This is how I do it, I want to know how others do it.
General: Bad Moon Rising of Clearwater Clan (not his birth name) is a Tabaxi that I voice in my best Inigo Montoya impersonation. He never uses first person pronouns as an homage to the Khajit in Elder Scrolls (this part is surprisingly hard to do).
Cutting Words/Vicious Mockery: Nothing too special, just cheesy one liner insults- the more obscene, the better.
Bardic Inspiration: Lines from songs/movies/historical speeches. Often modified or oddly phrased. "Ask not what the bugbear can do to you, Ask what you can do to the bugbear!" "You. Are the champion. My friend." Bad Moon claims that these just come to him out of the weave, and he has no idea what they mean. I have already run through a lot of obvious ones, so they are getting more and more out of context and inappropriate, which I absolutely love. Can't wait to bust out some Pat Benatar and Whitney Houston next time I play him...
Concentration Spells: My circle plays on VTT, so I use a discord bot to pipe in bardcore music from YouTube, especially songs that have been translated to ancient languages. Greatest hits include Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit in Latin Elven for Faerie Fire, an instrumental of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire for Heat Metal, and Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song in Old Norse Dwarven just for its sheer awesomeness. The other players pretend they don't love it when I do this (but they love it; I totally know they do).
If you need medieval covers of modern hits, played on authentic period instruments, check out the band Stary Olsa. Here's a taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCiuTUaEvs
After you knock an enemy down - "You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away."
Do you have any regrets? - "I never lost one minute of sleepin' worryin' 'bout the way things might've been."
How was the road into town? - "On the highway thirty people lost their lives."
When you encounter the bad guys - "You better run! You better hide! You better leave from my sight!"
During an archery battle - "Hit me with your best shot! Fire away!"
During a stealth sneak - "We're running with the shadows of the night, so baby take my hand it'll be alright."
As you're following tracks through the wilderness - "In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you!" or "Stalked in the forest, too close to hide. I'll be upon you by the moonlight side."
When the cleric heals you - "Don't say a prayer for me now. Save it for the morning after."
When the bad guy is a cleric/paladin - "You pay the prophets to justify your reasons."
And of course, if you don't use this one then the entire campaign is just a waste - when you rescue someone - "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP! NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN! NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU!"
I had a little halfling girl who sang nursery rhymes or made songs sound like nursery rhymes. She had a little child's drum and an 8 key piano. She was creepy.
General: Tabaxi as well (Dream of Days!), is a historian Valor 3/Enchantment 2. He enjoys information, and ONLY what he needs to. The rest comes if you give him something.
Combat Inspiration: Boo! Hiss! Et cetera!; Hey, what's that?!; Did you know that you are a big meanie? Ha! Stab stab stab!
Bardic inspiration: Did you know that (person) did (the thing they're doing) easily? I know you can, as they prove it is possible!
Vicious mockery: Did you know (insult) is a nice version of what is true about you?
Concentration spells: (name) did it (repeated as long as necessarily)
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And of course, if you don't use this one then the entire campaign is just a waste - when you rescue someone - "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP! NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN! NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU!"
Totally; been keeping this in my back pocket for a while. I've been holding out for a suitably epic occasion to rickroll an enemy in Old English Gnomish.
My purple Tiefling Bard Habard Ashery, is more of a con-artist than a musician; for cutting words I mostly use really weak, cringey remarks that fit the enemy/situation. I'd like to say that they're intentionally bad but like his player he's not always as witty as he likes to think he is. I also sometimes throw out a playing card (as he has like six decks at this point) on the basis of causing a distraction (I know it says words but having playing cards thrown at you by a fragile purple idiot has got to be distracting).
Overall I play his powers as being related to his tiefling ancestry though I've played that as a mix of fey and infernal (as the Bard doesn't get a lot suitable for pure infernal), so I've got stuff like Dissonant Whispers, plus various charm spells and a few Magical Secrets and feat picks like Dragon's Breath, Green Flame Blade and Hex.
In terms of what he says and how he acts, it's a lot of extolling his own virtues and encouraging others to save him; he's an intentionally fragile character (-1 CON and STR from points buy so I could max DEX and CHA sooner), so he tends to hide and attack/buff from afar, but will occasionally swoop in with Green Flame Blade + Hex + Sneak Attack (he has a level in Rogue) to steal a kill, I've been surprised at how many times I've rolled a crit while doing that (usually unnecessarily as he tends to go for enemies whose insides are already outside by the time he strikes).
He also makes a point of always introducing the party as "Habard Ashery's Exceedingly Professional Adventuring Guild" which the group has absolutely not agreed to as a name. He also bought the party's wagon which is heavily reinforced after a giant smashed the last one, and is painted purple and gold and emblazoned with "Habard Ashery's Incredibly Foritified Wagon of Wonders". In short he's a total asshat, so he's a lot of fun to play, though I have swapped him out recently for another character (for story reasons), but it won't be the last the party has seen of him.
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My bard is a “Shakespearean” actor, so when he gives bardic inspiration, he uses inspirational quotes from Shakespeare and when he does vicious mockery, he uses Shakespearean insults. It’s a lot of fun.
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Began playing 1st edition back in the late 70’s and love playing and DMing 5e to this day. We have a great group of players and would love to have someone who compliments our group join us. Would be great if we could add a woman, cis or trans, but are open to anyone who loves the game, loves RP and is reliable.
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This is how I do it, I want to know how others do it.
General: Bad Moon Rising of Clearwater Clan (not his birth name) is a Tabaxi that I voice in my best Inigo Montoya impersonation. He never uses first person pronouns as an homage to the Khajit in Elder Scrolls (this part is surprisingly hard to do).
Cutting Words/Vicious Mockery: Nothing too special, just cheesy one liner insults- the more obscene, the better.
Bardic Inspiration: Lines from songs/movies/historical speeches. Often modified or oddly phrased. "Ask not what the bugbear can do to you, Ask what you can do to the bugbear!" "You. Are the champion. My friend." Bad Moon claims that these just come to him out of the weave, and he has no idea what they mean. I have already run through a lot of obvious ones, so they are getting more and more out of context and inappropriate, which I absolutely love. Can't wait to bust out some Pat Benatar and Whitney Houston next time I play him...
Concentration Spells: My circle plays on VTT, so I use a discord bot to pipe in bardcore music from YouTube, especially songs that have been translated to ancient languages. Greatest hits include Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit in
LatinElven for Faerie Fire, an instrumental of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire for Heat Metal, and Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song inOld NorseDwarven just for its sheer awesomeness. The other players pretend they don't love it when I do this (but they love it; I totally know they do).That's what I do. What do you do?
If you need medieval covers of modern hits, played on authentic period instruments, check out the band Stary Olsa. Here's a taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCiuTUaEvs
After you knock an enemy down - "You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away."
Do you have any regrets? - "I never lost one minute of sleepin' worryin' 'bout the way things might've been."
How was the road into town? - "On the highway thirty people lost their lives."
When you encounter the bad guys - "You better run! You better hide! You better leave from my sight!"
During an archery battle - "Hit me with your best shot! Fire away!"
During a stealth sneak - "We're running with the shadows of the night, so baby take my hand it'll be alright."
As you're following tracks through the wilderness - "In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you!" or "Stalked in the forest, too close to hide. I'll be upon you by the moonlight side."
When the cleric heals you - "Don't say a prayer for me now. Save it for the morning after."
When the bad guy is a cleric/paladin - "You pay the prophets to justify your reasons."
And of course, if you don't use this one then the entire campaign is just a waste - when you rescue someone - "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP! NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN! NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU!"
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
Viktor Gavriil. White dragonborn grave cleric. Lvl 20.
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To AnzioFaro: A Fan/Product of the 80's as well!
I had a little halfling girl who sang nursery rhymes or made songs sound like nursery rhymes. She had a little child's drum and an 8 key piano. She was creepy.
General: Tabaxi as well (Dream of Days!), is a historian Valor 3/Enchantment 2. He enjoys information, and ONLY what he needs to. The rest comes if you give him something.
Combat Inspiration: Boo! Hiss! Et cetera!; Hey, what's that?!; Did you know that you are a big meanie? Ha! Stab stab stab!
Bardic inspiration: Did you know that (person) did (the thing they're doing) easily? I know you can, as they prove it is possible!
Vicious mockery: Did you know (insult) is a nice version of what is true about you?
Concentration spells: (name) did it (repeated as long as necessarily)
Helper of Create a World thread/Sedge is Chaotic Neutral/ Mega Yahtzee High: 34, Low: 14/I speak English, je me parle le Francais, agus Labhraim beagan Gaeilge
Dream of Days Lore Bard 9/Wizard 4 Baulder's Gate: Descent to Avernus (In Person/Over Zoom)
Saleadon Morgul Battle Smith Artificer 11 Tyranny of Dragons (In Person/Over Zoom)
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Totally; been keeping this in my back pocket for a while. I've been holding out for a suitably epic occasion to rickroll an enemy in
Old EnglishGnomish.Sounds fun!
My purple Tiefling Bard Habard Ashery, is more of a con-artist than a musician; for cutting words I mostly use really weak, cringey remarks that fit the enemy/situation. I'd like to say that they're intentionally bad but like his player he's not always as witty as he likes to think he is. I also sometimes throw out a playing card (as he has like six decks at this point) on the basis of causing a distraction (I know it says words but having playing cards thrown at you by a fragile purple idiot has got to be distracting).
Overall I play his powers as being related to his tiefling ancestry though I've played that as a mix of fey and infernal (as the Bard doesn't get a lot suitable for pure infernal), so I've got stuff like Dissonant Whispers, plus various charm spells and a few Magical Secrets and feat picks like Dragon's Breath, Green Flame Blade and Hex.
In terms of what he says and how he acts, it's a lot of extolling his own virtues and encouraging others to save him; he's an intentionally fragile character (-1 CON and STR from points buy so I could max DEX and CHA sooner), so he tends to hide and attack/buff from afar, but will occasionally swoop in with Green Flame Blade + Hex + Sneak Attack (he has a level in Rogue) to steal a kill, I've been surprised at how many times I've rolled a crit while doing that (usually unnecessarily as he tends to go for enemies whose insides are already outside by the time he strikes).
He also makes a point of always introducing the party as "Habard Ashery's Exceedingly Professional Adventuring Guild" which the group has absolutely not agreed to as a name. He also bought the party's wagon which is heavily reinforced after a giant smashed the last one, and is painted purple and gold and emblazoned with "Habard Ashery's Incredibly Foritified Wagon of Wonders". In short he's a total asshat, so he's a lot of fun to play, though I have swapped him out recently for another character (for story reasons), but it won't be the last the party has seen of him.
Former D&D Beyond Customer of six years: With the axing of piecemeal purchasing, lack of meaningful development, and toxic moderation the site isn't worth paying for anymore. I remain a free user only until my groups are done migrating from DDB, and if necessary D&D, after which I'm done. There are better systems owned by better companies out there.
I have unsubscribed from all topics and will not reply to messages. My homebrew is now 100% unsupported.
My bard is a “Shakespearean” actor, so when he gives bardic inspiration, he uses inspirational quotes from Shakespeare and when he does vicious mockery, he uses Shakespearean insults. It’s a lot of fun.
Began playing 1st edition back in the late 70’s and love playing and DMing 5e to this day. We have a great group of players and would love to have someone who compliments our group join us. Would be great if we could add a woman, cis or trans, but are open to anyone who loves the game, loves RP and is reliable.