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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 3282617" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>This is just a thought experiment. I do not currently have any plan to min/max the bardic ability Inspire Courage. I am just curious to see how far one can go with this ability.</p><p></p><p>Here are some things I have found to include:</p><p></p><p>First, the ability itself:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here are some things that optimize this ability well:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This last item is part of the Regalia of the Hero set of magic items. The other two items in the set would also be useful, for a Marshall/Bard build.</p><p></p><p>New useful item for this build, from the Magic Item Compendium:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The MIC says "You can increase the enhancement bonus of these weapons or add more special properties just as you would for any other item." Great! So, let's enhance it with the Harmonizing ability, a +1 ability from MIC:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, a Crystal Echoblade of Harmonizing would be 10,310 gp. And it eliminates the need for one of the other feats that this build was likely to take (Melodic Casting), while significantly bumping your own damage up.</p><p></p><p>The Bow of Songs was updated in the MIC to make it a bit weaker, but much more reasonably priced and worth considering now:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Book of 9 Swords may help with this build. The Song of the White Raven feat lets you both activate inspire courage as a swift action while in a White Raven Stance, and lets your crusader and warblade levels stack with your bard levels to determine the bonus granted by your inspire courage ability.</p><p></p><p>I think a White Raven focused crusader or warblade, combined with bard, could be a pretty powerful combination.</p><p></p><p>There is some non-update 3.0 stuff that could be used, such as Crescendo. But, a lot of folks don't use 3.0 stuff, even if it remains not updated.</p><p></p><p>A masterwork instrument might help. I will have to look those up. I think it's the drum and the horn that help with damage, and lute gives +1 level to determining effectiveness of bardic music.</p><p></p><p>Anyone else have something to contribute to the list?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 3282617, member: 2525"] This is just a thought experiment. I do not currently have any plan to min/max the bardic ability Inspire Courage. I am just curious to see how far one can go with this ability. Here are some things I have found to include: First, the ability itself: Here are some things that optimize this ability well: and... and... and... and... and... and... This last item is part of the Regalia of the Hero set of magic items. The other two items in the set would also be useful, for a Marshall/Bard build. New useful item for this build, from the Magic Item Compendium: The MIC says "You can increase the enhancement bonus of these weapons or add more special properties just as you would for any other item." Great! So, let's enhance it with the Harmonizing ability, a +1 ability from MIC: So, a Crystal Echoblade of Harmonizing would be 10,310 gp. And it eliminates the need for one of the other feats that this build was likely to take (Melodic Casting), while significantly bumping your own damage up. The Bow of Songs was updated in the MIC to make it a bit weaker, but much more reasonably priced and worth considering now: Book of 9 Swords may help with this build. The Song of the White Raven feat lets you both activate inspire courage as a swift action while in a White Raven Stance, and lets your crusader and warblade levels stack with your bard levels to determine the bonus granted by your inspire courage ability. I think a White Raven focused crusader or warblade, combined with bard, could be a pretty powerful combination. There is some non-update 3.0 stuff that could be used, such as Crescendo. But, a lot of folks don't use 3.0 stuff, even if it remains not updated. A masterwork instrument might help. I will have to look those up. I think it's the drum and the horn that help with damage, and lute gives +1 level to determining effectiveness of bardic music. Anyone else have something to contribute to the list? [/QUOTE]
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