Bards music, does it stack? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bards music, does it stack? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Belldandy
10-11-06, 07:38 AM I have a character ( in one of my games) and his cohort, who are both Bards, so was wondering if their music abilities are considered the same as he assumes they are different.

They are currently singing and playing music together and each grants +1 to hit and damage, do each of their musics stack?

I would guess they are assumed the same as otherwise beware the group of 10 bards all singing over each other to grant each and everyone of them +10 to hit and damage! At level 1!

But wondering if there are any set rules, as otherwise anyone want to start a Bard party?! :D

Thanks for any help. Long time since I've been around these boards!:D
noght
10-11-06, 09:27 AM Yes, all the bonuses stack. Acctually, I remember a bard spell that calls 1d4 ilusory bards to play with you.

In my game, during a war, a player that was a bard called up tu 500 friend bards to help. It was so fun :D
karthos
10-11-06, 09:35 AM Actually no, they do not stack. Inspire Courage provides a morale bonus, since it is a named bonus it overlaps with, rather than stacks with, other morale bonuses.
CaoSlayer
10-11-06, 09:56 AM no, inspire courage dont stacks with itself cause besides being the same thing (two bull str spells dont gives you +8 to str) it is morale bonus.

Buut, it stacks with impire greatness cause gives competence bonus and stacks with heroics that gives an AC bonus and saves.
Belldandy
10-11-06, 10:23 AM Morale bonus, that was what I was after. Thanks all!

Shame I was getting giddy ideas of Valkaries in mass armies singing together and charging.
The_Shaman
10-11-06, 01:29 PM Someone actually conceived it as a plan to have 1000+ 1st level bards pummel the Tarrasque with kitchen knives :D Imagine the unstoppable bard army!

By the way... What kind of goddess was Belldandy originally? I think it was something from the Norse mythology, but I'm not sure at all.
Belldandy
10-15-06, 07:05 AM The Norn's name is Verdandi, but became ベルダンディー (Berudandī) due to the difference in the phonetic system of the Japanese language. Later Berudandī evolved into Belldandy to make it sound more European and easier to be pronounced among the Japanese fans.

From Wiki. :)
The_Shaman
10-15-06, 07:52 AM Ah, so she was a norn originally... I thought it might just be something some fanboys scooped up - although Urd and Sculd don't sound typically japanese either :D
Belldandy
10-15-06, 07:54 AM Well they changed her name, and kept the others as they were?

I just used the name for one of my most popular characters. To make Cleric's be known to be powerful and cool.

:)
Roland the Crownbreaker
10-15-06, 08:53 AM While multiple Inspire Courage effects won't stack, it will stack with the songs Inspire Greatness and Inspire Heroics if you have bards capable of these songs.
Becks
10-17-06, 01:41 PM Actually no, they do not stack. Inspire Courage provides a morale bonus, since it is a named bonus it overlaps with, rather than stacks with, other morale bonuses.

As all other bonuses in the game. Sinergy for example, doesn't stack.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Belldandy 10-11-06, 07:38 AM	I have a character ( in one of my games) and his cohort, who are both Bards, so was wondering if their music abilities are considered the same as he assumes they are different. They are currently singing and playing music together and each grants +1 to hit and damage, do each of their musics stack? I would guess they are assumed the same as otherwise beware the group of 10 bards all singing over each other to grant each and everyone of them +10 to hit and damage! At level 1! But wondering if there are any set rules, as otherwise anyone want to start a Bard party?! :D Thanks for any help. Long time since I've been around these boards!:D
noght 10-11-06, 09:27 AM	Yes, all the bonuses stack. Acctually, I remember a bard spell that calls 1d4 ilusory bards to play with you. In my game, during a war, a player that was a bard called up tu 500 friend bards to help. It was so fun :D
karthos 10-11-06, 09:35 AM	Actually no, they do not stack. Inspire Courage provides a morale bonus, since it is a named bonus it overlaps with, rather than stacks with, other morale bonuses.
CaoSlayer 10-11-06, 09:56 AM	no, inspire courage dont stacks with itself cause besides being the same thing (two bull str spells dont gives you +8 to str) it is morale bonus. Buut, it stacks with impire greatness cause gives competence bonus and stacks with heroics that gives an AC bonus and saves.
Belldandy 10-11-06, 10:23 AM	Morale bonus, that was what I was after. Thanks all! Shame I was getting giddy ideas of Valkaries in mass armies singing together and charging.
The_Shaman 10-11-06, 01:29 PM	Someone actually conceived it as a plan to have 1000+ 1st level bards pummel the Tarrasque with kitchen knives :D Imagine the unstoppable bard army! By the way... What kind of goddess was Belldandy originally? I think it was something from the Norse mythology, but I'm not sure at all.
Belldandy 10-15-06, 07:05 AM	The Norn's name is Verdandi, but became ベルダンディー (Berudandī) due to the difference in the phonetic system of the Japanese language. Later Berudandī evolved into Belldandy to make it sound more European and easier to be pronounced among the Japanese fans. From Wiki. :)
The_Shaman 10-15-06, 07:52 AM	Ah, so she was a norn originally... I thought it might just be something some fanboys scooped up - although Urd and Sculd don't sound typically japanese either :D
Belldandy 10-15-06, 07:54 AM	Well they changed her name, and kept the others as they were? I just used the name for one of my most popular characters. To make Cleric's be known to be powerful and cool. :)
Roland the Crownbreaker 10-15-06, 08:53 AM	While multiple Inspire Courage effects won't stack, it will stack with the songs Inspire Greatness and Inspire Heroics if you have bards capable of these songs.
Becks 10-17-06, 01:41 PM	Actually no, they do not stack. Inspire Courage provides a morale bonus, since it is a named bonus it overlaps with, rather than stacks with, other morale bonuses. As all other bonuses in the game. Sinergy for example, doesn't stack.