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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6764751" data-attributes="member: 97077">When you are trying to delight an audience with some form of entertainment - and the outcome of your show is uncertain - the DM may ask for a Charisma (Performance) check. If you couch your demonstration more in terms of skill with magic which is arguably based on your smarts as a spellcaster, the DM might call for an Intelligence (Performance) check, if the DM goes in for the variant rules regarding this. Typically, these sorts of fictional actions will be done in the context of engaging with the social interaction pillar.Whether you think the proficiency is worth taking comes down to your goal and approach, whether you think your DM will rule the result uncertain, and the frequency with which you will perform. If your DM is one to call for a Performance check anytime something you do vaguely smells like a Performance check would apply (i.e. it's always going to be uncertain) or if it's common for players to ask to make ability checks at your table, then it's a good proficiency to take. If the DM balances out ruling outright success or failure versus making ability checks and the players don't ask to make ability checks at your table, it is less valuable, but still useful for those times when uncertainty rears its ugly head.</blockquote>