Lingering Performance, OP?

[Bistu Kelligan]

I'm making a stand up comic bard and i came across lingering performance feat which means that I can end my bardic performance and its effects last for two additional rounds after. Doesn't this just mean I have 3x the amount of bardic performances per day? I could conceivably tell a joke for one round, end the performance as a free action, gain the effects for the next two rounds while I take other actions and then repeat. It seemed totally OP to me. Or is it that you can take other actions but the two lingering rounds count against my # of performances per day?

[Iammars]

You could conceivably have 3x the bardic performance. However, note that every three rounds, it will take a standard action to maintain. Normally bardic performance requires a standard action at the beginning and free actions to maintain.

It is a really good feat for low level bards.

[Bbauzh ap Aghauzh]

It is as you thought it was originally.

Because after activating your performance, its a free action to maintain, which means you can perform other actions anyways.

Lingering performance just means you can extend your number of rounds of use per day without using up your rounds per day of usage.

But it really isn't overpowered all things considered.

[Bistu Kelligan]

I see, awesome thanks!

[Jiggy]

Tip: Lingering Performance is even better for Archaeologist bards, whose rounds per day don't increase with level, but whose ability is activated as a swift action. Keeps them competitive with "normal" bards at higher levels when the normal bards can perform all day.

[Sesharan]

Also, for performance/masterpiece focused bards, it's a lifesaver. I've only got one in-combat masterpiece right now, and already I'm running through my performance rounds at high speed.

[Mike Lindner]

For archaeologists it is definitely better than extra performance. This is coming from someone who took extra performance.

[Guy Kilmore]

If you like some of the finale spells, it works well too. This lets you cast the finale spell, but allows you to keep your performance going.

[Katie Sommer]

Also, keep in mind you can't use spells such as saving finale when you are not maintaining the performance, but the performance will still linger for two rounds if you use one of these performance ending spells (and some of them are VERY good!)

[strayshift]

Compared to say a spell, say sleep, which after you cast it you can go and do other things?
No.

[Whipthorn Icescale]

Per Lingering Performance: "Any other requirement, such as range or specific conditions, must still be met for the effect to continue."

Which means that limits on rounds are still in effect when it lingers. The feat is designed to carry on bonuses (barring any other requirements, like rounds available) after you would normally cease your performance.

[Fabius Maximus]

Whipthorn Icescale wrote:

Per Lingering Performance: "Any other requirement, such as range or specific conditions, must still be met for the effect to continue."

Which means that limits on rounds are still in effect when it lingers. The feat is designed to carry on bonuses (barring any other requirements, like rounds available) after you would normally cease your performance.

Six threads! That's a whole horde of undead.

[MatthewN]

Why do you keep spouting such misinformation Whipthorn? The "Any other requirements" you keep quoting obviously does not refer to performance rounds per day.