Once for performance, and the other for something like spellcraft or escape artist. You can take it multiple times, I like to take it twice if I can.
And it pairs well with Versatile Performance, mentioned in the first part of this series. Skill focus is great, it really adds to the performance checks that you wish to focus on. I tend to keep my Bard away from the fighting if possible, or just make it next to impossible to be targeted/hit through spell effects and such. Combat Expertise is good when making ranged or melee attacks. Shield Focus, as you can sing and still use a shield. Dodge comes to mind right off the bat, a +1 to AC is really nothing to sneeze at.
This is primarily due to needing to be within 30 feet of my allies while using performances. Normally at a low level you would need to use a standard action to change performances, but with Harmonic Spell you can cast cure Light Wounds to get the fighter back into action AND switch to inspire courage without skipping a beat.Īfter the necessities I gravitate toward the feats that offer a greater flexibility in survival options. For example, you are using Countersong but think a better choice this round would be Inspire Courage. Secondly, the feat allows you to change the type of bardic performance you are using as a swift action when you cast. Instead it gives you the benefit of maintaining the performance during the round that you cast the spell (1 st level or higher) without using a round of your daily allotted bardic performance, again extending the amount that you can use in a day. However, it does not mask that you are casting a spell. Harmonic Spell is similar to Spellsong in that you can cast spells while maintaining a bardic performance.
This will cause Lingering song to kick in for two rounds, unless another song is performed during that time. For example, a first level bard with 6 available rounds of bardic performance can stretch them to 18 effectively by performing for only one round and then dropping the song. Used judiciously it can allow you to extend the number of rounds that you have available in a day. Lingering Song lets your bardic performances effects last two rounds beyond your performance’s end. Spellsong allows you to hide a bard spell in a perform check, masking your intentions from those looking, but it also allows you to cast spells without breaking your performance mid battle. I mentioned Extra Performance in the previous article so we will be skipping that one. Extra Performance, Spellsong, Lingering Song, and Harmonic Spell. Making it pretty important to make the right choices for the Bard you want to be.įirst up are the feats that I look at almost every time I consider playing a Bard. Bards receive only the standard allotment of feats that is they get them at the standard rate listed in the Pathfinder Core Book with no bonus feats at all, other than a racial bonus feat if applicable. I want to start with feats, as I feel that a good idea of what feats you want will help shape your spell choices as the two can often be used in conjunction. This week we take a look at feats and spell choice. So, in the last article we covered the hard portions of the Bard, aka the abilities and options that you have relatively little choice over.
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