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<blockquote data-quote="niteshade6" data-source="post: 832808" data-attributes="member: 10320">I don't have my books here, but doesn't it specificaly say that it is a free action in the same way as inspire courage? Of course you still have to do it on your turn, so you still die to the 4 banshees that beat you on initiative. But if you beat them on initiative, your all set, and can attack as well as countersong.I don't see why metagaming is required. Either you suspect a sonic attack or you don't. It's only metagaming if you have info your character doesn't. It's not the greatest ability in the world, but at least it is essentialy a free one as long as you are attacking. There's a good chance you can play your bard for the entire campaign without ever using it, but you never know. It could be a lifesaver if you run into a situation like those 4 banshees. It can even block the spells of those wizards who energy substitute all their spells into sonic (although it only lets you make your save there so your party still takes half and even then you have to know he uses sonic fireballs). The main trick is to remember you have it. Alot of bards get so used to it being not useful that they don't remember to use it in the rare cases it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="niteshade6, post: 832808, member: 10320"] I don't have my books here, but doesn't it specificaly say that it is a free action in the same way as inspire courage? Of course you still have to do it on your turn, so you still die to the 4 banshees that beat you on initiative. But if you beat them on initiative, your all set, and can attack as well as countersong. I don't see why metagaming is required. Either you suspect a sonic attack or you don't. It's only metagaming if you have info your character doesn't. It's not the greatest ability in the world, but at least it is essentialy a free one as long as you are attacking. There's a good chance you can play your bard for the entire campaign without ever using it, but you never know. It could be a lifesaver if you run into a situation like those 4 banshees. It can even block the spells of those wizards who energy substitute all their spells into sonic (although it only lets you make your save there so your party still takes half and even then you have to know he uses sonic fireballs). The main trick is to remember you have it. Alot of bards get so used to it being not useful that they don't remember to use it in the rare cases it is. [/QUOTE]

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