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{{Alpha}}<blockquote>''Pianists, the solitary professionals, make a living through their performances. Always burdened with their pianos, they have a remarkable capacity to bear heavy loads.''</blockquote>
{{Beta}}<blockquote>''Pianists, the solitary professionals, make a living through their performances. Always burdened with their pianos, they have a remarkable capacity to bear heavy loads.''</blockquote>


==Class Stats and Feats==
==Class Stats and Feats==
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Negotiation<sup>(130)</sup>
Negotiation<sup>(130)</sup>
|None
|None
|Musician 2
|Musician 2  
|Enhanced performance quality
|Enhanced performance quality
Bonus to performance reward
Bonus to performance reward
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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
Despite the name, a pianist does not actually start with a piano or even a musical instrument; he or she should obtain one at earliest notice. Thankfully, a microphone can easily be acquired at the church in Mysilia at the cost of a few furniture tickets. If one starts with pickpocketing and can brave the early-game walk to Palmia, then the first floor has a pair of panties which can be stolen. These have the advantage of being throwing weapons as well, which greatly increases early-game survivability.
Despite the name, a pianist does not actually start with a piano or even a musical instrument; he or she should obtain one at earliest notice. You can '''[[Elin:Creating|craft]]''' lutes at the Tinker's table, so you may want to get those first.


If you need to practice your music skills, tourists and children are viable audiences; the asylum is full of the latter. Since music only gains experience upon you earning money for playing music, there's no point in playing to an audience that you're unable to please. Only humans and demi-humans will pay you for entertaining them; animals, undead, and other monsters will not tip you, even if neutral. Thrown rocks are now more forgiving damage-wise.
Other than that, a microphone can easily be acquired at the church in Mysilia at the cost of a few furniture tickets. If one starts with pickpocketing and can brave the early-game walk to Palmia, then the first floor has a pair of panties which can be stolen. Note that even if you do not have the pickpocketing, you can walk further to '''[[Elin:The Graveyard|the Graveyard]]''' east of Lumiest and get the relic panties from one of the corpses there. These have the advantage of being throwing weapons as well, which greatly increases early-game survivability.


Playing for the same audience will drain interest and eventually cause them to get bored, so you should move from place to place. Interest will naturally recover after several days of no interaction, so pianists should travel from town to town seeking fresh audiences.
If you need to practice your music skills, tourists and children are viable audiences; the [[Elin:Asylum|'''asylum''']] is full of the latter. Since music only gains experience upon you earning money for playing music, there's no point in playing to an audience that you're unable to please. Playing for the same audience will drain interest and eventually cause them to get bored, so you should move from place to place. Interest will naturally recover after several days of no interaction, so pianists should travel from town to town seeking fresh audiences.


The amount of money you can earn from an NPC depends on the level of said NPC. This can pose a problem later into the game as the player's level exceeds that of NPCs in towns and income generated through performing does not continue to scale, eventually plateauing.
Pianists should seek out large gatherings of NPCs to make the most out of their time. Highly populated cities like Mysilia and Palmia are good starting locations so long as one performs out of the guards' hearing. The Fortune Bell has a particularly high NPC density, especially on the second level. It's also possible to create locations of densely-packed NPCs in the player's towns, such as a dormitory.


Pianists should seek out large gatherings of NPCs to make the most out of their time. Highly populated cities like Mysilia and Palmia are good starting locations so long as one performs out of the guards' hearing. The Fortune Bell has a particularly high NPC density, especially on the second level. It's also possible to create locations of densely-packed NPCs in the player's towns, such as a dormitory.
When you have finished practicing, take performance '''[[Elin:Requests|requests]]'''. Requests for performances are often found in Palmia and Lumiest. Since the amount of money you can earn from performances outside of the performance hall is limited, pianists must earn money from performance requests. The amount of money you can earn from an NPC depends on the level of said NPC, and the amount is doubled for unique NPCs. Only humans and demi-humans will pay you for entertaining them; animals, undead, and other monsters will not tip you, even if neutral. Thrown rocks are now more forgiving damage-wise.
==Suggested Races==
==Suggested Races==


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