Performance Art*

Performance Art*
Use: Unskilled
use penalized. Macro skill.
Sample limitations: Acting,
singing, storytelling, public speaking,
Sample specializations: Specific
field within a limitation (singing opera, interpretive reading, dramatic
acting, comedic acting, etc.)
This
skill gives its user the ability to perform a work of “art”, which is broadly
defined as anything spoken, sung or otherwise communicated that is designed to
invoke some kind of response in the audience. For example, a public speaker may
want to convince people to support a certain political or moral position or a
singer may want to lift people’s spirits with an upbeat song. See the artist skill for
guidelines on how to determine the effects of a character’s performance. In
some situations a performer will be interpreting someone else’s work of “art”,
such as an actor performing from a script written by someone else. In cases
like this, two skill values are generated. The first skill value is for the
piece of art being performed; the second is for the performance itself. The
skill check for the piece of art will be an artist
skill check based on the skill value of
whoever created the artwork. The second skill check will be the performance art skill
check of the performer. The lower of the two values is then used to gauge any
reactions or effects of the overall performance. The individual totals can also
be used to determine any reactions to the individual components of the performance.