Perform (Lute)

See also: Perform (disambiguation)

Perform is a free action that allows the user to play a tune using a Lute.

Description

Play a tune to attract and delight those around you.

Technical details

UID

Shout_Bard_Perform_Lute

Spell flags

DontAbortPerforming, IsLinkedSpellContainer

Variants

•  Perform 'Bard Dance'
•  Perform 'Of Divinity and Sin'
•  Perform 'Old Time Battles'
•  Perform 'The Power'
•  Perform 'The Queen's High Seas'
•  Perform 'Sing for Me'

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• Succeed one of two  Performance checks with Alfira while she is writing a song in the Emerald Grove to gain Musical Instrument proficiency.

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.

Achievements

Busker

Earn a hundred gold from playing sweet, sweet music in a single playthrough.