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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack99" data-source="post: 3858426" data-attributes="member: 53135">So, how is ally defined. I have a case which makes me unsure about how to handle this, and thus I find myself here, to hear what my friendly fellow ENworlders have to say on the matter.The Case: An elf PC (age 160ish) had an affair with a human NPC (woman) about 25 years ago. He left town soon after, eager to start his training as a wizard. Meanwhile, the woman was with child, and soon enough, she got a lovely little half elven boy.But good things rarely happen to good people, and times were hard for the single woman and her bastard child. To make a long story short, she grew bitter, blaming the PC for not being there, blaming him for all the misery that was befalling her. Obviously, the child grew up hating his father, especially when the mother dies during his early teens, forcing him to grow up on the streets.Now, years later, the half elf hates his father with even more passion, and wants revenge for the death of his mother. He is now a bard (rog1/fig1/bard4 actually) and has finally tracked down his father (and the party ofc.). His plan is to get close to them by telling that he is a bard impressed with their achievements, and that he wants to travel with them to record their adventures. He is going to observe, and at an opportune moment, place a dagger in his father's back. Or something along those lines. Anyway, the question is: If he during a combat starts to inspire courage, will only he get the bonuses? will the other party members (as in all but the father) or will the father also benefit from the song?I am guessing that being an ally is a matter of perception, but the perception of who? the one who inspires or the one who is inspired?What are your thoughts?</blockquote>

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