Fabricate (Bard Skill)

Fabricate

Level: 1
Skill: musicianship
Syntax: fabricate <instrument>
Cost: 25 + Player Level * 3

As part of their training in musical craftsmanship, the bard learns to magically create a different instrument with each level they advance within the guild. The power inherent to the instrument depends on the musicianship skill level of the bard crafting it, as well having been properly tuned.

Instruments:
Level 1: Triangle
Level 2: Reed
Level 3: Tamboura
Level 4: Maracas
Level 5: Panpipe
Level 6: Dulcimer
Level 7: Flute
Level 8: Lyre
Level 9: Harp
Level 10: Lute
Level 11: Clarion
Level 12: Fiddle
Level 13: Sitar
Level 14: Mandola
Level 15: Zither
Level 16: Bagpipes

Special Instruments:
Level 17: Chimes of Opening <chimes>
Level 18: Chaos Fiddle <cfiddle>
Level 19: Horn of Blasting <horn>
Level 20: Pipes of Pain <pipes>

Using their skill in musicianship , the Bard learns to magically create various instruments to wield in combat. The strength of the instrument depends on their musicianship skill level, thus as the Bard goes up in level, and studiously trains their musicianship skill, their instruments become more powerful.

At each new Guild Level, a Bard learns to create a different instrument and the Bard is always able to create and select an instrument they have previously learned how to make.

Commentary

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Fabricated instruments are almost always better than other nonunique instruments at low level. The instruments from levels 1 through 14 don't have any special attacks, while the Zither, Bagpipes, and Chaos Fiddle do. Chimes of Opening are able to musically shatter many locks, and the Horn of Blasting allows the Bard to area attack an entire room with damaging sound waves. Pipes of Pain are the hallmark of a Bard predisposed to combat; during combat, Bards may <wrack> their enemies, doing substantial and rapid damage.

It should be noted that the strongest weapons created with fabricate, such as the chaos fiddle and pipes of pain, are extremely powerful melee weapons. A golden tuned and tempered chaos fiddle or pipes of pain fabricated by a level 36 bard whose skills have been temporarily boosted by a bard inspire rates at the top of the thief assess skill chart (a so-called 10/9 weapon).

It should also be noted that fabricated weapons made at level 1 to 8 are similar in terms of accuracy and potency. The same goes for weapons made at level 9 to 14 and 15-16. Therefore there is no real need to re-fabricate your instrument every level, unless of course its design or style suits you more as long as you had an inspire when you made the weapon.

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