#ANSTRUTH HARP DND BEYOND SKIN#

If the Giant Ape uses a reaction to avoid a hit, that reaction during that round can't be used for an opportunity attack (if, for example, bard casts fear or dissonant whispers, or enemy tries to flee), and thus a chance for another 3d10+6 bludgeoning damage is foregone.īenefits: compared to getting access to Barkskin.

In a party where the Bard player is very pro-active, this is not such a burden. (Yes, I am in the group, and I am self-answering).

This approach puts a burden on the bard player to be alert to this requirement for some combats (when Queen Kong is present) and not others, and to more carefully manage and apply Bardic Inspiration than he does now.

The party needs to assess how often and how well they use Bardic Inspiration in general - since it recharges on each short rest this could be used to avoid taking damage via boosted AC about a dozen times per adventuring day, depending on how many short rests happen in a given adventure day. Throw with a Bardic Inspiration roll on the d8. Getting a hit, succeeding on an ability check, or making a saving

Dedicating this party resource to boosting the Ape'sĬhance to-not-be-hit costs the chance of another party member You can use an action to play the instrument and cast fly, invisibility, levitate, protection from evil and good, control weather, cure wounds (5th level), or.

Presuming that we have three eligible spell casters - Arcane Trickster, Bard(Valor), and Wizard(Evoker) warlock is the party's go to for being turned into creatures) - how do I get one of them Barkskin to cast onto her? costs. (If we have that wrong, please explain why). We believe that if we cast barkskin on the Warlock before the polymorph, the 16 AC would not carry over.

#ANSTRUTH HARP DND BEYOND SKIN#

Until the spell ends, the target’s skin has a rough, bark-like appearance, and the target’s AC can’t be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor it is wearing. Someone casts barkskin on Warlock, sets AC to 16 We are kicking around a solution that goes something like this: The AC of 12 didn't do much to stop hits from landing we anticipate much tougher foes than Hobgoblins in the near future. Problem: Giant Ape's HP melted down too quickly due to low AC In two rounds, partly due to martial advantage, the AC 12 Giant Ape takes 87 damage (out of 157) while only engaging three or four of the enemy (the Barbarian and Fighter were also engaged and the 'quantity has a quality all its own' phenomenon of 5e was in evidence)įight ended when bard (hidden) cast Wall of Thorns from his Anstruth Harp which broke up the hobgoblin formation considerably.

Giant ape engages with a platoon of hobgoblin cavalry (11 hobgoblins on 11 worgs, wizard refrains from using fireball for in-story reasons) (Did T-Rex last time, looking for variety and higher INT (7 vs 2) we also like that Giant Ape has a ranged option, throwing rocks, which the T-Rex does not). Wizard polymorphs warlock (8th level) into a Giant Ape. Others have since copied the designs but honored Falataer by keeping the name Anstruth harp ( Knowledge (arcana) or bardic knowledge DC 15).Ĭost to Create: 16,000 gp (plus 100 gp for masterwork harp), 1,280 XP, 32 days.A tactical problem to solve based on last night's session Tactical Situation Lore: A wise and powerful bard named Falataer reportedly created the first of these instruments, which he used to test and reward the students at all seven levels of his bardic college. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the instrument is held.

If you pick up an Anstruth harp but do not have 12 or more ranks in Perform (string instruments), the instrument bestows one negative level on you, which persists for as long as you hold it.

If you have at least 12 ranks in Perform (string instruments), you can also command it to produce one of three spell effects ( control water, mass cure light wounds, or mind fog), each once per day. This masterwork harp grants you a +2 circumstance bonus on Perform (string instruments) checks.

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