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SO, just realized this while creating a character.
I was creating a goblin sorcerer with a background of entertainer (fire breather style).
Picking Entertainer background gives you training in Lore (Entertainment) + the feat "Fascinating Performance".
Fascinating Performance
Prerequisites trained in Performance
When you use the Perform action, compare yourcheck result to the Will DC of one observer. If you succeed, the target is fascinated with you for 1 round; if the observer is in a situation that demands immediate attention, such as combat, you must critically succeed to fascinate the target. You must choose which creature you’re attempting to fascinate before you roll your check, and regardless of your result, the target is
bolstered against your Fascinating Performance.
If you’re an expert in Performance, you can compare your
check result to the Will DCs of up to four observers and fascinate
any number of them. If you’re a master in Performance you can
fascinate up to 10 observers with a single check, and if you’re
legendary in Performance you can try to fascinate any number
of observers at the same time.
The thing is weird because the background is NOT giving me training in performance and the bonus feat lack the classic "even if you do not meet the requirements". So in this case I am obliged to take a training in performance to make this viable if I am not a bard.
Gladiator background has the identical weird behaviour and other backgrounds too (Scout->Forager)
Maybe is expected to work like this... but it's just ...weird.
Instead of Entertainment Lore skill it would have made much more sense to have Performance. You can still make the classic "if you already have a training in performance due to (class, background, whatever) you are trained in Lore (Entertainment).