08-14-2012, 08:43 AM | #1 |
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[DF] Bard Song Terror - does Bardic Talent help?
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In Dungeon Fantasy, does Bardic Talent help Bard Song Terror in any way, eg. applies a penalty to the Fright Check? Cheers Onkl |
08-14-2012, 08:54 AM | #2 |
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Re: [DF] Bard Song Terror - does Bardic Talent help?
Nope. One wonders why it isn't Terror, Active, as there the talent would have an effect. Also, as per Powers, if Terror is used to bolster intimidation, talent also helps.
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08-14-2012, 09:16 AM | #3 |
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Re: [DF] Bard Song Terror - does Bardic Talent help?
That's correct!
Because then it would affect just a single target, which is a built-in and unremovable part of Active. Scary music should affect all who hear it. A bard isn't a mentalist. Yep. Even if everyone in the area makes a successful Fright Check, Terror still gives the discretionary +1 to +4 for "displays of supernatural powers," and Talent lets you add a bonus on top of that.
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Also, you could take Active, Area effect, and Emanation, to restore the multitarget effect. |
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Also note that dramatically speaking, Mind Control tends to be subtle and Terror tends to be overt. You sing the song of Mind Control to one person. You scream the song of Terror to a mob. You could certainly reverse this, but adding area to Mind Control and single-target focus to Terror does mean modifiers, and as I said . . . those aren't cool for DF 1.
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Then again, such a power could easily become an Improved Terror ability... but it won't be cheap. |
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08-14-2012, 09:56 AM | #9 |
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Not actually . . . DF 1 and 2 were two parts of a single DF proposal, broken up for ease of production and to offer the near-universal players' guide/GM's guide structure found in fantasy RPGs. DF 3 was what happened when somebody said, "Wow, these are selling well! Want to write another?" There was no secret series plan or canon bible behind it.
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