Barrister

In a court case or other legal proceeding, the barrister is a 4th-level challenge.

A barrister gains a +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy checks to or something of the deciding members within a courtroom.

If the barrister successfully DC 20 performance against a DC of 20 during the 20 minutes prior to the check, they increase the circumstance bonus to +4.

The barrister uses existing case law to undermine their opposition. If they succeed at a DC 20 legal-lore check, they impose a -2 circumstance penalty on the next Diplomacy check an opponent attempts in a legal argument.

Any further attempts to Cite Precedent fail until a new topic with different precedents is being argued.

Effect: Cite Precedent