A digeridoo is a fairly thin walled wooden stick. I think ruling it as a single strike improvised weapon is a fair view. I think Shillelagh should transform the instrument into a magical club and when it is over you still have the didgeridoo you started with.
Good luck and have fun.
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no real story i want my bard, one of his instruments is a digeridoo, to be able to wield it as a club, no real info online, i watched a few videos on how they are made and figured they were fragile, so i thought i would ask here. maybe find some one who has as held one in there hands, or least touched a real one what they thought.
A digeridoo is a fairly thin walled wooden stick. I think ruling it as a single strike improvised weapon is a fair view. I think Shillelagh should transform the instrument into a magical club and when it is over you still have the didgeridoo you started with.
Good luck and have fun.
Agree with this.
A bard should probably be unwilling to use any of their finely crafted instruments as a club - wooden stick-shaped or otherwise. Crafting a quality didgeridoo takes about a year of drying, precision carving and ornate decoration, after finding an appropriate tree trunk that has been naturally well hollowed out already by termites. It's not for whacking.
That being said, casting Shillelagh would temporarily convert it into an invulnerable magic object, perfect for whacking, and then return the original instrument in perfect condition afterwards.
A traditional didgeridoo is a branch from a hardwood tree, about as thick as most people's arm. Having held a couple, I can confidently say they're not "hollow twigs" -- a quarterstaff would be a good analogue in terms of heft and durability, but a didgeridoo is far girthier. They're designed to be held steady in a seated position though, not optimised for swinging around or striking with, so a normal 1d4 club makes the most sense IMO. But even smashing one against a stone enemy/wall with the full strength of a barbarian rage @ STR 20 isn't going to break one.
If it's a particularly large and heavy didgeridoo, a greatclub for 1d8 might make sense.
I'd recommend doing some research into how the didgeridoo is played -- it can provide some inspiration into other facets of your character. I would think a good Con and proficiency in Athletics would be natural follow-ons (thanks to the "round breathing" technique and the practice of playing while either sitting or moving), and while I'd assume you're taking Performance already, you might want to look into ways to extend into feats to represent the way that didgeridoos are used to mimic bird calls and even some basic language/singing.
The breathing technique is called circular breathing, not round breathing. It is a technique used by some wind instrument players to continue playing a note while taking in more air. It takes quite a while to learn. I don't know if I was doing it "right" but I was able to do it back when I was playing every day in school.
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Do yall think a didgeridoo could be use as a club, or are that to fragile? Would shillelagh help?
Any help is appreciated
I'd treat it as an improvised weapon.
that is what my DM said but he added ONCE. HAHAHA
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A digeridoo is a fairly thin walled wooden stick. I think ruling it as a single strike improvised weapon is a fair view. I think Shillelagh should transform the instrument into a magical club and when it is over you still have the didgeridoo you started with.
Good luck and have fun.
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thank you man.
Just out of curiosity, why are you asking? I’d love to hear the story behind this!
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no real story i want my bard, one of his instruments is a digeridoo, to be able to wield it as a club, no real info online, i watched a few videos on how they are made and figured they were fragile, so i thought i would ask here. maybe find some one who has as held one in there hands, or least touched a real one what they thought.
boring, sorry, and more of my bad grammar
thanks for the interest
Agree with this.
A bard should probably be unwilling to use any of their finely crafted instruments as a club - wooden stick-shaped or otherwise. Crafting a quality didgeridoo takes about a year of drying, precision carving and ornate decoration, after finding an appropriate tree trunk that has been naturally well hollowed out already by termites. It's not for whacking.
That being said, casting Shillelagh would temporarily convert it into an invulnerable magic object, perfect for whacking, and then return the original instrument in perfect condition afterwards.
great point. thank you man
his one sentence changed my mind. 🙂
A traditional didgeridoo is a branch from a hardwood tree, about as thick as most people's arm. Having held a couple, I can confidently say they're not "hollow twigs" -- a quarterstaff would be a good analogue in terms of heft and durability, but a didgeridoo is far girthier. They're designed to be held steady in a seated position though, not optimised for swinging around or striking with, so a normal 1d4 club makes the most sense IMO. But even smashing one against a stone enemy/wall with the full strength of a barbarian rage @ STR 20 isn't going to break one.
If it's a particularly large and heavy didgeridoo, a greatclub for 1d8 might make sense.
I'd recommend doing some research into how the didgeridoo is played -- it can provide some inspiration into other facets of your character. I would think a good Con and proficiency in Athletics would be natural follow-ons (thanks to the "round breathing" technique and the practice of playing while either sitting or moving), and while I'd assume you're taking Performance already, you might want to look into ways to extend into feats to represent the way that didgeridoos are used to mimic bird calls and even some basic language/singing.
thank you man, i love the last paragraph. 👍👍
The breathing technique is called circular breathing, not round breathing. It is a technique used by some wind instrument players to continue playing a note while taking in more air. It takes quite a while to learn. I don't know if I was doing it "right" but I was able to do it back when I was playing every day in school.
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