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===Bardic Knowledge (Ex)=== | ===Bardic Knowledge (Ex)=== | ||
A bard adds a +1 training bonus to all Knowledge skill checks and may make all Knowledge skill checks untrained. This bonus | A bard adds a +1 training bonus to all [[Knowledge]] skill checks and may make all [[Knowledge]] skill checks untrained. This bonus improves to +2 at 10th level, +3 at 20th level, and +4 at 30th level. | ||
===Bardic Performance (Ex, Stance)=== | ===Bardic Performance (Ex, Stance)=== | ||
Beginning at 1st level, a bard is trained to use the Perform skill to create magical effects on those around him, including himself if desired. To initiate one of his performances, he enters a [[Types_of_Actions#Stances|Stance]], which follows the rules for stances, except as described below. Each round, the bard can produce any one of the types of bardic performance that he has mastered, as indicated by his level. | Beginning at 1st level, a bard is trained to use the [[Perform]] skill to create magical effects on those around him, including himself, if desired. To initiate one of his performances, he enters a [[Types_of_Actions#Stances|Stance]], which follows the rules for stances, except as described below. Each round, the bard can produce any one of the types of bardic performance that he has mastered, as indicated by his level. | ||
A Bardic Performance requires the bard to be standing, wielding an Instrument (see below), occupies both hands, and requires the Bard to have all their actions available each round to maintain the Stance. | A Bardic Performance requires the bard to be standing, wielding an Instrument (see below), occupies both hands, and requires the Bard to have all their actions available each round to maintain the Stance. | ||