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#1 Guest922805160 Feb 13, 2013 10:48:17	I am building a Bard with a melee weapon so can I take Vicious Mockey or do I need a ranged weapon for that? Vicious Mockery's text sayiing At Will, Arcane, Charm, Implement, Psychic Std Action          Ranged 10
#2 Nirafelos Feb 13, 2013 11:01:52	I am building a Bard with a melee weapon so can I take Vicious Mockey or do I need a ranged weapon for that? Vicious Mockery's text sayiing At Will, Arcane, Charm, Implement, Psychic Std Action          Ranged 10   A power with the implement keyword gains no benefit from a ranged or melee weapon being equipped unless you can use that weapon as an implement.  Implement powers don't require that you use an implement at all, but using one is the onky way to get an enhancement bonus to their rolls. Many bards dual-wield a sword and a wand, or use one of the many weapon enchants that allow the weapon to work as an implement.
#3 Guest922805160 Feb 13, 2013 11:07:06	So in short, I could use Vicious Mockery with pretty well whatever I want but it will not get a bonus unless I use an implement?
#4 Nirafelos Feb 13, 2013 11:14:44	So in short, I could use Vicious Mockery with pretty well whatever I want but it will not get a bonus unless I use an implement? yep. also note that unless you have an item/feat that says otherwise, if you make a Ranged attack while an enemy is adjacent to you, he will get to attack you (unless he is unable to make opportunity attacks for whatever reason).
#5 Guest922805160 Feb 13, 2013 11:16:58	awesome, ty
#6 RedSiegfried Feb 13, 2013 12:00:28	So in short, I could use Vicious Mockery with pretty well whatever I want but it will not get a bonus unless I use an implement? Or you could use it with nothing at all.  No weapon or implement of any kind is necessary.  But like you said, you won't get an enhancement bonus unless you use a +X implement with this power.
#7 baldhermit Feb 13, 2013 13:13:16	..and as with any bard, please give staggering note a good look
#8 Omegasupreme651 Feb 14, 2013 19:10:38	The biggest question is:  Are you going to sing all the time during your encounters?....
#9 lolabonne Feb 14, 2013 19:50:46	The biggest question is:  Are you going to sing all the time during your encounters?....  Thanks to the power of reflavoring, he doesn't have to sing at all if he doesn't want to.
#10 RedSiegfried Feb 14, 2013 23:25:40	The biggest question is:  Are you going to sing all the time during your encounters?....  Thanks to the power of reflavoring, he doesn't have to sing at all if he doesn't want to. The last bard I had played death metal on his electric guitar.
#11 Cohen95 Feb 17, 2013 17:24:39	The biggest question is:  Are you going to sing all the time during your encounters?....  Thanks to the power of reflavoring, he doesn't have to sing at all if he doesn't want to. The last bard I had played death metal on his electric guitar. So he was an axe build?
#12 RedSiegfried Feb 18, 2013 0:21:11	The biggest question is:  Are you going to sing all the time during your encounters?....  Thanks to the power of reflavoring, he doesn't have to sing at all if he doesn't want to. The last bard I had played death metal on his electric guitar. So he was an axe build? (rimshot)
#13 Mad_Jack Feb 19, 2013 21:42:47	(rimshot)   There's an app  icon for that...   I once reflavored a bard as a "wardancer" - he took Perform: Dance as his performance skill, carried a drum, and I MC'd into a couple levels of monk as well. Most of his spells were self-buffs. I got some Riverdance jokes, but the guy was basically fluffed as a Capoeira fighter...