How might a high-level bard threaten the security of the Kingdom?
>>47200918
Being charismatic and staging a coup
>>47200918
>threaten the security of the Kingdom?
Propaganda.
>>47200918
they would be able to work their way into the highest sections of the government through charm and wit. They could manipulate everyone around them with their natural talent or through spells.
>>47200918
Pied Piper-ing?
Read this (they add 3 levels of bard later in the thread)
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/926361/
>>47200918
DROPPING THE BASS SO HARD IT SINKS THE COUNTRY INTO THE UNDERDARK
>>47200918
1. Build huge metal cones ontop of the highest building.
2. Play violin.
3. Everyone gets a toothache, glass shatters from a resonance and the dogs just won't shut up.
>>47200918
>David
>>47201320
>>47200918
http://readordie.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_Symphony
>>47200918
>How might a high-level user of mind-control threaten the security of the Kingdom?
Use your imagination
In PF he could be a Demagogue. They're designed to gather crowds then cause the crowd to not only riot indiscriminately, but become more powerful for the duration of the riot.
A group of commoners a demagogue has incited to violent will have +2 Str/Con AND inspire courage (though you are behind by 1 on it). Lets say he's 11th level. He has the appropriate feats and a darkskull.
He is giving +4 to attack, +3 to damage, +1 HP per HD, +1 fort save, +1 will save, -2 AC, +1d6 damage on any melee attack. The mob is gonna chew through other commoners.
>>47200918
My bard has suddenly developed the urge to overthrow a religion. Thanks OP, this is all your fault.
>>47200918
Singing the song of awakening for an ancient evil.
Seducing the entire royal family at the same time.
Playing two recorders at the same time.
>>47202288
>Playing two recorders at the same time.
that's pretty lewd
>>47202288
Summoning Mustakrakish is one way to threaten the security of a kingdom.
>>47200918
If he's a Dirgesinger, - just like any necromancer. Or lower the morale of country by singing sad songs so hard everyone does suicide.
>>47201320
HELL YEAH
>>47202288
>Playing two recorders at the same time.
Well, you've had practice from the king and his princess (male)
Do revolutions/coups count as security threats?
Because a high-level bard could likely take the throne with little to no outcry from the people.
>>47200918
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
But only one in three.
They bark at those in velvet gowns,
They never bark at me.
The Duke is fond of velvet gowns,
He'll ask you all to tea.
But I'm in rags, and I'm in tags,
He'll never send for me.
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
The Duke is fond of kittens.
He likes to take their insides out,
And use their fur for mittens.
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
The cravens are going to bed.
Some will rise and greet the sun,
But Whisper will be dead.
Ever seen Metalocalypse?
>>47200918
You know how, like how rock n roll threats christianity.
>>47200918
A guy who can change his appearance, use magic to force other people to agree with him, and can sway whole mobs of people by playing a lute.
Yeah I can't think of anything.
>>47203902
And build a cult of a clown puppet holding a banjo.
>>47200918
Through protest music. Maybe the Bard is a celebrated artist with a huge and devoted following. Maybe his music contains social and political undertones that speak to the unwashed masses.
Perhaps the Bard even meets his end at the hands of overzealous archers. The archers were working crowd control at a peaceful protest. One of them gets nervous, its the new guy. A few stray arrows later, our Bard is bleeding to death in the arms of one of his followers.
The outrage sweeps throughout the kingdom, and a peaceful change of power results. Or genuine reform comes about. All thanks to the Bards veiled commentary planting the seeds through music. And he continues to influence the kingdom a generation or two later.
>>47200918
Use a Lyre of Building to make a newer, better Kingdom of the Future next door?
Inpregnating the princess
>>47202288
Don't worry anon. I got the reference unlike these other pussy farts
>>47200918
Imagine if the drummer from Nirvana got serious.
>>47204672
>53. Grunge gets their shit together.
>>47204638
Pussy farts is the best phrase
>>47204672
Imagine if Keith Richards started doing drugs again.
>>47200918
Dire AIDS
Our party didn't have a bard, but we did threaten to leave the kingdom to its fate if the sultan didn't handover the diamonds for a resurrection spell (which was a big taboo for that kingdom's culture)
>>47200918
Donald Trump.
>>47206185
Nope. Just a garden variety rich attention seeker.
>>47200918
By awakening the lake troll.
>>47200918
Pied motherfucking Piper.
The Bard could invent a style of music that's popular with one subset of the population. This music would glorify deviant and outright retarded behavior, along with separatism from mainstream society, causing that portion of the population to remain a constant burden and security threat for the rest of society.
>>47206745
GODDAMN OT; ANON! now i have to spend the whole night trying to figure out d&d conversionss for dethklok
>>47207474
>this emergency requires my strongest spell
>BLOOD
>OCEAN
>>47204672
>>47205551
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
> chaotic neutral bard just wants to have the most metal adventure ever
>the bbeg is also a bard
> entire party is wiped out except for the bard playing the most intense bout of dueling mandolins ever
Impregnating all the females of the land, who give birth to his fetus-army.
>>47200918
I always thought this song did it pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWEUgUIFl6Q&index=18&list=PLC47C58748772D11B
>>47200918
the queen spilling secrets to hergay best friend
>>47206678
He's just more proof that this "IRL" system really needs some errata on the Wealth rules.
>>47200918
Can you... hear the people sing?
>>47200918
Be anointed as the rightful king by a local cleric.
>>47200918
Propaganda; he can unite all the monsters in the area and lead them against the Kingdom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-MG4ejYe94
>>47200918
Making people believe something dangerous.
>>47212426
That was the best episode ever.
>>47200918
It's easier if you're already the prince.
>>47200918
Journalist bard disclosing unethical magic experimetns that the royal family has going on in order to win the inevitable war, duh.
Sensible answer: Wispering campaign, politics in general, propaganda, seducing everyone.
More amusing dickhead answer: Swich out every higher level spell to give you additional castings of Hideous Laughter and Grease each day then stand at the back of wherever laws and diplomatic decisions get made in an invisibility cloak and fuck shit up.
