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            "name": "Ability Score Increases",
            "desc": "+1 to Charisma and one other ability score.",
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            "name": "Adventures and Advancement",
            "desc": "If you pull off a long-standing impersonation or false identity with exceptional success, you may eventually legally become that person. If you’re impersonating a real person, they might be considered the impostor. You gain any property and servants associated with your identity.",
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            "name": "Connection and Memento",
            "desc": "Roll 1d10, choose, or make up your own.\r\n\r\n#### Charlatan Connections\r\n\r\n|d10|Connection|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|A relentless pursuer: an inspector who you once made a fool of.|\r\n|2|A relentless pursuer: a mark you once cheated.|\r\n|3|A relentless pursuer: a former partner just out of jail who blames you for everything.|\r\n|4|A former partner now gone straight who couldn't possibly be coaxed out of retirement.|\r\n|5|A respected priest or tavernkeeper who tips you off about rich potential marks.|\r\n|6|The elusive former partner who ratted you out and sent you to jail.|\r\n|7|A famous noble or politician who through sheer luck happens to bear a striking resemblance to you.|\r\n|8|The crook who taught you everything and just can't stay out of trouble.|\r\n|9|A gullible noble who knows you by one of your former aliases, and who always seems to pop up at inconvenient times.|\r\n|10|A prominent noble who knows you only under your assumed name and who trusts you as their spiritual advisor, tutor, long-lost relative, or the like.|\r\n\r\n#### Charlatan Mementos\r\n\r\n|d10|Memento|\r\n|---|---|\r\n|1|A die that always comes up 6.|\r\n|2|A dozen brightly-colored \"potions\".|\r\n|3|A magical staff that emits a harmless shower of sparks when vigorously thumped.|\r\n|4|A set of fine clothes suitable for nobility.|\r\n|5|A genuine document allowing its holder one free release from prison for a non-capital crime.|\r\n|6|A genuine deed to a valuable property that is, unfortunately, quite haunted.|\r\n|7|An ornate harlequin mask.|\r\n|8|Counterfeit gold coins or costume jewelry apparently worth 100 gold (DC 15 Investigation check to notice they're fake).|\r\n|9|A sword that appears more magical than it really is (its blade is enchanted with continual flame and it is a mundane weapon).|\r\n|10|A nonmagical crystal ball.|",
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            "name": "Many Identities",
            "desc": "You have a bundle of forged papers of all kinds—property deeds, identification papers, love letters, arrest warrants, and letters of recommendation—all requiring only a few signatures and flourishes to meet the current need. When you encounter a new document or letter, you can add a forged and modified copy to your bundle. If your bundle is lost, you can recreate it with a forgery kit and a day’s work.",
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            "name": "Skill Proficiencies",
            "desc": "Deception, and either Culture, Insight, or Sleight of Hand.",
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            "name": "Suggested Equipment",
            "desc": "Common clothes, disguise kit, forgery kit.",
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            "name": "Tool Proficiencies",
            "desc": "Disguise kit, forgery kit.",
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        "name": "Adventurer's Guide",
        "key": "a5e-ag",
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