"Deadly Performance (Su): A bard of 20th level or higher
can use his performance to cause one enemy to die from
joy or sorrow. To be affected, the target must be able to see
and hear the bard perform for 1 full round and be within 30
feet. The target receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s
level + the bard’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect. If a
creature’s saving throw succeeds, the target is staggered for
1d4 rounds, and the bard cannot use deadly performance on
that creature again for 24 hours. If a creature’s saving throw
fails, it dies. Deadly performance is a mind-affecting death
effect that relies on audible and visual components."
OK, I'm running a game and for the first time someone has decided to play a Bard. He just read this and we're wondering if this means what we think it does.
Since Deadly Performance is part of Performance and at 13th lvl a Bard can start a Bardic Performnace as a swift action... can my player, at 20th lvl, start his deadly performance then, in the same round, attack all three times?
At 20th my player will be able to sustain 46 rounds of Performance. Can he use Deadly performance 46 times in a day since it only uses one round of his performance for the day?
I must be misunderstanding this and thank you all for any help.
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At 20th my player will be able to sustain 46 rounds of Performance. Can he use Deadly performance 46 times in a day since it only uses one round of his performance for the day?
I must be misunderstanding this and thank you all for any help.
Yes, he could. 20th level characters get to do crazy things like that. Of course, he can only take on one enemy in a round, and the saving throw for it could be made, so there is always a chance he'll never get around to killing all the bad guys in short order (besides, what if he runs into a Bard of the same level? Or any spellcaster capable of caster much more deadly spells like Implosion?)
Not as badass as a Cleric or Wizard of that level, but hey, we all can't be that cool.