In a campaign I am getting to play in we are playing Gestalt characters and I could not pass up on the fun of a Dvati Bard/Jester, named Argos and Argent.
So here are my conundrums:
1)Argos uses bardic music to Inspire Courage,can Argent use another use of bardic music to fascinate while Argos does that?
2)The pair decide the best course of action during a fight is to perform a hilarious song lampooning their enemy to inspire their allies. Argos uses one Bardic Music to Inspire Courage while Argent uses one Jester's Performance to insult the orc in a series of hilarious rhymes in the same round. Can this be done?
My DM tends towards no (DMs always right blah blah), but the reading of the class doesn't forbid such things since I am not actually spellcasting. Nothing prevents for example a Hexblade/Bard from having one perform while the other Hexes.
Mostly I want to play the character as a master of morale, lampooning enemies and encouraging allies to victory, with Argos tending towards the happier side of things and Argent being a little more of my Dvati's darker side.
What do you all think?
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I think your DM is right. Bardic music requires concentration much as spell casting does and given the Dvati culture and language structure I would rule that in order to perform bardic music both Dvati would have to perform the same piece of music.
1)Argos uses bardic music to Inspire Courage,can Argent use another use of bardic music to fascinate while Argos does that?2)The pair decide the best course of action during a fight is to perform a hilarious song lampooning their enemy to inspire their allies. Argos uses one Bardic Music to Inspire Courage while Argent uses one Jester's Performance to insult the orc in a series of hilarious rhymes in the same round. Can this be done?
Hi. As the creator of the Dvati, I thought I'd throw in my opinion and see if it's helpful. The thing to remember about Dvati is that, like human twins, they still retain their individually without being too dissimilar to each other. What this effectively means is that, technically, you're playing two distinct characters. This means a DM should treat them as such. If the rules allow for bards (or whatever) to work together and stack their abilities, then the fact that they are identical twins sharing an emotional bond shouldn't matter. Each member of a Dvati set should have his own abilities and stats and be treated, by the rules, as separate characters. The only thing they should share is initiative (and even that would be up to the DM... After all, the DM IS always right). I hope this helps. Thanks for giving my creation a try.
-Talon