Jester

Vocation
Jester
Maribel as a jester in DQVII 3DS.
Japanese name:	笑わせ師 (Warawase shi)
Introduced in:	Dragon Quest VII
Appears in:	Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

With snappy comebacks and spontaneous one-liners, the Jester is always popular. --Description in Dragon Quest VII.

The Jester (笑わせ師 Warawase shi) vocation is a variant of the more common Gadabout, which appears exclusively in Dragon Quest VII. The differences between Jesters and Gadabouts is that the former have slightly more utility in battle through the skills they learn and that both sexes dress as clowns where lady Gadabouts dress as bunny girls.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The Jester is one of the basic vocations available. Mastering it is a prerequisite to unlock the Luminary vocation, along with Dancer and Troubadour. The Jester's attributes decline in all categories save for style which might be hard to deal with at first and the skills aren't worth using, but the vocation is required for a character to become a Luminary and then a Druid later on. When Ruff is a jester, his wolf has a clown's red nose.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	PS1: 133
	3DS: 71
Strength	-30%
Agility	-30%
Resilience	-40%
Wisdom	-20%
Style	+5%
Max HP	-30%
Max MP	-20%

PSX Abilities

While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner		0
2	Novice	Puff-Puff (PuffPuff)	7	One Enemy	If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.	0
3	Goof-Off	Pratfall (Silliness)	15	Self	Caster avoids physical attacks for one turn	0
4	Buffoon	Sobering Slap (PointOut)	30	Self	Counterattacks physical attacks for one turn	0
5	Stand-up	One-Liner (Quick Joke)	58	One Group	Tells a joke which may cause one enemy group to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
6	Comedian	Tongue Lashing (LushLicks)	80	One Enemy	Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking	0
7	Joker	Tongue Bashing (SickLick)	100	One Enemy	Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero	0
8	Fool	Rib-Tickler (Tickle)	133	One Enemy	Tickle one enemy, which may prevent it from attacking	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Troubadour (Bard)	Silly Song (GagSong)	One Group	Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Dancer	Underpants Dance (BoxerDanc)	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Martial Artist	Follow Suit (Retaliate)	Self	Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy	0
Mage	Fuddle (PanicAll)	One Group	Causes confusion to one enemy group	5
Thief	Weird Leer (Giggle)	Self	Does nothing	0
Warrior	Confusion Attack (ConfuHit)	One Enemy	May confuse the enemy it hits	0

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Open Mic-Er	Pratfall	1	User	Dodge all damage for one turn.	0
2	Clown	Sobering Slap	4	Self	Turn an enemy attack back onto them. Doesn't seem to work.	0
3	Fall Guy	Weird Leer	9		Does nothing	0
		Puff-Puff		One enemy	If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.	0
4	Gag Merchant	One-Liner	16	One group	User tells a joke, can make the enemy laugh and skip a turn.	0
5	Jobbing Comedian	Tongue Lashing	24	One enemy	Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking	0
6	Bill-Topper	Underpants Dance	34	One group	May startle enemies, which make them skip a turn.	0
		Tongue Bashing		One enemy	Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero.	0
7	Household Name	Rib-Tickler	46	One enemy	May make an enemy skip a turn.	0
8	Comic Genius	Weird Whacker	71	One group	Attempt to confuse enemies, also deals damage	0

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Jester is a basic vocation focused on debuffing the enemy with skills like Deceleratle, One-Liner, or Rib-Tickler.

Mastering this vocation, Dancer, and Troubadour is required to unlock the Luminary vocation.

Proficiency

Level	Type	Name
1		Hip Drop
1		Pratfall
2		Sobering Slap
3		Decelerate
4		One-Liner
5		Mighty Martyr
5		Deceleratle
6		Joke's On You
7		Rib-Tickler
8		Weird Whacker
Let loose skill
Play the Fool: Prat about to deftly dodge attacks from enemies who will also be easier to provoke into fits of laughter.

Attribute Adjustments

Maximum HP	Maximum MP	Attack	Defence	Magical Might	Charm
-			-
Magical Mending	Strength	Deftness	Resilience	Agility
			-

Gallery

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  Maribel switching from a Warrior to a Jester to a Shepherd