Looking for neat magical items for a bard

[Rystil Arden]

Unfortunately, I don't actually OWN CA. So, "instruments from the book" doesn't do me much good, without at least a description.

Maybe I'll see about making a ring of cleanliness, but that would fall under House Rules, and isn't much subject for this thread.

Basically, they all give you a +2 circumstance bonus to Perform, a variable bonus to music checks for Countersong, Fascinate, and Suggestion, and if you have enough ranks in perform, you get some cool bardic spells once a day each. If you don't have enough ranks, you aren't worthy, and you take a negative level.

 

[F.C.Desoya]

Sorry, not quite on topic...but could the abilities of a Hand of the Mage be crafted into something else...say a pair of gloves?

Isn't there a chocker that grants bonuses to charisma based skills? A Bag of Tricks might be entertaining as well

 

[domino]

You're probably thinking of the Circlet of Persuasion, which gives a +3 reaction bonus to all charisma skill checks.

The best part about it being, that as a reaction bonus, it stacks with any enchantment bonus from say, a Cloak of Charisma.

 

[Rystil Arden]

You're probably thinking of the Circlet of Persuasion, which gives a +3 reaction bonus to all charisma skill checks.

The best part about it being, that as a reaction bonus, it stacks with any enchantment bonus from say, a Cloak of Charisma.

That'd be a competence bonus

And even if it were an enhancement bonus, it would still stack with Cloak of Charisma because they are adding to different things (CoP adds to Charisma-based skill checks and CoC adds to Charisma itself).

 

[domino]

I wondered about that. They called it a reaction bonus, but I couldn't find that listed in the table that describes the different types of bonuses. That sucks though. That means that a bonus from a masterwork musical instrument doesn't stack for perform.

..Wait. Those are circumstance bonuses, not competence. Rock on.

 

[Whimsical]

My bard/rogue is enjoying his new Staff of the Magi.

But check out the Rod of Spendor. What bard wouldn't want that?

Other than that, max out your Use Magic Device and load up on scrolls, wands, & staves.