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<blockquote data-quote="Allegro" data-source="post: 5154733" data-attributes="member: 38814"><p>Considering most adventuring days are three one minute encounters plus half an hour of exploring in between, a conservative estimate would require a bard to only play for 2 continuous hours on average. Which in my opinion is entirely possible let alone a heroic epic length performance in a world of mystery and magic. Still the style of the play is complete cheese; reduce the listen DC by -5 for creatures to detect the party. The party will face more buffed and prepared opponents. This on aggregate will offset the bardic music advantage. </p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is the bard is the natural skill check helper. If the bard is singing she cannot be aiding another skill check. Also throw some helpful clues in tapestries or runes. A quick bardic knowledge check would likely reveal something interesting but that requires at least a round and would interrupt the performance. Some simple swimming or balance checks DC 5 could easily become DC 25 if you want to do them as a free action and keep performing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allegro, post: 5154733, member: 38814"] Considering most adventuring days are three one minute encounters plus half an hour of exploring in between, a conservative estimate would require a bard to only play for 2 continuous hours on average. Which in my opinion is entirely possible let alone a heroic epic length performance in a world of mystery and magic. Still the style of the play is complete cheese; reduce the listen DC by -5 for creatures to detect the party. The party will face more buffed and prepared opponents. This on aggregate will offset the bardic music advantage. Another thing to consider is the bard is the natural skill check helper. If the bard is singing she cannot be aiding another skill check. Also throw some helpful clues in tapestries or runes. A quick bardic knowledge check would likely reveal something interesting but that requires at least a round and would interrupt the performance. Some simple swimming or balance checks DC 5 could easily become DC 25 if you want to do them as a free action and keep performing. [/QUOTE]
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