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<blockquote data-quote="Vampersan" data-source="post: 8602908" data-attributes="member: 7032622">Battle HymnsSo, this Bard feature is a little unclear to me.Just to be clear, and correct me if I'm wrong:1. It takes no action to activate a Battle Hymn on your turn, but it does consume 1 Bardic Inspiration die.2. You don't have to choose a target upon activating it, and if you don't, you can continue to maintain in round-after-round without spending an additional Bardic Inspiration die.3. If you do choose a target (which can occur on any creature's turn), then you must spend another Bardic Inspiration die at the start of your next turn if you want to extend the effect for another round.4. And lastly, if you take the Battle Hymn Focus feature that lets you ignore the concentration requirement of Battle Hymns, you can maintain concentration on both a Battle Hymn and a spell at the same time.If all of that is correct, then are Battle Hymns, mechanically-speaking, just different ways of spending Bardic Inspiration dice beyond the usual &quot;an ally adds your Bardic Inspiration die to one of its ability, attack, or saving rolls in the next 10 mins&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vampersan, post: 8602908, member: 7032622"] [B]Battle Hymns[/B] So, this Bard feature is a little unclear to me. Just to be clear, and correct me if I'm wrong: 1. It takes [B]no action[/B] to activate a Battle Hymn on your turn, but it does consume 1 Bardic Inspiration die. 2. You don't have to choose a target upon activating it, and if you don't, you can continue to maintain in round-after-round [B]without [/B]spending an additional Bardic Inspiration die. 3. If you do choose a target (which can occur on [I]any[/I] creature's turn), then [B]you must spend[/B] another Bardic Inspiration die at the start of your next turn if you want to [B]extend [/B]the effect for another round. 4. And lastly, if you take the Battle Hymn Focus feature that lets you ignore the concentration requirement of Battle Hymns, you can maintain concentration on both a Battle Hymn and a spell at the same time. If all of that is correct, then are Battle Hymns, mechanically-speaking, just different ways of spending Bardic Inspiration dice beyond the usual "an ally adds your Bardic Inspiration die to one of its ability, attack, or saving rolls in the next 10 mins"? [/QUOTE]

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