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<blockquote data-quote="Kalendraf" data-source="post: 2083113" data-attributes="member: 3433"><p>The 3rd level bard spell Sculpt Sound looks pretty powerful. The summary info lists some examples of what it can do, but I'm wondering about some other cases. First of all, here's the description from the SRD:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A) In the case of "deaden sounds" usage, does this act kind of like a 1-way silence w/ respect to the targets? IOW, the targets don't emit any sound, but can still detect them?</p><p></p><p>B) Can the spell reduce or amplify sounds? It's not spelled out specifically that it can, though I suspect the "transform sounds" may allow this.</p><p></p><p>B1) If the spell can reduce sounds, suppose the bard wants to reduce his own sounds or that of any allied caster in order to allow them to cast spells but doing so quietly to avoid detection by enemies. How would this be handled?</p><p></p><p>B2) If the spell can amplify sounds, how much can it amplify them by? Surely not enough to deafen or cause sonic damage. However, if the bard wants his/her bard song to be heard by a huge army spread across a vast battlefield, could this work for that?</p><p></p><p>BTW, I'm guessing that if sculpt sound can amplify sound in this manner, bards would likely want to use sculpt sound before any large concerts as well. "This lute goes to 11!"</p><p></p><p>C) Suppose the spell is used to create a number of extremely noisy objects or characters. Think of a dozen screaming kids, loud barking dogs or some other nuisance that would drive you completely nuts. Though not listed in the spell description, could that impare listen checks to detect other things nearby? Perhaps a circumstance bonus? What about concentration checks?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kalendraf, post: 2083113, member: 3433"] The 3rd level bard spell Sculpt Sound looks pretty powerful. The summary info lists some examples of what it can do, but I'm wondering about some other cases. First of all, here's the description from the SRD: A) In the case of "deaden sounds" usage, does this act kind of like a 1-way silence w/ respect to the targets? IOW, the targets don't emit any sound, but can still detect them? B) Can the spell reduce or amplify sounds? It's not spelled out specifically that it can, though I suspect the "transform sounds" may allow this. B1) If the spell can reduce sounds, suppose the bard wants to reduce his own sounds or that of any allied caster in order to allow them to cast spells but doing so quietly to avoid detection by enemies. How would this be handled? B2) If the spell can amplify sounds, how much can it amplify them by? Surely not enough to deafen or cause sonic damage. However, if the bard wants his/her bard song to be heard by a huge army spread across a vast battlefield, could this work for that? BTW, I'm guessing that if sculpt sound can amplify sound in this manner, bards would likely want to use sculpt sound before any large concerts as well. "This lute goes to 11!" C) Suppose the spell is used to create a number of extremely noisy objects or characters. Think of a dozen screaming kids, loud barking dogs or some other nuisance that would drive you completely nuts. Though not listed in the spell description, could that impare listen checks to detect other things nearby? Perhaps a circumstance bonus? What about concentration checks? [/QUOTE]
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