I was unsure which forum to place this is since it is both a rules question and a question on how it is interpreted for PFS
My search-fu has let me down. I cannot find an answer to the following question about the interaction of two classes in Pathfinder Society Play for the ability Inspire Courage
I plan to have the following: Dawnflower Dervish/4, Cavalier/1, Battle Herald/5 (I am not asking about a better way to get a concept or anything like that - only what does the character have in way of Inspire Courage abilities)
Dawnflower Dervish (DD) modifies Bardic Performance of Inspire Courage. While it is a little unclear whether it modifies it by adding an option for a self buff only (Battle Dance) or substituting it, I will assume that it actually substitutes the self buff for the party buff (so the DD does not have the party buff performance of Inspire Courage). It uses a Bardic Pool to fuel Bardic Performances
Battle Herald (BH) gets an Inspiring Command of Inspire Courage. BH says that Inspiring Command can Inspire Courage like the Bardic Performance and that BH and DD levels have limited stacking (only purposes of determining the bonuses of Inspire Courage). It uses a Command Pool to fuel Inspiring Commands
Note: Rounds of Bardic Performance can be used to issue Inspiring commands BUT rounds of Inspiring Command CANNOT be used for Bardic Performances. Thus there are two different fuel pools
Since the Bardic Performance Inspire Courage and Inspiring Command Inspire Courage are different abilities and do not fully stack, I am unclear about what Inspire Courage abilities the character has. If the BH did not include the line that there is limited stacking, I would have treated them as two separate and distinct abilities with different pools and characteristics (similar to how you may have 2 pools of different levels/variants of Channels from two different classes). But the limiting stacking statement combined with the statement that the fuel pools are not interchangeable leaves me wondering
Option A
Only have the one Inspire Courage ability which is a Self-Buff with bonuses as a DD/9.
Fueled by both a Bardic Pool and a Command Pool. When fueling it from the Bardic Pool, I can start as a Move Action (DD/4) but when fueling from the Command Pool, I can start it as a Swift Action (since BH/5)
Option B
Have two Inspire Courage abilities – Self Buff with bonuses as a DD/9 AND Party Buff as a BH/5 (stacking bonuses on ONLY the DD)
Each is fueled by their respective pools and follow the rules above for starting
Option C
Have two Inspire Courage abilities – Self Buff with bonuses as a DD/9 AND Party Buff as a BH/9 (stacking bonuses on BOTH the DD and BH)
Each is fueled by their respective pools and follow the rules above for starting
My assumption is Option C since the two abilities have only limited stacking but is there any ruling or official input on how this works (since it is for PFS) or do I expect table variation
