Play the Spider's Lyre

See also: Perform (disambiguation)

Play the Spider's Lyre is a free action that allows the user to play the functionally equivalent song 'The Power' using their equipped Instrument.

Description

Play a troubled bard's ballad to encourage and inspire those around you.

Properties

Details

 Range: Self

Condition: Performing 'The Power'

 Performing 'The Power'

• Playing a tune. Perform the same song nearby to join in.

Condition: Poor Performance

 Poor Performance

• Maybe you'd better stop, before anyone starts throwing rocks.

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• Can only be played by equipping the Spider's Lyre

Notes

• If multiple characters use the Perform action, they sync up and play together. Also nearby bards, such as in the Circus of the Last Days, can join the performance.
• Nearby NPCs gather to hear the performance and focus their attention on the performer(s). This can create an opportunity for pickpocketing and thievery. Many patrolling NPCs cannot be distracted this way.
• If the performer has musical instrument proficiency, they make a  Performance check. If successful, the gathered audience tips the performer with  Toss a Coin when the performance ends. However, a successful performance does not necessarily result in every attendee tipping the performer(s).
• The Difficulty Class of the performance check scales with the size of the audience:
  • 1 audience member: DC 10
  • 2-3 audience members: DC 12
  • 4-5 audience members: DC 15
  • 6-7 audience members: DC 18
  • 8+ audience members: DC 20
• Any character can use the Perform action with an instrument equipped. However, a character without instrument proficiency makes a  Poor Performance when doing so. This provokes annoyed reactions from the audience who will leave immediately.
• Perform is a free action, and can be used during battle. The performance ends if the performing character is  Threatened.