Bards, combat and masterwork instruments [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bards, combat and masterwork instruments [Archive] - Wizards Community

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eagleye
11-04-05, 03:35 AM A masterwork musical instrument gives you a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform checks that involve its use. But I was wondering how anyone is able to use an instrument, instead of vocals like song, storytelling or poetry, in combat. Since there's no way to get a masterwork version of any of the above methods, you'd need an actual instrument and at least one free hand to operate it. This would mean that in combat, you couldn't get a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform for your Countersong for instance.. I can hardly imagine a Bard playing the drums with one hand, while attacking a monster with his rapier in the order. Leave alone archery..

So the masterwork instrument is only useful to gain money Performing with it?
RavenDrake
11-04-05, 04:37 AM You presume to attack AND play in the same turn. NO.

Now, you CAN use the instrument in combat... you just can't attack personally. IF you are to use an Instrument in combat, you have to give up the fighing personally. Now, there was in one book or other an Instrument knife, I believe... but I'm unsure of the stats for said.
eagleye
11-04-05, 04:40 AM Well you can ofcourse Sing your Counterspell, and attack in the same time. It requires you to concentrate, so you can take a Standard Action to attack, you just can't Full Attack.
chronocrosselite
11-04-05, 05:49 AM if you want to be a more combat bard, take the sword in Complete Adventurer i think it is, called Songblade? anyways it gives bonuses to your perform and even gives you one more use of bardic music per day so thats pretty nice.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
eagleye 11-04-05, 03:35 AM	A masterwork musical instrument gives you a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform checks that involve its use. But I was wondering how anyone is able to use an instrument, instead of vocals like song, storytelling or poetry, in combat. Since there's no way to get a masterwork version of any of the above methods, you'd need an actual instrument and at least one free hand to operate it. This would mean that in combat, you couldn't get a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform for your Countersong for instance.. I can hardly imagine a Bard playing the drums with one hand, while attacking a monster with his rapier in the order. Leave alone archery.. So the masterwork instrument is only useful to gain money Performing with it?
RavenDrake 11-04-05, 04:37 AM	You presume to attack AND play in the same turn. NO. Now, you CAN use the instrument in combat... you just can't attack personally. IF you are to use an Instrument in combat, you have to give up the fighing personally. Now, there was in one book or other an Instrument knife, I believe... but I'm unsure of the stats for said.
eagleye 11-04-05, 04:40 AM	Well you can ofcourse Sing your Counterspell, and attack in the same time. It requires you to concentrate, so you can take a Standard Action to attack, you just can't Full Attack.
chronocrosselite 11-04-05, 05:49 AM	if you want to be a more combat bard, take the sword in Complete Adventurer i think it is, called Songblade? anyways it gives bonuses to your perform and even gives you one more use of bardic music per day so thats pretty nice.