Singing Bard

[Warrior147]

I'm not happy with the fact that bards must use musical instruments as implements. I like the idea of the beautiful woman with the voice wich enchants allies and foes alike, or the wailing screecher whose voice strikes fear into the hearts of her enemies. So I had a new idea. Bards can use their voices as implements. Using the enchant magic item ritual, they can enchant their voices so that when they sing, their songs are improved. Here is a sample.

Wailing Voice Level 3+
When you sing, your voice sounds discordant and terrible.
Level 3 +1
Level 8 +2
Level 13 +3
Level 18 +4
Level 25 +5
Level 28 +6
Implement (Voice)
Enchantment: Attack Rolls and damage rolls.
Power (Daily, Thunder, Fear): Close burst 5; Charisma vs. Will; hit: the target is dazed.

 

[Sporemine]

This looks good, but, although technically sound for a magic item, an enhanced voice falls into the graft category.

I have yet to see some solid graft rules for 4e. That will make this harder to do.

I'd probably come up with some small implement to be held in the mouth and leave it at that.

Kudos

-Sporemine

 

[Bladesong]

How about a necklace or choker or torg for that matter? Who cares if that slot is usually used for something else?

 

[Sporemine]

Good point, a necklace or choker would work.

-Sporemine

 

[Warrior147]

I like all of your ideas, but I was really thinking of a character with a magical voice. I like the idea of vocal enchantments to imvrove the characterss voice.

 

[Sporemine]

To make it simple, why not have it behave exactly like the item you created, call it a graft, require and extended rest and a heal check to equip (graft) it, and have some other minor penalty for just receiving a medical procedure.

Tell me what you think

-Sporemine

 

[fissionessence]

I don't think a graft is necessary.

Monks can enchant their fists with magic properties, so I don't see a reason a bard could enchant him/herself with a magical voice.

I probably wouldn't start the trend with a wailing voice, though. "When you sing, your voice sounds discordant and terrible," just doesn't seem like a great way to 'set the stage'

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[Flipguarder]

To keep the weapon/implement slot working for us I would suggest a magical voice modulator that you hold in a hand that works as a wand would.

 

[Warrior147]

The whole point of this post was for a bard to have a magical voice without relying on magic items.

 

[Flipguarder]

I think by adding the voice slot or making implements not necessary for bards you are eliminating a necessary drawback of the class, namely that they have so many options for things they could/should carry. That's my opinion at least.