Skald
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Realm | Vikings |
Archetype | Support |
Motto | The power of words is greater than any instrument. |
Though they are musicians, Skalds do not use musical instruments to power their abilities. Instead, they rely simply upon their words, amplified with certain magical accoutrements. With their Viking training, they are also the most adept at using weapons of any of the bard-like classes in the Realms. They also grow more powerful as the battle rages, trying to keep their emotions under control…most of the time.
History[]
TBA
Sample Components[]
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Legacy Strike (Style) Deals moderate damage, and if this attack penetrates the target’s armor, increases the power of the user’s next song within a brief period of time. |
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Key Features[]
Divine Intervention
Glory to the Brave
The user and their nearby group members gain a temporary physical buff that reduces ability preparation and recovery time, and also increases damage with weapon abilities. The power of the buff is based on the number of nearby enemies greater than the number of group members present.
Death Curse
Deafening Warcry
A stream of words escapes the user’s mouth and encircles all nearby enemies, who take high damage and are affected by a physical debuff that reduces their hearing for a moderate duration.
Banes and Boons[]
- Main Article: Banes and Boons
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Name | Description | Cost | Times |
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Instrumental Ineptitude | Instruments do not grant bonuses to song abilities. | ||
Loss of Clarity | Wounds to the head greatly reduce the power of Shout and Song abilities when not using an instrument. |
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Name | Description | Cost | Times |
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Memorial Echo | The effects of song abilities remain in effect for a portion of the duration they were played after they have been stopped. | ||
Unbreakable Tale | Disruption health for song and shout abilities is greatly increased. |
Trivia[]
- Historically the Skald were typically court poets, whom recorded the heroic deeds of their lords.
- The english word scold, is derived from the Skald.
- The works of the famous Skalds like Bragi Boddason and Snorri Struluson are responsible for Norse lore that we know today.
Revision History[]
- November 13th, 2015 - Skalds were revealed during the 7th week of the Fall Class reveals.
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