Just thoughts for after Gen Cons. Certain other skills lend themselves to Day Job style applications. For instance Handle Animal or Sleight of Hand. Of course I recognize the Day Job part may be more acknowledgement for those of us who choose to invest in a skill that will see little use in session.

Graywulfe

As a bard with the Performance Artist faction feat, I have a +11 Perform check for my day job at 1st level. I'll average 25 gp after each session, and 75 gp on a very good day :-). This Taldar shall never poor. :-)

I bring Profession (Servant) +1 to the table.

This Taldar shall never poor. :-)

I have roughly the same setup. Makes me worry if Taldor is entirely a nation of wealthy bards. Someone will have to do the fighting around here.

I'm also plan to go with Performance Artist.

Although I'm not a bard, nor am that charismatic which means I'm looking at +8 bonus for my day job.

I am a fighter though, so I should be relatively good at that even though I can play a happy tune. Though, my low number of skill points, and low intelligence means that I haven't put any skill points anywhere else yet.

Taldorian bard --> skill ranks (4) + CHA (3) + skill focus (3) + performance artist (5) + masterwork hurdy-gurdy (2) = 17 = min 10gp, max 100gp, average 52.25gp

+4 CHA bumps the average to 56.75, 61.25 at 2nd level.

Why bother adventuring! :)

Makes me worry if Taldor is entirely a nation of wealthy bards. Someone will have to do the fighting around here.

Hire mercenaries.

Arragus wrote:

Makes me worry if Taldor is entirely a nation of wealthy bards. Someone will have to do the fighting around here.

Hire mercenaries.

Or even bribe the party fighter to act as a bodyguard for you. I know my fighter would probably be happy with this arrangement.

Taldorian bard --> skill ranks (4) + CHA (3) + skill focus (3) + performance artist (5) + masterwork hurdy-gurdy (2) = 17 = min 10gp, max 100gp, average 52.25gp

+4 CHA bumps the average to 56.75, 61.25 at 2nd level.

appears the masterwork instrument would not apply:

Your roll may only consist of the following modifiers: Skill Ranks + Ability Score + any applicable feat bonuses.

The Knowledge skills really should be in there for those who want to try and work as a sage.

The Knowledge skills really should be in there for those who want to try and work as a sage.

Maybe just the profession skill is needed -- profession(sage), profession(dancer), profession(alchemist)... :)

Callum Finlayson wrote:

Arragus wrote:

Makes me worry if Taldor is entirely a nation of wealthy bards. Someone will have to do the fighting around here.

Hire mercenaries.

Or even bribe the party fighter to act as a bodyguard for you.

That doesn't help if you have a party of 6 wealthy bards. ;-)

That doesn't help if you have a party of 6 wealthy bards. ;-)

Luckily, in another thread (I forget which one), Josh said that marshalling for events will split the players by arcane caster, healer, fighter, etc., to help make balanced groups. If you're running the mods at home or a local game store, you might have slimmer pickings if everyone insists on playing bards. (Then again, Hideous Laughter pretty much is SoD at low levels - maybe you'd do great!)

Hehe Profession (Priest) 1 Rank, total of +3 =p

Hehe Profession (Priest) 1 Rank, total of +3 =p

Profession (Ratcatcher) +2 [1 rank, +1 wis] =p

With my character craft alchemy at +11 (4 ability, 4 ranks, and 3 skill focus) i should range from 20gp to 75gp. Which is good because those alchemy labs aren't cheap.

I managed to get a total of less than 10 3 of 4 times and the other time I got 10 exactly. I only had a +4 (+5 on the last one), but the extra money isn't rolling in yet. But, I lived, and am now level 2 at least.

Likewise with Performance Artist my bard's perform is going to be +10 when doing the day job. It's a decent pay.