From the SRD:
"Careful Teamwork (Su): A detective uses performance to keep allies coordinated, alert, and ready for action. All allies within 30 feet gain a +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks for 1 hour. They also gain a +1 insight bonus on Reflex saves and to AC against traps and when they are flat-footed. These bonuses increase by +1 at 5th level and every six levels thereafter. Using this ability requires 3 rounds of continuous performance, and the targets must be able to see and hear the bard throughout the performance. This ability is language-dependent and requires visual and audible components.
This performance replaces inspire courage."
What I want to know is how long does a detective have to perform to juice up his party's initiative, perception and disable device checks for 1 hour?
Inspire courage, which this replaces, requires a bard to be constantly performing for the effects of the performance to work.
I can't picture a detective doing a song and dance for one hour continuously. Also, this performance doesn't make much sense to have active during a combat or crisis situation. It seems like something you'd do before doing a dungeon crawl.
I skimmed the FAQs but didn't find anything on this.
Any clarification would be welcome.
You perform for three straight rounds, and then the bonuses last an hour.
The idea is that the performance magically tunes everybody in to each other, allowing them to act and react off each other like a smoothly-oiled adventuring machine. It's a really nice ability to use just before you assault the enemy lair, or after you rest up and reenter the dungeon.
Oops! I missed that the half dozen times I read the paragraph. (Smacks forehead in stupidity)!
Thanks for responding.