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So I may have come up with a rather complicated yet interesting routine that could be very impactful, especially at higher levels, and I'm asking for a rules check here.
1) Raging song. Grants a morale bonus of +2 to str and con just like rage does. Does count as a Bardic Performance.
2) Another bardic performance (I'm looking into Archaeologist's Luck, specifically) + Lingering Performance
3) Community minded trait, which says that any morale bonuses persist for two rounds.
So, If I raging song one round, then switch to Bardic performance, could I grant both these bonuses to my party?
Round 1: Raging song. Everyone gains +1 attack and damage (as long as you're Str built).
Round 2: Bardic performance. Raging song benefits continue.
Round 3: Do whatever. Raging song continues.
Round 4: Renew raging song, bardic performance drops.
Round 5: Bardic performance renews...
Etc.
This means that I am essentially doing nothing but performing for at least two thirds of my actions until later levels, I know. I would probably never do this just because of that. However, once getting the performances up becomes quicker, and the combined bonuses insane, could this become one of the most insane buffer for the melee members of the party?
If you were gestalt this could become obscene. Dip bloodrager + amplified rage means you grant a +4/+4 attack and damage on one side making your total bonuses +5+5. Unless you are an Archaeologist bard with Fate's Favored and that sweet swift action luck.
Then you're granting yourself +6/+6 attack and damage in one round. +6/+9 if you're using a two hander. At lvl 3ish and you would have two rounds with which to smash face like the Hulk.
It would still require a buffing round, but that seems a little... crazy.
Please review.
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See here for some previous discussion of using Community Minded like this.
My personal take is the same as yours above, but there was some debate about whether it exceeded what was intended and/or would continue the entire 'morale effect' rather than just the bonuses.
Overall, yes... it is a very nice option for Inspired Rage and a few other morale bonuses. It essentially becomes a separate version of Lingering Performance limited to only morale bonuses.