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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6617489" data-attributes="member: 12731">But... but.. you're still missing my point.Let me see if I can make it clear:1) I want to make Bards actually play their instruments2) I don't want to screw the Bard over as regards spellcasting because of #1This means, among other things, that I definitely don't want certain music instruments to be clearly superior to others. If you can't cast spells because you're blowing on a flute or playing a guitar with both hands, that would be unacceptable - nobody would ever choose those instruments. (Or worse, players would start working around the rules; binding the flute to your face, or showing youtube videos of one handed guitar players... ;-)What I obviously do not care about is the interaction between your instrument and other items, such as weapons. The whole point, after all, is to make a guitar into the two-handed item it is and should be.So, if you want to use a sling on occasion, obviously you wouldn't want to use a cumbersome/twohanded instrument. But you know what? That's okay. The bard class doesn't live or die on the ability to switch weaponry. Some bards will ONLY cast spells. For them, choosing a flute or guitar would be an okay choice ruleswise and possibly a great choice roleplayingwise.Some bards will want to fight early and often. These bards can simply choose to not bother with an instrument at all and instead follow the default component rules.A few bards might - just like you - want to double up and do both. Yes, for these bards, you would want a very light and small instrument, or even choose "dancing". Which is perfectly fine - no, more than fine, because that is what common sense tells you! (You, on the other hand, is saying this almost as if there's something wrong... What is wrong with the idea that if you want free hands and a free mouth, you obviously wouldn't want to choose a wind instrument that requires both hands AND your mouth to produce music... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />)One more thing...:No, I want bards to be able to cast spells while playing an instrument. It's fine if bards cast spells without their instrument, but then they aren't (=shouldn't be) using the "use instrument as spellcasting focus" option. A bard casting a spell without his instrument casts spells exactly like a wizard casting a spell without a wand or a cleric casting a spell without a holy symbol.Best wishes for mutual comprehension,Zapp</blockquote>

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