Change Bard's Inspire Courage to increase AC

[Lopke_Quasath]

Is there a feat or class option, or anything else, that can change the Bard's Inspire Courage ability to boost AC instead of attack and damage?

For example: At level 1, expend a daily use of bardic music to give your allies a +1 bonus (morale, dodge, etc) to AC. It acts as Inspire Courage in all ways.

I know of the Bardic Music feats from Complete Adventurer and they are not what I am looking for.

Thanks

 

[blargney the second]

I can't think of anything that does that, but it'd make a reasonably well balanced homebrew alternate class feature.

 

[VanRichten]

The closest I can see is the Martial Class as an aura. You might be able to get the GM to allow you to purchase a feat that does that effect or maybe if you want dual class into a Martial. They go very well with bards.

 

[blargney the second]

I just remembered - Divine Minds have an aura that gives a morale bonus to AC.

 

[Lopke_Quasath]

Thanks for the replies.

I didn't want to get into homebrew feats on the rules thread, but I agree that it would make a fairly well-balanced feat.

I'll talk to the current DM about it.

Cheers!

(P.S. What's the Divine Mind?)

 

[blargney the second]

Divine Mind is a base class from Complete Psionic.

 

[Darklone]

Divine Mind is a rather interesting class thats horribly weak at the beginning... but later it rocks.