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How would you do a Mime Bard

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#1
who8mybrownie
Jul 20, 2009 15:08:19 So what started off as a joke between me and my DM has actually received the go-ahead if i can figure it out.

Books available: PH1&2, DMG1&2, Eberron (all), Complete (all), Races of (all), ToB, and with a little persuasion UA, BoED, PH, XPH.

I was thinking of having him take the Non-verbal spell from PH but that still requires some noise. Any ideas.

If the bard is not going to be silenced by SILENCE then i need some other downside to his class so that he is not too powerful. For instance I was thinking that there could be a 20%ish chance of spell failure because my target was not looking at me.

The character would be 8th lvl.
#2
pithica
Jul 20, 2009 15:27:57 Bard 5/Mindbender 1/Whatever...

Telepathy. Sing in their heads.

It doesn't help with everything, but it's where I'd start.
#3
keyes2k4
Jul 20, 2009 15:28:46 vow of silence from BOED if you can. Milk your characters inability to speak for all its worth.
#4
Omen_of_Peace
Jul 20, 2009 15:53:00 There is no Vow of Silence feat, but the Buomman race made one. If Music-via-Telepathy is allowed it's your best bet. Otherwise, the Subsonics feat is as close as you'll get.
#5
jopustopin
Jul 20, 2009 16:35:46 Lol a mime. I'm DMing a campaign where the bard has all his ranks in Perform (air guitar)
#6
flawless_p
Jul 21, 2009 14:43:31
Lol a mime. I'm DMing a campaign where the bard has all his ranks in Perform (air guitar)

Lol he should get together with my friend he has Preform (Invisible Drums)
#7
hsien
Jul 21, 2009 16:46:39 Start of with 4 walls of force, for the classic mime performance.
Then a silence spell to make sure he stays in character for when panic sets in, and then you take the....

Oh, sorry I misunderstood the subject title.
#8
glutton
Jul 21, 2009 19:27:59 If you familiarize yourself with the Pathfinder rules, even the beta ones, you'll find they have divergent abilities for singing and acting bardic music. Things like counter song for illusions, perform based confusion effects etc, really quite nifty. I'm playing a pathfinder bard right now in a campaign and find them a riot
#9
jopustopin
Jul 22, 2009 3:08:05
Lol he should get together with my friend he has Preform (Invisible Drums)

haha, I'll tell him about your bard

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 who8mybrownie Jul 20, 2009 15:08:19	So what started off as a joke between me and my DM has actually received the go-ahead if i can figure it out. Books available: PH1&2, DMG1&2, Eberron (all), Complete (all), Races of (all), ToB, and with a little persuasion UA, BoED, PH, XPH. I was thinking of having him take the Non-verbal spell from PH but that still requires some noise. Any ideas. If the bard is not going to be silenced by SILENCE then i need some other downside to his class so that he is not too powerful. For instance I was thinking that there could be a 20%ish chance of spell failure because my target was not looking at me. The character would be 8th lvl.
#2 pithica Jul 20, 2009 15:27:57	Bard 5/Mindbender 1/Whatever... Telepathy. Sing in their heads. It doesn't help with everything, but it's where I'd start.
#3 keyes2k4 Jul 20, 2009 15:28:46	vow of silence from BOED if you can. Milk your characters inability to speak for all its worth.
#4 Omen_of_Peace Jul 20, 2009 15:53:00	There is no Vow of Silence feat, but the Buomman race made one. If Music-via-Telepathy is allowed it's your best bet. Otherwise, the Subsonics feat is as close as you'll get.
#5 jopustopin Jul 20, 2009 16:35:46	Lol a mime. I'm DMing a campaign where the bard has all his ranks in Perform (air guitar)
#6 flawless_p Jul 21, 2009 14:43:31	Lol a mime. I'm DMing a campaign where the bard has all his ranks in Perform (air guitar) Lol he should get together with my friend he has Preform (Invisible Drums)
#7 hsien Jul 21, 2009 16:46:39	Start of with 4 walls of force, for the classic mime performance. Then a silence spell to make sure he stays in character for when panic sets in, and then you take the.... Oh, sorry I misunderstood the subject title.
#8 glutton Jul 21, 2009 19:27:59	If you familiarize yourself with the Pathfinder rules, even the beta ones, you'll find they have divergent abilities for singing and acting bardic music. Things like counter song for illusions, perform based confusion effects etc, really quite nifty. I'm playing a pathfinder bard right now in a campaign and find them a riot
#9 jopustopin Jul 22, 2009 3:08:05	Lol he should get together with my friend he has Preform (Invisible Drums) haha, I'll tell him about your bard