Bard

Bards are the master of performance, singers, dancers and entertainers that have enterwoven the art of song and dance into their abilities. Not only are they extremely skilled entertainers, but they can also be very helpful in the battlefield, making bards unique allies to take along with you. 

In order to purchase levels in the Prestige Class Bard, you must meet the following requirements. 

• Must have Master in at least one Skill to obtain level one and two
• Must have Exalted in at least one Skill to obtain level three and four
  

Master Muse
You have mastered the art of playing an instrument and have now begun to learn how to weave your artistic skills in combat. You can choose one of the instruments from the Instrument Table to make a focus for this class. You are now able to play this instrument while in battle, its noise being amplified to be heard over the sounds of combat and struggle. In addition you can use this instrument as a spell casting focus for your normal spells, regardless of the domain, allowing you to cast spells through the musical device. 


Note of Momentum
You have now learned magical notes, abilities you can cast through your music to affect allies or enemies. Only one note can be played at a time, but is able to effect anyone who hears it, regardless of it being an ally or an enemy. The note of momentum allows you to play at a very quick pace, your music becoming very quick. For the next three post all allies who can hear your music will have their speed increased, able to move twice as fast as they normally could. In addition an enemy that hears this note will have their speed reduced, moving half as quickly as they normally could. 

Become Another Person
While bards are skilled musicians, they are also great entertainers, often acting and preforming for large crowds. They have spent a lot of their time learning voices, dialects and taking on many different roles. This has allowed the bard to take on a persona, becoming another character for a while. They can change their voice, their personality, their accent, and even keep make up kits on them to alter their appearance. With all of this combined the bard is able to hide their true identity while becoming someone else. 


  
Piercing Melody
Your music gets louder, echoing out through the area. It can now be heard over any other sound, regardless how loud it may be. Your music can now be heard regardless of anyone attempting to block it out, effecting people who are deaf, people who have covered their ears or who have attempted to ignore the music. The sounds of your instrument can even be heard through structures and walls, affecting anyone in the immediate area. 

Note of Rejuvenation
You are able to play a very relaxing and calming song, filling the air with music that is very sweet to your allies. However your enemies hear a very different song, they hear a foreboding and depressing song that removes their will power to keep going. An ally that hears this note will be healed of all surface level wounds and will feel inspired, pushing forward and continuing to fight. Enemies who hear this note will be unable to cast healing spell or abilities and can not be healed for the duration of the note. This note will last for three post. 

Note of the pure mind
You can now playing an enchanting note that fills your allies, calming them and entrancing them, keeping their mind focused on you. For the next two post they will be immune to any effects that would attempt to alter their mind, such as fear effects or spells that would turn allies against each other. For the duration all of your allies will ignore these effects and can fight their enemies without being turned away. 



Note of Destruction
You can now play a very harsh tune, filling the air with a chaotic melody. Any ally of yours that can hear this melody will have their damage increased, allowing them to deal double damage with all of their abilities, spells or attacks. In addition any enemy that hears this note will have their damage reduced, only dealing half damage to you or your allies for the duration of the song. This song last for two post. 

Note of Perseverance
You can now play a very strong note that fills your allies with the strength to keep fighting no matter how dire the situation is. This note will be played for two post and for as long as your allies can hear it they will be immune to spell effects. This will not ignore the damage dealt to them from that spell, but will prevent them from any other effects, like being stunned, frozen, shocked, burned, paralyzed, or other status effects. 

Dancing Instrument
Your bonded instrument has taken on a life of its own, now able to float next to you and play music without you needing to touch or interact with it. You can manipulate your instrument and play notes while it hovers next to you, letting you use your free hands to do other things, like attack or defend yourself.


Note of Immunity
You can now play a protective tune that forms around you or an ally, swirling around them and creating a protective shield. For their next post that protected target will be immune to any and all damage, preventing them from feeling the effects of damage for the entire duration of the note. This note can only target one person at a time and can only be played twice per topic. 

Encore
The bard has become so skilled at playing their instruments in battle they are now able to play two at one time, using their dancing instrument feature to play one while playing the other in their hands. This allows you to use two different notes at the same time, allowing you to combine the effects of two different notes at one time. Upon earning this feature you may choose a second instrument from the list above to add to your collection, and can choose to use any of your bard features through both of those instruments.