I'm currently trying to build a Bard character, and I really, really want him to just use his weapon like a club and bash people over the head with it. Is there a way to do this without having to take the improvised weapon-centric feats and traits? I want this to be his main weapon of choice, I'm just not sure how to go about making it happen.
Other than the improvised weapon approach I don't know of any way to use a lute as a weapon. But this lute can turn into a weapon.
You could use spare strings as a garotte I guess. Or commission a specially made reinforced lute - but it'd probably not sound very good.
I was thinking of having it be enchanted so that it wouldn't break. I'm not big on having it turn into a weapon or anything like that, I just want him to brain somebody with his lute because that's hilarious to me. But I did give him a short bow in the event that the lute thing doesn't work out for whatever reason.
Should be mentioned that I'm not trying to make a serious character here. He's absolutely off the wall ridiculous in every sense of the word.
Tuned Bowstring + bow = masterwork stringed instrument.
Musical Staff = "In addition, as a swift action, the wielder of the musical staff can cause it to transform into a string or wind instrument." "The staff can still be used to cast spells while it is an instrument, and it can revert back to a staff as a free action."
Totem spear = "In addition to its use as a weapon, a totem spear can be played using the Perform (wind instrument) skill."
A lute could be a club with the fragile condition. But your guy had better have a crate of backup lutes, as using it to hit someone isn't going to prolong its longevity.
IMHO, you wouldn't have to use the improvised weapons rules, as a club is already about as basic as you can get.
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Summon Instrument is a cantrip, so you can keep creating lutes as fast as you smash them. You may not be very effective in combat (doing 1d4 every other round) but it meets the requirement.
You could vary it, of course. A trombone, a tuba, a pair of cymbals, a double bass or a xylophone would add some variety. A didgeridoo would make a decent cudgel. An alpenhorn would have Reach.
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As noted above, Weapon Master's Handbook carries rules for creating new weapons.
Tool (0 DP): The weapon can also serve as a specific mundane tool. Add triple the price and double the weight of the tool to the weapon’s final price and weight.
Check with your DM, but as this is has no change in the weapon's power, merely adding triple the item's cost to the base weapon, it should be suitable to add to any existing weapon and 'reskin' it as a war lute.
As noted above, Weapon Master's Handbook carries rules for creating new weapons.
Tool (0 DP): The weapon can also serve as a specific mundane tool. Add triple the price and double the weight of the tool to the weapon’s final price and weight.
Check with your DM, but as this is has no change in the weapon's power, merely adding triple the item's cost to the base weapon, it should be suitable to add to any existing weapon and 'reskin' it as a war lute.
Thank you! That's pretty much exactly what I needed. I appreciate all the help from everyone who contributed!
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Get a bag of holding and fill it with extra lutes. Every combat you beat someone up with your lute. At the end of it, it's all smashed to bits. Not to worry, you just pull a new one out of your bag of holding.
Or as you call it, your bag of lutes.
