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<blockquote data-quote="Kalendraf" data-source="post: 870457" data-attributes="member: 3433">This seems really simple, but in all my searching thru the PHB, DMG, various FAQs and online sites, I have still not found it.&nbsp; So here is my question:What type of action (free action, partial action, standard action, full round action, etc) is the initiation of a Bard's Song (inspire courage, etc)?Note: I understand that the bard can keep singing, thus extending it thru several rounds, and that the effect takes a full round of hearing it, etc.&nbsp; I'm trying to figure out what part of the bard's turn the initial activation of the song requires.FYI, I was originally ruling it as a standard action.&nbsp; This prevents the bard from trying to sing a bard song and cast a spell.&nbsp; However, after further thought and debate w/ some of the players, I've change my mind.&nbsp; Singing a song in addition to an attack and move seems like something a bard could be able to do.&nbsp; So I have turned bard songs into a free action as long as no other vocal actions (ie spellcasting or other bard songs) occur in the same round.&nbsp; This allows the bard to be a bit more active in the 1st round (firing an arrow, charging to attack, etc).&nbsp; But I'd really like to get an actual ruling on this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kalendraf, post: 870457, member: 3433"] This seems really simple, but in all my searching thru the PHB, DMG, various FAQs and online sites, I have still not found it. So here is my question: What type of action (free action, partial action, standard action, full round action, etc) is the initiation of a Bard's Song (inspire courage, etc)? Note: I understand that the bard can keep singing, thus extending it thru several rounds, and that the effect takes a full round of hearing it, etc. I'm trying to figure out what part of the bard's turn the initial activation of the song requires. FYI, I was originally ruling it as a standard action. This prevents the bard from trying to sing a bard song and cast a spell. However, after further thought and debate w/ some of the players, I've change my mind. Singing a song in addition to an attack and move seems like something a bard could be able to do. So I have turned bard songs into a free action as long as no other vocal actions (ie spellcasting or other bard songs) occur in the same round. This allows the bard to be a bit more active in the 1st round (firing an arrow, charging to attack, etc). But I'd really like to get an actual ruling on this. [/QUOTE]

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