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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 4191663" data-attributes="member: 2525">Of course.  And they are meant to be done that way.  And why WOULDN'T your DM allow it?When you stop your bardic music, it still lasts for 5 rounds after that point (or 10 rounds with Lingering Spell feat).  So, none of that has anything to do with the abilities being able to stack or being triggered one after the other.  That IS what the bard does!  It's the bard's primary thing!Yes, absolutely, that is the plan man.Well yes, but the clock is ticking on each one running out.  You cannot MAINTAIN multiple bardic musics at the same time, since all bardic musics lasts for 5 rounds after you stop singing (or 10 with Lingering Song) OR start a new bardic music (since you cannot sing two at once), unless you have an ability that lets you maintain more than once at a time.  There are several places you can find such an ability, such as the Seeker of the Song prestige class from Complete Arcane (2nd level ability Combine Songs), or I know there is a feat in one of the Dragon magazines that lets you spend more bardic music attempts to maintain more than one.Do you really feel you need more than 5-10 rounds after you start the effect at higher levels?  That battle will be over long before that anyway.  There is really no need to worry about the time limit on bardic music effects, just stack them up and let them go to town.  If you can get more than one going in the same round, that would be useful.  Seeker of the Song helps with that, and the Song of the White Raven feat from Book of 9 Swords also helps with that since you can stop (and then end immediately) a bardic music as a swift action using that feat, and then start (and end) another one as a standard action as normal.You can do a LOT better.  Heck, I am doing a lot better at 9th level.</blockquote>

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