D&D 5E How would you make a musician who sold their soul at the crossroads?

[Fenris-77]

Can someone just write up Ralph Macchio from the movie Crossroads as a character? Problem solved...

 

[R_J_K75]

Can someone just write up Ralph Macchio from the movie Crossroads as a character? Problem solved...

Stay Golden Pony Boy

 

[ccs]

Tongue in cheek - apparently I'd make sure the DM knew I was a PC so that the loss of the soul and any other deal never comes into the game again unless I put it there.

Oh it'd come up if I were your DM.
Because whatever you claim you'd made a deal with? That's one of my NPCs.

 

[Davies]

As per the legend of Robert Johnson: A musician seeking unearthly musical skill, glory and all that comes with it, sells their soul at the crossroads to an infernal being.

How do you make that character for D&D? Bard? Warlock? Something else?

Glamour Bard, possibly with Magic Initiate (Warlock.)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

But that's the thing! Why would they trade away their soul?

You clearly have not seen the groupies.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

But, that said, "I'm a really good musician...so, naturally, I figured I'd join an adventuring group and head off into dungeons, ruins and dark forests infested with all manner of horrible monsters that want to kill me. I mean, I sold my soul so when I do die I go straight to Hell. Literally. So lets get out on our firs adventure! I think it will be...uh...wait. Hold on. ... ... ..sold soul... ...musician... ...risk death every minute of every day in a dungeon... ... O_O WHAT AM I THINKING!!! I'm staying as FAR AWAY from adventurers as I can!"

If the fiend is coming to collect the soul in person after a given span of time -- super-common in stories of crossroads deals -- leveling and gearing up is actually an excellent idea.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Oh it'd come up if I were your DM.
Because whatever you claim you'd made a deal with? That's one of my NPCs.

Oh, man, there is a million-page thread from a few weeks ago arguing about this very issue that you are going to love.

 

[ccs]

Oh, man, there is a million-page thread from a few weeks ago arguing about this very issue that you are going to love.

I'm likely in it.
Basically you don't hand a DM a quiver full of ammo like this if you don't want it to be used. Hell, even if you just made a normal bard {no actual deal made with anything} & claimed this as something that's said about you I might well bring it up....

 

[pming]

Hiya!

If the fiend is coming to collect the soul in person after a given span of time -- super-common in stories of crossroads deals -- leveling and gearing up is actually an excellent idea.

Demon: "Well then...maybe if you wanted a time limit or set date you should have specified that before signing in blood, huh?"


Yea, if someone was to sell their soul to a devil/demon/whathaveyou in D&D, you'd think the seller would ask for some serious Life Insurance Policy or something.

Alas, if you are at the point where you are selling your soul to an Outsider, and you know for a fact they exist, that you actually have a soul, and that the evil Outer-Planes is a place you can actually visit, and your non-evil soul will be quite the delicacy to the demons/devils/etc when you get there after death... then "thinking things through" probably isn't your strong point.

^_^

Paul L. Ming

 

[Ancalagon]

Fiend warlock gets Dark One's Own Luck at 6th level: +1d10 to an ability check (or save) once per short rest.

That's the winner right there. Tome to get some bard spells (or blade if they really like to fight)