies. - The target is blinded for one minute. - The target is poisoned for one minute and takes 2d8 poison damage. - The target is frightened for one minute. - The next attack roll against the target counts as a critical strike if it hits. Death Blossom Starting at level 14, your performance and prowess in battle allows you to take on multiple enemies at once. When you make an attack against an enemy within 5 feet of you, you can then move up to 5 feet and make a melee attack against an enemy you have not attacked this turn as part of the same action.

Actor Exit Stage Left When you choose this archetype at level 3, you can take a bonus action on your turn to use disengage or dash. The M Word Starting at 6th level, you can use your bonus action to whisper a word of power to target enemy within 15 feet of you. The targeted enemy must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma Saving Throw. If it fails, it has disadvantage in all attack rolls and ability checks for the next minute. Break a Leg Starting at level 10, whenever you or an ally within 20 feet of you makes an attack, you can empower the attack. When you do, the enemy being attacked makes a constitution saving throw contested by your performance check. If you succeed, roll a d20. On a 1-10, the attack deals 1d8 bonus bludgeoning damage. On a 11-15, the attack deals 2d8 bonus bludgeoning damage and fractures one of that creature’s legs, if it has any. On a 16-19, the attack deals 2d8 bonus bludgeoning damage and fractures one of that creature’s arms, if it has any. On a 20, the attack destroys the creature’s head, killing it instantly. While a creature has one fractured arm, it can not wield weapons with that arm and has disadvantage in attack rolls.

While a creature has 2 fractured arms it cannot attack. While a creature has one fractured leg, its speed is halved. While a creature has 2 fractured legs, it is knocked prone and its speed is reduced to 0. You can use this ability a number of times equal to your charisma modifier per long rest.

A Happy Ending Starting at 14th level, you roll all performance checks with advantage.