NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 2747142" data-attributes="member: 35788">There is a much simpler solution than a bunch of houserules if you allow the Complete Books to be used.  Why not just use the Versitile Performer feat from the Complete Adventurer?  It gives you a Perform check in as many Perform categories as your INT mod (Minimum 1).  The Perform check for the other categories is equal to your highest Perform check.  In addition, when you use two or more Perform skills together, you get a +2 on the check.So, a Bard with INT 14 could use their skillpoints for one Perform category and essentially receive 2 free ones.  And then pick them wisely so that they can always use two of them (say ... oratory, dance, stringed instruments).  In this case, they would almost always get the +2 bonus as well.If you really think the Bard is underpowered (and I disagree if they are used properly) .... just give them this feat for free at first level.  That would pretty much solve your problem.  And - what bard can't afford at least a 14 in INT?  And what Bard really needs more than 3 Perform checks?   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Edit:  Oh, and if the INT bonus increases in the future, the Bard gets another Perform skill.  So ... get yourself a headband of intellect! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

Verification