Bard Perform Skills

Bards serve many different functions within society, and the focus of a bard's skills can vary considerably between cultures. The following lists of categories for the Perform skill are organised by race, and are designed to give a distinctive flavour to the bardic traditions of each culture. The lists are not intended as a restriction, they simply detail the most likely Perform categories for a bard of each race.

Dwarf

History, Folktales, Proverbs, Fable, Genealogy, Chant, Improvisation, Drama, Drums, Epic, Baritone Flute, Pan Pipes, Recorder, Trumpet, Bassoon, Baritone Oboe.

Elanii

History, Myths, Romances, Ballad, Rhapsody, Dance, Tragedy, Epic, Flute, Harp, Lute, Mandolin, Melody, Mime, Ode, Oboe, Clarinet. Gnome History, Myths, Folktales, Proverbs, Fable, Improvisation, Ballad, Buffoonery, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Flute, Harp, Juggling, Limericks, Lute, Mandolin, Melody, Ode, Pan Pipes, Recorder.

Halfling

Riddles, Fabliau, Satire, Improvisation, Ballad, Fairy tale, Fable, Buffoonery, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Drums, Flute, Juggling, Limericks, Melody, Mime, Pan Pipes, Recorder.

Human

Myths, Proverbs, Fable, Folktales, Epics, Riddles, Hero Tales (Chanson de Geste), Ballad, Hymn, Buffoonery, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Drums, Flute, Harp, Juggling, Limericks, Lute, Mandolin, Melody, Mime, Ode, Pan Pipes, Recorder, Trumpet.

Orc

Folktales, Proverbs, War Chant, Hero Tales (Chanson de Geste), Buffoonery, Comedy, Drums, Epic, Baritone Flute, Trumpet.

Ythaldin

Ballad, Fable, Comedy, Dance, Drums, Flute, Harp, Juggling, Lute, Mandolin, Melody, Ode, Pan Pipes, Recorder.

NB: Half-Elves and Half-Orcs are likely to follow the bardic tradition of the culture in which they grew up.

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