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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 1024705" data-attributes="member: 1964">I guess what I'm saying is that no one but your DM can "force" you to do anything, but I believe the rule in 3.0 that each rank equals a new instrument or medium is not intended as discretionary.  If a player decided that his fighter's martial weapon proficiency only applied to swords, and insisted on taking a -4 when he used a bow, I guess nothing in the rules "forces" him to be bow-proficient.  If a player decided that his rogue only gets 6 skill points per level because he's lazy, I guess nothing "forces" him to spend all his skill points.Really, use whatever works for you, and more power to you.  I'm chiming in just because I don't want anyone walking away from a thread like this saying, "Everyone hates ___.  It's so obviously wrong.  3.5 sucks."  The revised Perform is actually one of my favorite changes --- as a working musician [though I'm not working much lately], I find it much more satisfying to put some thought into what kind of performer I'm playing and have it matter.  A drummer, a poet, a dancer, and a harpist are very different character concepts, to me.  The preferred medium of expression should not be an afterthought --- in many cases, it should be at the core of the character.  Mastery of a new instrument should not be as easy as spending one more skill point --- I want it to really mean something.</blockquote>