As a DM I try to give the PCs plenty of opportunities to use their abilities. Everyone should be able to say, "Boy, isn't it lucky that I'm playing a druid?" every once in a while. However, I've always had trouble with low level bards. Now don't get me wrong, inspire courage can really save a low level party's bacon, and bardic knowledge is just dead sexy, but I don't feel like there are lots of reasons to use countersong or fascinate. Truth be told, I'm not sure I've ever seen them used (at least not until suggestion becomes available). So here's the challenge: Brainstorm situations where the party bard is going to be glad she has access to those weak sisters of the bardic music set. Feel free to post any other ideas about making the bard feel valuable, too, but I'm really interested in countersong and fascinate. Thanks.
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