Quicken bardic music?

[jasin]

Does anybody know of a way to make bardic music a free or at least a swift action?

I know about Song of the Raven, but that would require either a level of warblade or two more feats for Martial Study and Martial Stance.

Is there something else?

 

[Musrum]

Not that I know of but...

Would you *really* be inspiring confidence when you are singing like a chipmunk?

 

[James McMurray]

You could also dip for one level of Crusader or Swordsage, since the feat also makes Initiator levels stack with bard levels for Inspire courage. You'd slow a few other class abilities down but be more active in combats and have an increased damage and/or defensive output from the maneuvers and stance.

Other than that feat there's nothing I know of, and I'm a big fan of bards in general and the inspire courage ability specifically. If I'd seen it, I'd definitely remember it. It could be in an Eberron book or Dragon Magazine, but other than that it almost certainly doesn't exist.

 

[brehobit]

Does anybody know of a way to make bardic music a free or at least a swift action?

I know about Song of the Raven, but that would require either a level of warblade or two more feats for Martial Study and Martial Stance.

Is there something else?

That's about it, although crusader will work too. Dread Pirate can get you something that stacks with inspire courage and is a free action. That's all I know of.

Mark