Instruments

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The prime Bard gets an extra equipment slot, the instrument slot.

<instrument>         a battered metal harmonica..It has a soft glowing aura!

There is a set of special equipment items that can be worn in this slot that may also grant special abilities to the bards playing those instruments. By wearing an instrument, the bard gains access to the 'play' command. The instrument slot is used in conjunction with a prime Bard skill Adaptation to Circumstances.


The instruments typically grant three bonuses - duration, reduction of mana costs of songs, and adding additional targets for your songs to affect. For example, the very first instrument - the silver triangle has a 20%/3/0 bonus, which translates to all your songs last 20% longer, cost 3 less mana, and no target bonus is added by the triangle. Here's a list of the available instruments:

Item Restricts Duration Mana Bonus Target Bonus
Silver Triangle[1] NBa 20% 3
Ebony Wood Castanets[2] ApBa 36% 6
Plumwood Recorder[3] EBa 52% 9
Battered Metal Harmonica[4] EBa 40% 10 2
Pine and Yew Lute[5] MBa 68% 12 1
Snare Drum[6] MBa 3x40 35% 15 1
Flute of Yon Brauer[7] SBa 1% 15 1
Tightly Strung Maple Lyre[8] SBa 5x40 84% 15 3
Viol[9] SBa 7x40 116% 21 3
Hollow Wooden Cornett[10] SBa 8x40 132% 21 3