Skald

This Skald it's a nordic myth version bard with some song base power.

(haven't use/rest, the song number & retroactivity limited the use)

Core

Core 1 - Cray - Skaldic Rage (Active)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self / Slef centered AOE

Duration: 5s * inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level

Requires 1 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Expend a Song to fly into Rage, granting you +4 Music bonus (stack with Rage bonus) to Strength and -10% penalty to AC.

Retroactivity: When Skaldic Rage ends affected person 4 stack Tired (-3% movement speed, -1 STR, DEX, -2 melee power)*stack.

Note: Skaldic Rage don't block spellcasting ability.

Choose: Linked to Niflheim (cold) or Linked to Muspelheim (fire)

Each Core Enhancement grants you +10 HP and +5 Positive spell power.

Core 2 - Valkyrie Soul (Toggle):

Requires 6 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You can Inspire / Skaldic touch any number of allies in a ballad range at a time. Inspirations / Skaldic Touch song cost increase to 4 per Song.

With active Valkyrie Soul change the Cry - Skaldic Rage/Battle Range, Slayer/Greater Slayer & Rallying to Self centered AOE effect without additional song cost.

Additional affected person can use your Charisma modifier to hit with Skaldic Touched weapons & shield.

Core 3 - Cry - Slayer (Active)

Cost: 1 Song

Target: Self / Self centered AOE

Duration: 5s * inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level

Requires 10 trained Ranks of Perform to use, active FSI effect.

Your song call deadly power of the legends for short time, for cry duration gain additional Vorpal effect to the Skaldic Touched weapon:

- - - - Warden: On Vorpal Hit: If an unnatural struck by this weapon his fewer than 1000 Hit Points it is instantly slain, If the unnatural has above 1000 Hit Points, it takes 100 damage.
      - Demolisher: On Vorpal Hit: If a Construct struck by this weapon his fewer than 1000 Hit Points it is instantly slain, If the Construct has above 1000 Hit Points, it takes 100 damage.
      - Exile: On Vorpal Hit: If an Extraplanar struck by this weapon his fewer than 1000 Hit Points it is instantly slain, If the Extraplanar has above 1000 Hit Points, it takes 100 damage.
      - Einherjar: On Vorpal Hit: If an target struck by this weapon his fewer than 1000 Hit Points it is instantly slain, If the target has above 1000 Hit Points, it takes 100 damage.

Retroactivity: When Slayer ends affected persons gain 4 stack Weak Arms (-0,25 W)*stack.

For example: Active Exile + Slayer gain effect vs Extraplanar, use Einherjar remain anti Extraplanar effect, no change to Vorpal effect.

Core 4 - Battleground Control (Passive)

You learn how can extend your ballad range, the range of your Bardic Aura is doubled, additional every 5 inspiration level grants +1 damage & 2 melee/ranged power to Inspire Courage.

Additional affected person can use your Charisma modifier to damage with Skaldic Touched weapons & shield.

Core 5 - Battle Glory (Passive)

Requires 18 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You have Base Attack Bonus equal to your character level, additional gain Vorpal effect with active:

Iced Edges: Frozen (no save, half inspiration level sec). Bosses cannot be frozen.
Burning Edges: Inflict 1% vulnerability for 5 sec - stack 10 times.

Inspire Greatness now uses your Charisma score for its Temporary hit points (this is doubled in epics).

Spontaneous Song - Call back to Midgard (Active)

Cost: 1 Song

Target: Friend

Duration: Instant

Cooldown 1 min

Requires 14 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Equal with Reincarnate spell.

Core 6 - Battle chanter

+2 Charisma and Constitution, +15 hit points (sum +75 Hp).

Cry - Great Slayer (Improved Cry - Slayer)

Requires 20 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You improve the typed effect to Greater Vorpal effect.

Note: On a Vorpal Strike: If your target has fewer than 2000 hit points, it is instantly slain. If your target has above 2000 hit points, it takes 200 damage.

Cry - Niflheim (Active)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self centered AOE

Duration: 1+2 s * Inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level s

Requires 23 trained Ranks of Perform to use. Linked to Nifleheim.

Scream the songs to summon the frozen ice from the underworld of fallen. Expending a Bard Song to force enemies in the area to make a fortitude save versus being frozen solid in frozen ice for 1s * inspiration level.

Even if they make the save from frozen, they take inspiration level * d3 Cold damage (scales with cold spellpower) and are significantly slowed (-50% movement -30% attack speed) for 2s * inspiration level or make save; additional save every 5 seconds to negate frozen & slow effect.

DC=Perform+d20; Bosses cannot be frozen, but can be slowed.

Retroactivity: After cast (not after effect end) the bard become inspiration level % Vulnerability. Remove 1% Vulnerability every 4 s.

Cry - Muspelheim (Active)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self centered AOE

Duration: 1+2 s * Inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level s

Requires 23 trained Ranks of Perform to use. Linked to Muspelheim.

Scream the songs to summon the heat from the burning underworld. Expending a Bard Song to burn enemies in the area take inspiration level * d3 Fire damage (scales with fire spellpower, Reflex half) & make fortitude save or gain 2 stack burning (scales with melee/ranged power, stacking 5 time).

Even if they fail the save from burning, they are in Panic (these Fear effect bypass natural immunity); additional save every 5 seconds to negate burn effect, if success can make will save every 5 sec vs Fear.

DC=Perform+d20; Bosses cannot be feared, but can be burned.

Retroactivity: After cast (not after effect end) the bard become inspiration level % Vulnerability. Remove 1% Vulnerability every 4 s.

Tier 1

Ballad Melody - Bravery (Passive 2 AP)

Requires 4 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Inspire Courage grants you and your allies an additional +5% to hit and fear effects are removed from you and allies in ballad range every 6 seconds.

Ballad Melody - Life Ward (Passive 2 AP)

Requires 4 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You and nearby allies gain 20 to fortification & 5% to Max HP.

Spontaneous Song - Skaldic Touch (Active 1 AP)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self, Friend / Self centered AOE

Duration: Rest

Cooldown: 2 s

Requires 4 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Enchants the items currently equipped in the your right and left hands to grant their wielder proficiency if any weapons or shields.

Note: As master touch spell with exotic weapon proficiency.

The Poetic Edda (Passive 1-3 AP)

You are steeped in the rich history of the elder sagas. The songs of warrior-poets fill your soul, and you long for battle and glory. Gain +[1/2/3] Bard Songs & inspiration level.

Focused (Passive 1-3 AP)

+[1/2/3] Concentration, Intimidate, and Jump, +[0/0/1] Bard Song

Tier 2

Cry - Battle Rage (Improve Cry - Skaldic Rage; 1-3 AP)

Requires Bravery, 8 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Skaldic Rage adds +10 melee power & +5% melee attack speed for rage duration.

Ballad Melody - Ironskin (Passive 2 AP)

Requires Life Ward, 6 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You and nearby allies gain 5% to AC & 3% physical damage absorb.

ST - Warden (Toggle 2 AP)

Requires 6 trained Ranks of Perform to use & Skaldic Touch.

The skald modify his/her Skaldic Touch song with legends of the heroic fight with unnatural.

To weapon gain inspiration level bane damage (scales with your melee/ranged power) vs Undead & grant ghost touch ability.

Iced/Burning Edges (Toggle 1-3 AP)

Cooldown: 1 second

Requires Link to Niflheim to Iced Edge, Link to Muspelheim to Burning Edge

Weapon attack inflict [one quarter/half/half] inspiration level cold/fire damage (scales with melee/ranged power) with attacks.

Rank 3 gain Critical effect:

Iced edge slow: movement speed -50% & attack speed -10% for inspiration level sec.
Burning edge Burning: 1 stack Burning (half inspiration level fire damage every 2 sec, stacking 5 time) for inspiration level sec.

Note: The damage procs on both weapons when two weapon fighting and all glancing blows, and seems to not have any cooldown.

Action Boost - Sprint (Active 1-3 AP)

+[35/40/50]% Action Boost bonus to movement speed for 20 seconds.

Tier 3

Armorer (Passive 1-3 AP)

Rank 1: Gain Medium Armor Proficiency

Rank 2: Can use medium armor without ASF.

Rank 3: Shield ASF decrease 15%.

Ballad Melody - Arcane Shield (Passive 2 AP)

Requires Ironskin, 8 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You and nearby allies gain 5 to SR & 3% magical damage absorb.

ST - Demolisher (Toggle 2 AP)

Requires Warden, 8 trained Ranks of Perform to use & Skaldic Touch.

The skald modify his/her Skaldic Touch song with history of the fight with created enemies.

To weapon gain inspiration level bane damage (scales with your melee/ranged power) vs Construct & grant Improved Destruction.

Frozen Fury or Burning Fury (Active 2 AP)

Cost: 1 sp

Cooldown: 6 seconds

Frozen Fury:

Requires: Iced Edges

Make a melee attack with +2[W] damage. Affected enemies must make a Fortitude save (DC=Perform+d20) or become frozen, if make save slowed (movement speed -50% & attack speed -10%) for half Inspiration level second. Bosses cannot be frozen, but can slowed.

Burning Fury:

Requires: Burning Edges

Make a melee attack with +2[W] damage. Affected enemies must make fortitude save or gain 1 stack burning (half inspiration level fire damage every 2 sec for inspiration level sec., stacking 5 time, scales with melee/ranged power) & must make a Will save (DC=Perform+d20) or become Feared for half inspiration level second. Bosses cannot be feared, but can burned.

Strength or Charisma (Passive 2 AP)

Choose one: +1 Strength / +1 Charisma

Tier 4

High Spirits (Passive 1-3 AP)

Your spirits are always high, decrease your cry retroactivity:

Rank 1: gain 1 less (3 stack) stack retroactivity, Vulnerability remove every 3s.
Rank 2: gain 1 less (2 stack) stack retroactivity, Vulnerability remove every 2s.
Rank 3: gain 1 less (1 stack) stack retroactivity, Vulnerability remove every 1s.

Ballad Melody - Heroism (Passive 2 AP)

Requires Arcane Shield, 10 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

Adds the Song of Heroism To your Ballad. +2 untyped* bonus to Attack, all saving throws, and skill checks.

ST - Exile (Toggle 2 AP)

Requires Demolisher, 10 trained Ranks of Perform to use & Skaldic Touch.

The skald modify his/her Skaldic Touch song with fable of the fight with Extraplanar enemies.

To weapon gain inspiration level bane damage (scales with your melee/ranged power) vs Outsider or Elemental & grant Pull of Reality (-1 PRR/MRR, stacks up to 25 times).

Spinning Ice or Hellish Heat (Active 2 AP)

Activation cost: 4 SP

Cooldown 15 seconds

Spinning Ice:

Requires: Frozen Fury

Attack all enemies around you for +3[W] damage. Each affected enemy is frozen solid if they fail a Fortitude save (DC=Perform+d20), if make save slowed (movement speed -50% & attack speed -10%) for half Inspiration level second. Bosses cannot be frozen, but can slowed.

Hellish Heat:

Requires: Burning Fury

Attack all enemies around you for +3[W] damage. Affected enemy must make fortitude save or gain 3 stack burning & must make a Will save (DC=Perform+d20) or become Feared. Bosses cannot be feared, but can burned.

Strength or Charisma (Passive 2 AP)

Requires Strength or Charisma tier 3

Choose one: +1 Strength / +1 Charisma

Tier 5

Cry - Rallying (Active 2 AP)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self / self centered AOE

Duration: 5s * inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level

Requires 14 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You (and all allies within range of your songs) gain inspiration level % movement speed, half inspiration level % attack speed and freedom of movement for cry duration. This ability can be used while Feared, Stunned, Dazed, Paralyzed, Freezed and remove these effects from you.

Retroactivity: After end affected person become Winded (-5% movement speed, -2% attack speed, a -1 Attack rolls and Reflex saves)*stack.

Ballad Melody - Power (Passive 2 AP)

Requires Heroism, 12 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You and nearby allies gain +5% to melee damage, ranged damage, and spell critical chance.

ST - Einherjar (Toggle 2 AP)

Requires Exile, 14 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

The skald modify his/her Skaldic Touch song with myth of Valhalla's champions.

To target weapon gain +1 to Critical Threat Range, Critical Multiplier & Vorpal range & grant +0,5[W] damage.

Note: Stack other type effect, for example: Holly sword - Critical Threat Range and Critical Damage Multiplier (Competence Bonus), Strike With No Thought - Critical Damage Multiplier (Competence Bonus), Perfect Single Weapon Fighting - Vorpal range,...

Cry - Valkyrie (Active 2 AP)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self, Friend

Duration: 2s * inspiration level

Cooldown: 10s + 5s * inspiration level s

Requires 15 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

You invoke the power of the warriors of the gods to targeted person, but this mighty power is burdensome to mortals. The affected person gain some untyped* bonus:

inspiration level % to attack, AC & movement speed;
half inspiration level % damage absorb (exclude untyped/bane damage) & attack speed;
transform weapon base damage type from Slashing/Piercing/Bludgeoning to Untyped;
for duration block targets spellcasting ability & decrease USP with 5*inspiration level & spell (SLA) DC halved.

Retroactivity: If duration end the target & the bard gain 4 stack Burdensome (-2 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level - decrease spellcaster level & max. HP)*stack.

Note: Can't casting spell, but can use SLA & magical ability with lowered power & DC (for example Sonic blast, Niflheim, Spellsword, Greater color spray, AA arrows,...).Note: None magical ability can use normal (Stunning blow, Hunting bird attacks,...). Note: Stack with negative level. If the target has as many negative levels as its Hit Die or levels, it dies.

Spontaneous Song - Ode of Recovery (Active 2 AP)

Cost: 1 song

Target: Self centered AOE

Cooldown: 20 s

Requires 15 trained Ranks of Perform to use.

A powered version of Soothing Song. Faster casting: sum 2 sec motion. Sing a song to apply a 3*inspiration level positive energy heal (scales with positive spell power) to self and allies in ballad range. The Panacea spell purge effect it’s part of the healing.

Note: Panache purge eliminates the following conditions or penalties: Ability damage, Blinded, Confused, Dazed, Dazzled, Deafened, Diseased, Exhausted, Fatigued, Feebleminded, Insanity, Nauseated, Poisoned, Stunned.

Bonus type

Music bonus: Cry [Skaldic Rage / Battle Rage / Rallying], FSI - [Warden / Demolisher / Exile / Einherjar]

Morale bonus: Ballad Melody [Bravery / Life Ward / Iron Skin / Arcane Shield / Power]

Untyped bonus: Cry [Slayer / Greater Slayer / Valkyrie], Ballad Melody [Heroism]

Specific characteristics of skaldic songs

Cry:

Special skaldic song base power with instant casting, short duration, longer cooldown & have stacking retroactivity - the skald or affected person uses its future energies in this moment.

After used Cry end gain 4 stack Retroactivity (no save, bypass immunity, unremovable; only die, quest finish break the effect). Remove 1 stack retroactivity after inspiration level second.

A trained bard can decrease this retroactivity.

For example a bard with 30 inspiration level use:
Cry - Battle Range duration = 150 s (5*30), Cooldown = 160 s,Gain 4 STR, -10% AC, 10 Melee power & 5% melee attack speed (music bonus)after end gain 4 stack Tired (-3% movement speed, -1 STR, DEX, -2 melee power)*stack for 120 s (4*30)1-30 sec -12% movement speed, -4 STR, DEX, -8 melee power31-60 sec -9% movement speed, -3 STR, DEX, -6 melee power (start point with High spirit I)61-90 sec -6% movement speed, -2 STR, DEX, -4 melee power (start point with High spirit II)91-120 sec -3% movement speed, -1 STR, DEX, -2 melee power (start point with High spirit III) Cry - Greater Slayer duration = 150 s (5*30), Cooldown = 160 s,gain a Vorpal effects,after end gain 4 stack Weak Arms (-0,25W)*stack for 120 s (4*30)1-30 sec -1[W]31-60 sec -0,75[W] (start point with High spirit I)61-90 sec -0,5[W] (start point with High spirit II)91-120 sec -0,25[W] (start point with High spirit III)
Cry - Rallying duration = 150 s (5*30), Cooldown = 160 s,gain 30% movement speed, 15% attack speed and freedom of movement.after end gain Winded (-5% movement speed, -2% attack speed, a -1 Attack rolls and Reflex saves)*stack for 120s;1-30 sec -20% movement speed, -8% attack speed, a -4 Attack rolls and Reflex saves31-60 sec -15% movement speed, -6% attack speed, a -3 Attack rolls and Reflex saves (start point with High spirit I)61-90 sec -10% movement speed, -4% attack speed, a -2 Attack rolls and Reflex saves (start point with High spirit II)91-120 sec -5% movement speed, -2% attack speed, a -1 Attack rolls and Reflex saves (start point with High spirit III)
Cry - Valkyrie duration = 60 s (2*30), Cooldown = 70 s,Target gain untyped* bonus to:- 30% attack, AC & movement speed,- 15% damage absorb & attack speed,- Weapon damage transform to Untyped damage,- block spellcast ability & decrease USP with 150 & halved SLA DC.after end gain to affected peron & the bard 4 stack Burdensome (-2 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level)*stack for 120 sec.1-30 sec -8 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level31-60 sec -6 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level (start point with High spirit I)61-90 sec -4 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level (start point with High spirit II)91-120 sec -2 to attack rolls, saves, skill checks, ability checks & effective level (start point with High spirit III)
Cry - NiflheimIn ballad range freezed for 30 s (1*30), immune/save freeze 30d3 cold damage (scales with spellpower) & Slowed for 60 s (2*30) Cooldown = 40 s,after cast gain 30% Vulnerability to the bard; remove 1% every 4 sec (for 120 sec) with High spirit I: remove every 3s (90 s), with High spirit II: remove every 2s (60 s), with High spirit III: remove every 1s (30 s)

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