StoneProphet
First Post
The Perform skill creates an inherent self-contradiction; the skill itself reflects training and experience, yet the die roll it modifies reflects more what you would see from a rank amateur with no training at all.
Sorry I'm late to this thread but this comment rang true for me. I've always had an issue with this. Presumably if you've got proficiency in perform you're the equivalent of a professional musician. And, I'll grant, even professional musicians aren't always perfect. But serious crowd-displeasing mistakes are pretty rare for professional musicians. It is a little weird to have a dice roll completely undo you.