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<blockquote data-quote="Dingmamon" data-source="post: 7160172" data-attributes="member: 6893737">Looking at the description of the ability in the 5th edition book, it says &quot;You can inspire others through stirring words or music.&quot; While music is listed, I have seen it more often used in the fashion of that inspiring word a leader gives to a struggling teammate in the middle of an action scene. The music more commonly comes into play during down time where they often describe playing music or singing to pass the time before going to bed.Looking at it from another viewpoint, in older times, armies would often go into battle with musicians. There is a reason the phrase &quot;Drums of war&quot; exists. On the battlefield instruments could be used to convey tactical information such as &quot;move forward&quot; or &quot;fall back&quot; far more quickly and at greater volume than someone trying to yell over the crowd of soldiers.So yes, a bard singing a pop song or ballad about themself or the party in combat is silly, but the historical and fictional works that sparked the idea for the bard make a lot of sense in my opinion. Using the beat of a drum, signaling maneuvers through a specific set of notes, an encouraging battle cry or even just the rhythmic tapping of his sword against a shield, all make sense as far as being utilized in combat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dingmamon, post: 7160172, member: 6893737"] Looking at the description of the ability in the 5th edition book, it says "You can inspire others through stirring words or music." While music is listed, I have seen it more often used in the fashion of that inspiring word a leader gives to a struggling teammate in the middle of an action scene. The music more commonly comes into play during down time where they often describe playing music or singing to pass the time before going to bed. Looking at it from another viewpoint, in older times, armies would often go into battle with musicians. There is a reason the phrase "Drums of war" exists. On the battlefield instruments could be used to convey tactical information such as "move forward" or "fall back" far more quickly and at greater volume than someone trying to yell over the crowd of soldiers. So yes, a bard singing a pop song or ballad about themself or the party in combat is silly, but the historical and fictional works that sparked the idea for the bard make a lot of sense in my opinion. Using the beat of a drum, signaling maneuvers through a specific set of notes, an encouraging battle cry or even just the rhythmic tapping of his sword against a shield, all make sense as far as being utilized in combat. [/QUOTE]

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