Ways to use performer abilities

[Marten Eltoren]

Some performer abilities, such as Campfire Songs seem to imply singing or some other musical ability. Other skills seem to imply other modes of actually roleplaying the performance. Do performances have to be musical in nature? Can an interview or discussion about news, politics, speechmaking, etc. count?

[Andrea]

Any type of "performance" can fulfill this requirement, music is an obvious one but speeches, battlefield commands, storytelling, even dancing can count.

The most important distinction, in my view, is that you are putting yourself in a sort of spotlight; therefore, I would argue that a discussion, or conducting an interview (which suggests the subject, and not you, is the one in the spotlight) don't really fit the bill, though if you have a specific example that you think might, I'll be happy to consider it.

The reason that performer is as powerful as it is is because it requires an amount of social vulnerability that many struggle with, and we want to reward people willing to put theirself out there in that way. That, therefore, is the spirit of the rule.

[Marten Eltoren]

Sept 24, 2018 14:41:52 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Any type of "performance" can fulfill this requirement, music is an obvious one but speeches, battlefield commands, storytelling, even dancing can count.

The most important distinction, in my view, is that you are putting yourself in a sort of spotlight; therefore, I would argue that a discussion, or conducting an interview (which suggests the subject, and not you, is the one in the spotlight) don't really fit the bill, though if you have a specific example that you think might, I'll be happy to consider it.

The reason that performer is as powerful as it is is because it requires an amount of social vulnerability that many struggle with, and we want to reward people willing to put theirself out there in that way. That, therefore, is the spirit of the rule.

That's helpful; thanks.