Not every hero hides their real selves in the shadows, some take center stage. Fame comes for many reasons, but the celebrity is someone who is known for being known. Media personalities such as actors or musicians, reality stars, professional athletes, and more are your most common candidates for celebrity status.
Core Talents
At the heart of celebrity life is the pressure of fame. Core Talents focus on what leads to the character’s celebrity status, and the skills required to navigate the landscape that they now find themselves in, and how they maintain the lifestyle.
Core Talents
- A Talent Representing What They are Famous For: Art, Background: An Event Putting Them In The Spotlight, Hobby, Sport
- Area of Influence: Fan Base
- Background: Based on how the public sees the character’s public persona
- Beauty/Handsome
- Etiquette
- Subterfuge
Related Talents
Celebrity status can be tricky, and the longer one lives in the spotlight the harder it becomes to avoid that spotlight being shown in places it should never go. Related Talents focus on coping mechanisms of celebrities. From using Fashion and Disguise to create strong distinctions between public and private life, to Handlers that can deal with any arrangements the celebrity needs before stepping out in public. Of course, there is also Wealth, money does tend to make things easier when dealing with one’s fame.
Related Talents:
- Contact: Handler
- Disguise
- Fashion
- Intuition
- Serendipity
- Wealth
Unlike other Journeys, the Celebrity doesn’t so much diversify into different types of celebs with Related Talents, but rather develops coping mechanisms for their fame. Some find it easy to split in and out of social situations, and regardless of difficulty, the Celebrity is particularly adept.
Boons
Like other aspects of the Celebrity, Boons reinforce their magnetic personality. Drawing others in, provisioning inspiration, and extracting the occasional favor.
Related Boons
- Amazing
- Favors
- Leader
