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Of course now that I have a copy of the current rules I felt the need to needlessly complicate matters by coming up with a general idea for a Bard character not specifically covered in the rules.
I know that you could easily assume that Puppets/Marionettes could count as Acting or Comedy for the purpose of Versatile Performance, but these choices don't really catch the feeling that I was looking for with the character. I was thinking of a character trained in a proper school on the inner sea capable of both crass street performances of Punch and Judy (clearly covered by Comedy) and with the more artistic Marionette performances in say, Chelish Opera or in a play performed entirely through puppets.
I ran this by my regular group, one of them a professional puppeteer, and I got the response that there should be a separate skill. The general consensus on associated skills were Disable device and Sleight of Hand. I'm not entirely satisfied with that, thinking it a bit too out of flavor compared to the other performance types, and maybe a bit too mechanically advantageous. (Though, I do find myself enjoying the thought of those skills being used for a Bard in a party short a rogue, especially when used with ranged legerdemain from Arcane Trickster.)
My general question being, what sort of skills would people recommend for this sort of performance skill?