OK, I think my genuine rules question in the '3.5 Perform, Diplomacy' kind of got swallowed up in the bickering about whether the splitting of the Perform skill makes sense, so I'll give it its own thread ... The prerequisites for the Bardic music abilities, I understand, now include both Bard levels and Perform ranks. (Which sucks for my Rogue/Bard if our group converts, but anyway ...) My question is, do the requirements specify that the ranks must be in one Perform skill? Eg. A Bard needs to be 9th level and have 12 ranks in Perform to Inspire Greatness (IIRC). If a 9th level Bard has 6 ranks in Perform (sing) and 6 more ranks in Perform (dance), can this song-and-dance man Inspire Greatness? Or does he have to max out at least one particular subskill to qualify for the ability?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!