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<blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 6855883" data-attributes="member: 98008">To me, almost any rules that discourage a bard from pulling out an instrument when they want to use some magic are bad rules. If it makes the class less characterful and sabotages its shtick, then its a bad rule. In a local game houseruling is discouraged as they swap DMs a lot. So I made up this magic item instead.Lute of Harmonic Balance- Grants the users +2 shield AC bonus when wielded in one hand.- When casting spells, magical components simply turn to harmonic vibrations and float away, without the need to handle them.- If played with both hands as an action, all attacks on the user have disadvantage. The user may make a speech roll as if they had spent an entire action to do so.- Has a built in 'delay pedal' rune, just for the awesome.This is really a Lute that does nothing but reflavour a shield and the dodge action and allow proper bardic casting. The added advantage is that they can take a full action to intimidate/persuade/insight etc as well as dodging. In our games, an incidental speech check is harder than one where you pay your full attention to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unwise, post: 6855883, member: 98008"] To me, almost any rules that discourage a bard from pulling out an instrument when they want to use some magic are bad rules. If it makes the class less characterful and sabotages its shtick, then its a bad rule. In a local game houseruling is discouraged as they swap DMs a lot. So I made up this magic item instead. Lute of Harmonic Balance - Grants the users +2 shield AC bonus when wielded in one hand. - When casting spells, magical components simply turn to harmonic vibrations and float away, without the need to handle them. - If played with both hands as an action, all attacks on the user have disadvantage. The user may make a speech roll as if they had spent an entire action to do so. - Has a built in 'delay pedal' rune, just for the awesome. This is really a Lute that does nothing but reflavour a shield and the dodge action and allow proper bardic casting. The added advantage is that they can take a full action to intimidate/persuade/insight etc as well as dodging. In our games, an incidental speech check is harder than one where you pay your full attention to it. [/QUOTE]

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