Bard Bug

This is my first post and haven't seen this posted before so thought I'd add it to the list of bugs...

Human Male NG Bard 3rd level with 6 ranks in Perform Skill does not have the inspire competence bardic ability. Also does bardic item knowledge work in this game?

MB

 

I know the thread is old but i have the same problem. Build is 5.0.6 09.28.2008.

Perform is well beyond 9.

 

I also have a female Gnome NG Bard5/Sorc2 whose competence bard music does not appear to work. I have 5.06 also, believe it's the same date. Competence did appear to work on the party Rogue on opening locks, but that was awhile ago, and before I multi-classed.

 

Inspire competence does not iirc work on self. I'm not sure if this matters (it doesn't in RAW), but is your bard carrying an instrument?

 

Aah, gnomes have a lot of issues....

As Basil said, i think that Inspire competence works on others, not yourself.

 

Really?? Are there special issues with gnomes, or are you just joking around?

 

Seriously.
I hate halflings, so i make gnomes when i want a samll guy. I didn't use them a lot, and i've been experiencing problems.
I don't recall exactly now, two problems where that a wizard gnome isn't proficient with staffs, or can't use throwable potions, cos they're neither proficient. I recall some problems with equipment too, and people have weight/carrying load issues (that's a problem with halflings also)
I think there where more but i don't remember atm.

If you want/like, you could test that, making a magic-user gnome (those classes seem problematic), and making a list of the bugs you can encounter...

 

My Bard is also female and gnome . But i cant even select it cause its not there. Not in the select menue and not as a feat in the chardescription

 

What level? PC or a modified NPC?

 

HK, small guys cannot use two-handed weapons - too small!! Unlike RAW, a 12 strength small guy can carry as much as a 12 strength medium guy. They are also equally intimidating, which they shouln't be.

I tested out a female gnome and I did not see Inspire Competence anywhere on my radial menu at 4th level!!! How could you have gotten it to work, Scryler?

On the feat listing on the character sheet, all bardic music abilities are simply listed under Bardic Music.

 

Your right about the char description. There is only bardic music. Alas my bard is lv. 3 with perform at 10.

 

Yah, i know.
But they yet have other kind of problems, i don't remember atm.

Why shouldn't be intimidating? There's no penalty to charisma... if i see a little guy with a dagger taking care of two larger creatures by stabbing them just a few times...then hell, i would run like a monk if he says "you're next"

Intimidation is quite hard to handle by rules, more in a crpg. I usually prefer to play that whit my players, and only use the roll for small encounters.
One of my players has a 12 lvl fighter , clad in a black dragon-like armor, with an ovbious aura of evil, all kind of weapons -specially swords- strapped on his waist and back, and able to use a greatsword with only one hand and a spiked shield...well, it would scare the shit out of a group of a casual encounter of5-7 goblins, so we use the roll, but if he's trying to intimidate the mad wizard that keeps the entrance to the Drow underworld we prefer to roleplay that.

 

I currently have a Bard 2/Rogue 3. When I leveled her up to Rogue 3 Inspire Competence appeared on the radial dial under Bardic Music.

 

I always use Bards, and never had problems, everything works fine...

 

I haven't used it on myself. You can see it on the radial menu, but it doesn't have any effect when used. I used it on Otis. Perhaps that's why it didn't work?


Edit: I also did not have the most recent CMF. So I downloaded it and started over. I'll see if the bug shows up again. Probably take awhile. I don't play fast.