Interaction of Lingering Song and MW Horn [Archive] - Wizards Community

Interaction of Lingering Song and MW Horn [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
KIDS
10-12-07, 09:12 AM Hi everyone! I have a problem with interaction of Lingering Song (Complete Adventurer - Feat) and Masterwork Horn (Complete Adventurer - special equipment). I did several searches in various forums about those two but nothing came up on either. Here is the text of the two:

MWK Horn:
Masterwork Horn: When a bard plays a horn to inspire courage, it raises the morale bonus on weapon damage rolls and saves against fear by 1, but the effect lasts for only 1 round after hearing the ally perform.
Lingering Song:
your bardic music stays with the listeners long after the last note has faded away. If you use bardic music to inspire courage, greatness or heroics, the effect lasts for 1 minute after an inspired ally stops hearing you play.

For reference, the character in question, a 1st/soon to be 2nd level elf bard, can be found here (http://p197.ezboard.com/fd20worldofgreyhawkfrm83.showMessage?top icID=749.topic).

Which of these effects overrides the other, or they settle at a compromise of 2 rounds (double of 1 round), 5 rounds (half of extended duration), 5 rounds (normal song duration as a compromise) etc... how long does the bard song's effect last after all? Is there any official ruling about this? Your help would be most appreciated.

Thanks!
jaelis
10-12-07, 12:33 PM I doubt there's an official answer... it would have to be a DM call.

I'd probably make it two rounds, letting them stack as multiplicative effects.
Ninja_Ferret
10-12-07, 12:49 PM I think the stuff from the horn only lasts 1 round. But the actual effects from the song last one minute.

So say you play your song. Then stop it. After one round of you stoping it the bonuses gained drop by one but the rest of the song bonuses continue on.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
KIDS 10-12-07, 09:12 AM	Hi everyone! I have a problem with interaction of Lingering Song (Complete Adventurer - Feat) and Masterwork Horn (Complete Adventurer - special equipment). I did several searches in various forums about those two but nothing came up on either. Here is the text of the two: MWK Horn: Masterwork Horn: When a bard plays a horn to inspire courage, it raises the morale bonus on weapon damage rolls and saves against fear by 1, but the effect lasts for only 1 round after hearing the ally perform. Lingering Song: your bardic music stays with the listeners long after the last note has faded away. If you use bardic music to inspire courage, greatness or heroics, the effect lasts for 1 minute after an inspired ally stops hearing you play. For reference, the character in question, a 1st/soon to be 2nd level elf bard, can be found here (http://p197.ezboard.com/fd20worldofgreyhawkfrm83.showMessage?top icID=749.topic). Which of these effects overrides the other, or they settle at a compromise of 2 rounds (double of 1 round), 5 rounds (half of extended duration), 5 rounds (normal song duration as a compromise) etc... how long does the bard song's effect last after all? Is there any official ruling about this? Your help would be most appreciated. Thanks!
jaelis 10-12-07, 12:33 PM	I doubt there's an official answer... it would have to be a DM call. I'd probably make it two rounds, letting them stack as multiplicative effects.
Ninja_Ferret 10-12-07, 12:49 PM	I think the stuff from the horn only lasts 1 round. But the actual effects from the song last one minute. So say you play your song. Then stop it. After one round of you stoping it the bonuses gained drop by one but the rest of the song bonuses continue on.