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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricDragon" data-source="post: 7315204" data-attributes="member: 10778"><p>Maybe I'm off base, but I think the idea of a bard being able to inspire more than one person at a time sounds like a bardic ability. I mean a 1st level cleric spell can do it to more people for a longer than just one use.</p><p></p><p>I suggest keeping number of inspiration uses the same, but allowing the ability to affect multiple allies at the same time as an option (maybe delay that upgrade and make it part of Font of Inspiration); but with multiple allies affected it is no longer a die roll, just a basic +1 to all allies, same time limit (maybe improve it slowly to +2 at 15th and eventually +3 at 20th).</p><p></p><p>For Cutting Words, I am unsure what would be appropriate, an across-the-board -1 to all opponents in range seems too powerful for a reaction which assumes instantly affected and not saved until they try something. So maybe Cutting Words doesn't need to be able to affect multiple opponents. </p><p></p><p>[Though I could see that as an even higher level ability (say 12th-15th level). By then, the bard's reputation should make his ability to demoralize his opponents legendary so that multiple opponents could be affected with a version of his cutting words (at a lesser effect than his full inspiration because the effect is diffused into more than one opponent. This use would also become a bonus action instead of a reaction. A single die size shrinkage seems too little for this powerful ability which would still see use, but awaiting high level to gain the ability would make an across-the-board -1 seem uninspired. I suggest a -2 to opponent first attack rolls (only) to all opponents in range.] </p><p></p><p>Add a bit to the capstone ability that would improve this ability to Cha mod (minimum -3) as an additional capstone ability (as well as <u>give</u> the ability to bards without Cutting Words). (If you have no uses of inspiration left when you roll initiative, regain 1 use, which though powerful seems really blah for 20th level: "if you weren't able to take a short rest and regain all your inspiration uses, we'll give you one (single target) use". Compare to Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Any Paladin Oath, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard capstone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElectricDragon, post: 7315204, member: 10778"] Maybe I'm off base, but I think the idea of a bard being able to inspire more than one person at a time sounds like a bardic ability. I mean a 1st level cleric spell can do it to more people for a longer than just one use. I suggest keeping number of inspiration uses the same, but allowing the ability to affect multiple allies at the same time as an option (maybe delay that upgrade and make it part of Font of Inspiration); but with multiple allies affected it is no longer a die roll, just a basic +1 to all allies, same time limit (maybe improve it slowly to +2 at 15th and eventually +3 at 20th). For Cutting Words, I am unsure what would be appropriate, an across-the-board -1 to all opponents in range seems too powerful for a reaction which assumes instantly affected and not saved until they try something. So maybe Cutting Words doesn't need to be able to affect multiple opponents. [Though I could see that as an even higher level ability (say 12th-15th level). By then, the bard's reputation should make his ability to demoralize his opponents legendary so that multiple opponents could be affected with a version of his cutting words (at a lesser effect than his full inspiration because the effect is diffused into more than one opponent. This use would also become a bonus action instead of a reaction. A single die size shrinkage seems too little for this powerful ability which would still see use, but awaiting high level to gain the ability would make an across-the-board -1 seem uninspired. I suggest a -2 to opponent first attack rolls (only) to all opponents in range.] Add a bit to the capstone ability that would improve this ability to Cha mod (minimum -3) as an additional capstone ability (as well as [u]give[/u] the ability to bards without Cutting Words). (If you have no uses of inspiration left when you roll initiative, regain 1 use, which though powerful seems really blah for 20th level: "if you weren't able to take a short rest and regain all your inspiration uses, we'll give you one (single target) use". Compare to Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Any Paladin Oath, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard capstone. [/QUOTE]
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