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'''Jesters''' are an ancient form of comedy-centric artists, usually found in royal courts or under the direct patronage of a nobleman to provide entertainment to their lord and any guests he may have. Whilst the basic ''concept'' of the jester is universal, as every culture has had some equivalent to it (seriously, people like to laugh, it's no mystery), the ''visual'' everybody tends to have when the word "jester" is brought up is of the Medieval entertainer; a guy in a brightly colored, often amusingly mispatterned costume, wearing a funny hat that looks kind of like a crown and adorned with little jingly bells.

Whilst usually thought of as a kind of ancient clown or even a Medieval stand-up comedian - and, to be fair, jokes, riddles, and slapstick buffoonery ''did'' tend to be their bread and butter - jesters were often surprisingly multi-talented. A good jester's arsenal of abilities could include acrobatics, juggling, music, poetry, firebreathing, puppetry, or more.

Whilst often accepted as one of the foundations of the [[Bard]] class, the jester ''has'' appeared as an individual thing in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] via [[Dragon Magazine]]. It first appeared in issue #60 as a full class for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], then made two appearances for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]]; as a 10-level Prestige Class in issue #330, and as a full alternative class based on its issue #60 appearance in the 3e Dragon Compendium [[splatbook]].

Ironically, all of the versions of the jester have spellcasting abilities.

==Dragon #60 Jester==
The AD&D jester was intended to be an NPC class, and was open to any race in the 1st edition [[Player's Handbook]]. Only [[human]]s, [[half-elves]] and [[gnome]]s could reach maximum level in it, however; [[halfling]]s could reach 12th level, [[elves]] 10th level, [[dwarves]] 6th level and [[half-orc]]s 4th level, due to their differing levels of "humorousness". 

The AD&D jester required a Non-Lawful, Non-Evil alignment, and if their alignment was changed to either Lawful or Evil, they became a [[Rogue]] with only the Climbing and Pickpocketing skills until they changed their alignment back. They needed a minimum of Intelligence 12, Wisdom 12, Charisma 13 and Dexterity 9 to qualify for the class.

==Dragon #330 Jester==
To qualify for the Jester prestige class, you need a total of 26 ranks in Perform (13 in Perform (Comedy), and 13 in any other Perform sub-skill), and also 6 ranks in Bluff.

==Dragon Compendium Jester==
This iteration of the Jestery mandates a Chaotic alignment. 

==Critical Role==
There's an important character on [[Critical Role]] named [[Critical_Role#Jester_Lavorre_.28born_Genevieve_Lavorre.29|Jester]].

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