niteshade6
First Post
Well there are some creatures like harpies which are well known enough that you probably know in advance to expect some kind of sonic effect. Other times you just learn from experience. For example in a module in a living campaign I played (it's now retired so I won't be spoiling anything for anyone) there was an orc with a horn that had about 15 charges of sound burst who was using it from a position we couldn't easily get to (due in part to massive amounts of other orcs). Having the bards counter song made this encounter much easier once we realized to expect a sound burst every round. The damage was still pretty obnoxious, but the fact that the bard song made us immune to the stun part is what saved our entire party.
Most of the time when you get hit with a sonic effect, your bard will be busy inspiring courage or doing something else besides countersong. But every once in awhile it can be quite useful.
Most of the time when you get hit with a sonic effect, your bard will be busy inspiring courage or doing something else besides countersong. But every once in awhile it can be quite useful.
