As a bonus action I can use the Fochlucan Bandore to cast Shillelagh. Can I use it on the Bandore to use it as a weapon rather than slinging the instrument and unsheath my rapier?
well by raw no "The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding" it specifically calls out these two items if it was more ambiguous there could be an argument. BUT your gm may say say yes as it sounds rule of cool to me. BUT it does not inherently strengthen the item and instruments tend not to be build for combat you dm may rule that you smash the instrument in the process of attacking. to my knowledge magic items resilience to dmg is up to the dm for some they are indestructible other just as fragile at least in my exp.
In our game, my GM ruled that I could use Shillelagh in just that way. Whether the rules intend for this use or not, it doesn't affect the game too much. The bandore lets you cast Shillelagh once a day, giving you a d8 magical weapon attack; hardly overpowered, especially once you move beyond tier 1, when a bard is much less likely to stick around in melee combat.
The Bandores are magical weapons with a 1d8+4 already so activating this would make it a 2d8 +(spellcasting mod) weapon
What? The Bandore is an instrument, not a weapon, so it doesn't do damage unless you use it as an improvised weapon for 1d4. Shillelagh doesn't add damage either. It makes the weapon do 1d8+SCAM.
As a bonus action I can use the Fochlucan Bandore to cast Shillelagh. Can I use it on the Bandore to use it as a weapon rather than slinging the instrument and unsheath my rapier?
well by raw no "The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding" it specifically calls out these two items if it was more ambiguous there could be an argument. BUT your gm may say say yes as it sounds rule of cool to me. BUT it does not inherently strengthen the item and instruments tend not to be build for combat you dm may rule that you smash the instrument in the process of attacking. to my knowledge magic items resilience to dmg is up to the dm for some they are indestructible other just as fragile at least in my exp.
In our game, my GM ruled that I could use Shillelagh in just that way. Whether the rules intend for this use or not, it doesn't affect the game too much. The bandore lets you cast Shillelagh once a day, giving you a d8 magical weapon attack; hardly overpowered, especially once you move beyond tier 1, when a bard is much less likely to stick around in melee combat.
What? The Bandore is an instrument, not a weapon, so it doesn't do damage unless you use it as an improvised weapon for 1d4. Shillelagh doesn't add damage either. It makes the weapon do 1d8+SCAM.
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yes you are correct. The way the online d&d app was labeled made me think otherwise.