What level play is this?

>>8843649
starts @ level 5 and I get to pick out 20 songs that actually do stuff (list to grow by 4 songs per level; effects to increase in strength)

I can play other music but it does nothing mechanically.

and the song has to have some aesthetic, title, and lyrical connection to the bonus.

and I get the (+12 on profession(sailor) checks.) song for free because the DM has a sense of humor.

I get none of the bonuses, I just confer them to others.

>maximizes (as per metamagic) magic spells taken while song
Haha, oh wow.

You may have actually made a bard worth playing.

>>8843974
oh, I cant cast them, but the cleric and the sorcerer and the (wizard?) all get the effect without the drawback.

the only problem with this little crunchy bit, is that it can be so gadamn broken that it is almost not funny.

Reminds me of a superhero created by some fanfic author, Douglas "Looney Toons" Sangnoir. Powers based on songs were his entire thing, but they primarily empowered him and not his allies.

How far can you take these effects?

>>8844034
I show them to Jeff and says when it's over the top or not, and where to lower stuff. but a song and an effect is mostly what I need

at some point I want this effect,

[{()}]when 2 people are in combat and this song is played, both are temporarily increased to epic level to duel in a truly epic fashion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Agh92yewM8

I've also never played a caster before, any suggestions for an illusion/buff based bard?

I don't know what books you're allowed to use, but look into a ring for the spell "Inspirational Boost", the feats "Song of the Heart" and "Dragonfire Inspiration", the item "Badge of Valor", and the feat for "Words of Creation"

All sorts of fire damage flying around. Fun times.

>>8845696
I'm limited to the books the group has in hard copy.

PHB, DMG, DMGII, heores of horror, book of vile darkness, and a couple I can't remember right now.

>>8845815
Well, if you've got Book of Vile Darkness in there, Book of Exalted Deed which has Words of Creation, which is still a nifty feat without anything to go with it.

>>8845871
>looks in digital copy...
>get the impression of an at-will magical effect.
>awesome........
I want it now

>>8846013
Ow. Double ow if she has significant nails.

Find a way to use this in a final confrontation. You tried to avoid doing this way, the first minute is pre-fight. You're going to level everything within a mile if you have to; the price is steep, but victory must be absolute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addvBQyiBtQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie5nU00SiFo

Appropriately powered fire resistance. That or some other appropriate ability. But fire resistance seems more sensible.

>>8846043
whenever I see that picture, I always get the feeling I am looking at a train wreck.

and I will be posting tits instead of bards in hopes of getting better replies

>>8846129
noted, and it sounds bad-ass regardless of the fact that I cant understand a word of german(*?*)

>>8846075
DM has an aversion to touhou so I have to hide the source on this.

and you are suggesting a once in a game kind of usage with EPIC POWERLEVELS, right?

>>8846129
>>8846213
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aW5Ugq7eYo

OR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imIT8w8QmuQ

For relative cold resistance, as well. As those seem both potentially practical, though I am not aware of any details to give better suggestions.

So, I'll just keep throwing out random ideas.

Oh, and yes. German. That link had lyrics. Basically it's about dancing on Volcanoes.

>>8846290
>>8846235
Apologies, this is the link I meant for one of the songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeLxVu-tZzs&feature=related

This is good for high-speed somethings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTSuJ-cweyQ

Meditatan' on the truths of magic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPy7pMD4p0

Fuck knows what, something grim, but worth a try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaU-pnassYM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c97HLE4F05I

Should you meet a vampire, play this and grin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQr5W4AGcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1n8apVa2E

the guilty gear soundtrack is made for fightan'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1072v575Uc

and if you can use goblin cock in your game, you're made of something unearthly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSA3NXM-VTM

>>8846290
I got that from the title.

yes please continue to throw out stuff.

>>8846307
digging through this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0ngiMBnas

Confers the benefits of the feat 'Diehard' upon the party.

for empowering the party cleric to lay down righteous smiting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-nK8Rk6Fo

Avoiding traps
>"We can't walk down that hallway, we'll die!"
>"But... we can dance!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

>>8846235
I'm suggesting it for use in fighting a BBEG, yes. It has nuclear warning klaxons and a sad "We had to kill a lot of things to win" feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qbX2rD-hA

Protection/Immunity from mind-affecting abilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoeAujo4eLM

Confers the benefits of the Lichloved Feat for the duration of the song. Obviously to a scalable degree as would be sensible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOZ6ptqcbUc

General boost to all stats related to diplomacy (whether bluffing, intimidation, etc.) so long as the NPC is in an emotionally distressed state.

That or something that causes anyone who interacts with the party to suffer emotional hysterics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkJ2ru68Cx8

Any improvised/non-proficient weapon utilized by a member of the party is treated as a weapon that the player has proficiency in:

"There's a time to pray, and there's a time to fight/Anything can be a weapon if you're holding it right"

>>8846368
Must say I prefer the kate bush version.

Make yourself seem really fucking important
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYy8ZwJ3GKQ

Fear on enemies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0

Yet another "beat enemies senseless" song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I

Fear ward on party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0b4STz1lo

I just always associate this with dungeon crawling, it's from the best level of a dungeon crawlin' game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcgPA5Tt4Cg

these aren't too bad either
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-POk-hf_0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxb1CGu4-B0

If you get TPKed, or you're the only survivor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmZBOY6Mczk
Go down with a song like this. Oh yes, it sounds cheerful.

>>8846371
Double bonus to all Small Creatures in the party on Safety Dance. Because FUCK YEAR DANCING MIDGETS.

fascinate enemies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_YBI7RX-WM

>>8846564
and on the subject of russian music, polyushka polye could be handy for resisting, refusing and then rising against a foe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr6Cof2Vc3Y

>>8846535
I won't lie. I'm not a big Kate Bush fan in the first place, but the Placebo version has a much deeper feeling to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvEWwRigT2I
All impacts of the party's weapons have a similar affect to that of throwing a thunderstone - however the party loses mobility as the effect increases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWsuVuw5JO4
Bonus to all Escape Artist checks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4hFwJm41h4
Causes confusion on enemies trying to engage your party.

>>8846307
the first is added under axel f's crazy frog song.

the second sound aquatic to me, water walking/breathing perhaps

the second one under grim won't do anything but will be added to the 'powerless' repertoire

none of us have played casltevania before, so the joke would be lost.

DM has played and owns a copy of this game (I think) I'll leave it up to him...

and goblin cock has become a challenge.

>>8846371
>a sad "We had to kill a lot of things to win"
you haven't met Jimmy Jack boots our barbarian have you?

safety dance, perhaps mobility bonuses.
YES and a midget bonus.

>>8846629
>>8846564
>>8846552
>>8846535
>>8846530
i knew posting tits with guns would attract people to the thread.

KEEP GOING.
but for now I am going on my evening stroll, see ya'll in a couple of hours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAt7sawS8_4

At the completion of the song the party is given the ability to forgo sleep for the next 24 hour period, however they gain the benefits of 8 hours of sleep a the 12 hour point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDkFlVSwnk

Regardless of the party location at the conclusion of this song the party is able to find transit to whatever location that they have been needing to get to.

>>8846685

nipplus giganticus

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song

Reactions of your group determine at what age they first made contact with the internet's underbelly.

no idea what these do but have some music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMc2EW6Pmkk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doHF0dIuh0

fire resistance. Or frost resistance. Either works. "In a trail of fire, I'll burn before you bury me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04QpInkz9so

plane shift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgoy4S7fFmc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtqGoHouoE0
For the duration of the song up to a certain number of events, there is a chance that anything the party makes a specific action to touch (i.e., I touch the DARKNESS, I pick up this rock) will be disintegrated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swzh0ngMNJo
I don't need to say a thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuPqeHXMzQ
All 'criticals' (see, Natural 1's and Natural 20's) are doubled in window. (i.e., a 18-20 critical is now a 15-20, but a 2 is the same as a critical fumble)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMeZwO2qZ0
Something like featherfall or waterwalking or something that opens up your mobility options.

Intimidate or bluff to pretend you're evil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujzp9ffPwPM

Because latin makes things seem "epic"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eensMhO_k

Bonus damage vs giants or earth-elemental subtyped creatures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wHwJoxw4i4

bonus to unarmed strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA
I challenge you to play this and not have one member of your group at least mime along to the first yell in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0q65VIas
Water Breathing.

Ohshit. I gotta peace, yo. So, one last, for the entertainment value.

For the duration of the song and up to the point of sleeping afterward, the party is immune to the effects of all alcoholic beverages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXMAOgEIq4

bonus to distract
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFEfmbAeEDY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAlztMvvNkk
When you absolutely, positively NEED that heroic sacrifice or 1 in a million chance to actually work.

The only "everything dies" music you need.
Use it once, make it count.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMK1PLY-4gg

+10 to Seduction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMD2TwRvuoU

fast healing / bonus constitution / not going to die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrXiaPVeHY

bonus against large groups of weak enemies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo

for bonuses fighting bosses but not taking yourselves seriously, or for when gordon's alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNf9rEPoc8Q

"Someone has to go out there and trick there army into retreating..."
"I was saving this for just such an occasion."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSF2i0rU_Q8

Because a bard walking out to face an entire army by himself is either a madman, or he knows something you dont.

I'm back and I've looked at everything.

>>8848824
or no-one knows he's a bard...

"sorcerer, if you would provide tune appropriate gusts of wind and earth tremors, in fact go nuts, but keep it in time."

>>8843611


Your DM is made of fail for designing this mechanic. "You mean I get to do nothing every turn and give static bonuses to others during the majority of the game?" SOUNDS FUN AND INTERACTIVE!

>>8849062
no, just the bit I told you about is a little boring, like a beefed up bardic music.

there is more home-brew involved, mainly that the "no action while making music" is not guaranteed.

also I like it, and guitar solos act as a horn of blasting. damage based on DM mood.