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<blockquote data-quote="amnuxoll" data-source="post: 5480269" data-attributes="member: 13028">Thanks for your kind words about EG.I give some general guidelines for converting temporary modifiers to tokens in the Conversion Guide (Chapter 12):&nbsp; &quot;In general, a temporary +1 bonus equates to about 1 token.&nbsp; A permanent +1 bonus equates to about 1 token per encounter.&nbsp; These are rough values and, in particular, effects that last for an entire encounter should grant about twice as many tokens.&nbsp; This might seem like the PC is getting less of a bonus since a combat is likely to last more than 2 rounds.&nbsp; However, the inherent flexibility of tokens makes them much more valuable.&quot;For a conversion of Inspire Courage in particular, check out the Song of Courage feat.&nbsp; [sblock=Song of Courage]Name: Song of CourageAreas of Mastery: PerformancePrerequisites: 1 rank in PerformDescription: You can make a Perform check as a standard action to inspire your allies. Every ally that can hear you gains a number of tokens equal to your Perform check result divided-by 15. Each player may decide what type of tokens his character receives. Each subsequent round you can maintain your song as a swift action. Each time you do this, you may make a new Perform check and grant additional tokens. Should you ever fail to maintain your song on a given turn, you can no longer grant tokens this way unless you restart the song with a standard action.[/sblock]That's the conversion approach I settled on.&nbsp; We had a bard in one of my low-level playtest groups and I was pleased with to see that, for the first time ever!, a first level bard easily could be a really valuable part of a party and a satisfying character to play because of his unique contribution.:AMN:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amnuxoll, post: 5480269, member: 13028"] Thanks for your kind words about EG. I give some general guidelines for converting temporary modifiers to tokens in the Conversion Guide (Chapter 12): [i]"In general, a temporary +1 bonus equates to about 1 token. A permanent +1 bonus equates to about 1 token per encounter. These are rough values and, in particular, effects that last for an entire encounter should grant about twice as many tokens. This might seem like the PC is getting less of a bonus since a combat is likely to last more than 2 rounds. However, the inherent flexibility of tokens makes them much more valuable."[/i] For a conversion of Inspire Courage in particular, check out the Song of Courage feat. [sblock=Song of Courage][B]Name:[/B] Song of Courage [B]Areas of Mastery:[/B] Performance [B]Prerequisites:[/B] 1 rank in Perform [B]Description:[/B] You can make a Perform check as a standard action to inspire your allies. Every ally that can hear you gains a number of tokens equal to your Perform check result divided-by 15. Each player may decide what type of tokens his character receives. Each subsequent round you can maintain your song as a swift action. Each time you do this, you may make a new Perform check and grant additional tokens. Should you ever fail to maintain your song on a given turn, you can no longer grant tokens this way unless you restart the song with a standard action.[/sblock] That's the conversion approach I settled on. We had a bard in one of my low-level playtest groups and I was pleased with to see that, for the first time ever!, a first level bard easily could be a really valuable part of a party and a satisfying character to play because of his unique contribution. :AMN: [/QUOTE]

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