Gadabout

Goof-Offs from Dragon Quest III.

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

The Gadabout (also known as Goof-off or Jester) is a recurring vocation in the Dragon Quest series. Quite literally a 'joke' character, the Gadabout is poor in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck.

Dragon Quest III

Gadabouts, although pretty much useless on the battlefield, have a great amount of luck. This allows them to avoid the affects of debilitating spells more often than other characters. The trade-off for this is the fact that these clowns have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. In Dragon Quest III, they are the only class that can turn into a Sage at Alltrades Abbey without a Book of Satori.

Starting equipment and Stats

• Cypress stick (NES Version only)
• Clothes

NES version

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	11	240
MP	0	0
Strength	5	100
Agility	2	130
Resilience	6	131
Wisdom	2	184
Luck	8	255

A gadabout will only follow the player's instructions 75% of the time, disobeying with a randomly selected action. Every few levels, a new action is added to the list:

Level 1 (1/5): struck a defensive pose (Defends), just gawked at the scene(Nothing),
yell for help (Nothing), run (Nothing), fell and tripped (Nothing)
 Level 3 (1/7): smiled serenely (Nothing), keeled over (Falls asleep)
 Level 5 (1/8): juggle stones (4~8 damage to Gadabout or monster)
 Level 7 (1/9): sing and dance gaily (Nothing)
 Level 9 (1/10): flick disheveled hair(F)/put on tough guy act(M) (Nothing)
 Level 11 (1/11): tap dance (Gadabout's evasion rises)
 Level 13 (1/12): spin finger at monster (Confuses monster)
 Level 15 (1/13): preen with mirror (F)/goose other party member(M) (Nothing)
 Level 17 (1/15): keel over (Paralyzes Gadabout), cast some gibberish (Nothing)
 Level 19 (1/16): pray for peace (Nothing)
 Level 20 (1/17): become plagued by self doubt (Nothing)
 Level 21 (1/18): make up a pun (Makes enemy laugh)
 Level 23 (1/20): roll a die (Nothing), sing loudly (terrible voice - makes enemy flee, beautiful voice - makes enemy lose turn)
 Level 25 (1/21): image lewd situations (Nothing)
 Level 27 (1/22): sneeze (Makes everybody surprised)
 Level 29 (1/24): start a word game (Nothing), gaze sexily at monster (Makes monster lose turn (F)/Nothing(M))
 Level 31 (1/25): tell a story (Random party member can lose turn)
 Level 33 (1/26): put on heels and hold a whip(F)/pull out a crown and wear it(M)
(Makes a monster attack other monster or itself when alone/Gadabout attacks a monster)
 Level 35 (1/28): sneak up behind other party member (Nothing), laugh  maniacally (Make monsters flee)
 Level 37 (1/29): cheer everyone up (Casts Deceleratle or Acceleratle on the party)
 Level 39 (1/31): guzzle a bottle of ale (Gadabout won't move next turn),  heckle a monster (Nothing)
 Level 41 (1/32): toss up a boulder (12~14 damage to party member, or 30~32 to a monster)
 Level 43 (1/33): puff-puff a monster (Makes a monster lose turn(F)/Deals 36~45 damage to a monster(M))
 Level 45 (1/34): use a move on a monster (Poofchop, Poofmash; deals 35~42 damage to a monster)
 Level 47 (1/35): do something illicit (Nothing)
 Level 49 (1/36): lit some paper on fire (Casts Frizzle on a monster)
 Level 50 (1/37): run out of things to do (Casts Multiheal on party)
 

Skill

Dragon Quest III (GBC)
Spell	Level Learned
Whistle	13

Dragon Quest VI

Gadabout is one of the basic classes available. It is one of the prerequisites for the Luminary vocation, along with the Dancer.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	155
Strength	-30%
Agility	-30%
Defence	-40%
Wisdom	-20%
Style	+5%
Max HP	-30%
Max MP	-40%
Trait	Sometimes skips a turn

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Goof-off	Lucky Dip	1	Varies	Random effect	0
2	Partygoer	Whistle	12	Self	Summons monsters with a whistle.	0
3	Night Owl	Tongue Lashing	25	One enemy	A slobbery lick to make the enemy cower.	0
4	Freeloader	Puff-Puff	45	One enemy	If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.	0
5	Muckraker	Nap	67	Self	Sleep for a spell to restore HP and MP.	0
6	Heartbreaker	Tongue Bashing	82	One enemy	A punishing lick to reduce the enemy's defence.	0
7	Moodmaker	Follow Suit	118	Self	Gives the enemy back a taste of its own medicine.	0
8	Super Player	Hocus Pocus	155	Varies	Take a chance with Lady Luck! Only she knows what will happen.	20

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	130
Strength	-30 Percent
Agility	-30 Percent
Resilience	-40 Percent
Wisdom	-20 Percent
Style	+5 Percent
Max HP	-30 Percent
Max MP	-20 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Puff Puff	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	Silliness	15	Self	Caster avoids physical attacks for one turn	0
4	Buffoon	Point Out	30	Self	Counterattacks physical attacks for one turn	0
5	Stand-up	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	80	One Enemy	Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking	0
7	Joker	Tongue Bashing	100	One Enemy	Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero	0
8	Fool	Tickle	130	One Enemy	Tickle one enemy, which may prevent it from attacking	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Bard	Gag Song	One Group	Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Dancer	Boxer Dance	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Fighter	Retaliate	Self	Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy	0
Mage	Kafuddle	One Group	Causes confusion to one enemy group	5
Thief	Giggle	Self	Does nothing	0
Warrior	Confuhit	One Enemy	May confuse the enemy it hits	0

Usefulness

The Gadabout's attributes decline in all categories 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 Summoner later on.

Notable Gadabouts

• Selectable class in Dragon Quest III
• Torneko can be considered a fusion of the Gadabout and Merchant classes, with a little bit of Thief thrown in.
• Dhoulmagus is referred to by the party and by NPCs as a Jester. Beyond this nomenclature and a superficial resemblance, he has no real relation to the vocation.

Galley

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  Female Goof-Off, Dragon Quest III official artwork.
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  Male Goof-Off, Dragon Quest III official artwork.

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