A musician is skilled with music. At rank one, he must choose a single instrument that he is skilled in. His bonus for playing is 5% per rank plus DEX bonus. Musicians are familiar with a wide variety of musical numbers. The chance that a musician knows a particular piece of music (assuming that it is moderately well known) is 4% per rank, plus Know bonus. The GM may assign modifiers for particular well-known or particularly obscure pieces of music.
Play Musical Instrument – At rank 5, the musician can begin learning additional musical instruments. Experience multiple for each additional instrument is 75. Rank in these additional instruments cannot exceed rank with Musician skill.
Reading/Writing – A musician must be able to read and write a language at rank 6 or higher to progress beyond rank 5 as a musician.
Renown - As you gain rank, you also gain renown. Base chance that someone has heard of you is equal to rank x 3%, plus the person’s Courtesan rank x 2%. The GM may also include modifiers. This assumes that you have performed fairly regularly in that city.
Making a Living – You can make a living in a city large enough to support performing artists. Monthly income (30 day months) is equal to (rank x rank) silver pieces.
Rank 10 – At rank 10, the musician is also a composer. He can write music for both instrumentals and vocals, or a combination of both. Bonus for writing music is 6% per rank above 9th, plus Int/Know bonus. He can write music for small groups (5 or less musicians). He is also a conductor, able to conduct anything from small groups to large orchestras. He can conduct both musicians and singers. Bonus for conducting is 5% per rank, plus Perception bonus.
Rank 12 – At rank 12, the musician/composer can write music for large groups (up to 15 musicians).
Rank 15 – At rank 15, the musician/composer can write music for an orchestra of any size. |