Mystical Bardsmanship

The ability to posess the qualities of mythical bards and the powers they were believed to have.

The Bards
The bards where held in high esteem in ancient european cultures due to their affinity with words, creating oral poems and dealing with words. This ability was normally reserved holy man and sages, because words are considered (even today) as one of the most powerful mediums for magical powers: While regular magicians could conjure curses, bards were specialized in humiliating their foes to the point that they where hated and despised for years, sometimes for all eternity if the verses where immortalized. They where also said to possess magic abilities and where brigers of good luck

In later times, however, the role of tthe bard was confused with that of minstrels and both eventually mixed and melded until they became indistinguishable. Their characteristics now involved participating in celebrations, being hired by a lord and chanting epic classics in the middle of banquets. They where also stereotypically portraied as indolging in alcoholism and gambling. This contributed to the association of their images with the inns, bars and a happy-go-lucky disposition.

Abbilities

 * Vocifery
 * Disguise Mastery
 * Luck
 * Enhanced Charisma
 * Voice Manipulation
 * Musical Empathy
 * Nostalgia Inducement
 * Performance Art Intuition
 * Curse Inducement
 * Alcohol Manipulation
 * Musical Empathy
 * Luck Bestowal