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<blockquote data-quote="Meech17" data-source="post: 9257705" data-attributes="member: 7044459"><p>I came up playing Everquest where bards' abilities came through songs. They were buffs or de-buffs that lasted while playing the song. You could only play one at a time, but the effects would linger a little once the song ended, 5-10 seconds or so. So good bards could do what they called twisting. Essentially ending one song and beginning another. Then ending the second one and restarting the first one right as the effect wore off, so that the two effects would overlap and you get the benefits of both songs. REALLY GOOD bards could twist more than two songs.. Three or sometimes even four. </p><p></p><p>I was trying to think of a way to translate this into TTRPG/D&D mechanics. I'd imagine maybe just from leveling up the bard could get the remix ability. At level 4/9/13/17 or something they can begin to perform more than one song at a time. Perhaps they can attempt to twist songs as an ability roll, and on a success both song bonuses are active until the start of their next turn where the first song and it's bonuses fade. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how much fun this would be to play however. Would the player get to perform any other actions during their turn or would it be </p><p></p><p>"Well I started playing Inspire Courage last turn, and it's still the best option for this turn, so I just keep playing my lute" because that sounds flavorful, but boring</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meech17, post: 9257705, member: 7044459"] I came up playing Everquest where bards' abilities came through songs. They were buffs or de-buffs that lasted while playing the song. You could only play one at a time, but the effects would linger a little once the song ended, 5-10 seconds or so. So good bards could do what they called twisting. Essentially ending one song and beginning another. Then ending the second one and restarting the first one right as the effect wore off, so that the two effects would overlap and you get the benefits of both songs. REALLY GOOD bards could twist more than two songs.. Three or sometimes even four. I was trying to think of a way to translate this into TTRPG/D&D mechanics. I'd imagine maybe just from leveling up the bard could get the remix ability. At level 4/9/13/17 or something they can begin to perform more than one song at a time. Perhaps they can attempt to twist songs as an ability roll, and on a success both song bonuses are active until the start of their next turn where the first song and it's bonuses fade. I'm not sure how much fun this would be to play however. Would the player get to perform any other actions during their turn or would it be "Well I started playing Inspire Courage last turn, and it's still the best option for this turn, so I just keep playing my lute" because that sounds flavorful, but boring [/QUOTE]
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