The Age of COnan

their songs and legends. Bards are extremely quick at picking up languages,
customs, etc, and have a vast knowledge of cults, religions, and legends. Thus
Bards are allowed to speak as many different languages as their intelligence
score.
A Bard’s Lore ability reflects the Bard’s knowledge of legends, magic, etc.
This number is the bonus a Bard has on a roll of 2d6 against a target of 11, of
telling what certain objects or creatures are, what they do, their properties,
purposes, etc. This check also reflects his knowledge of locales and legends
outside of the dungeon; the referee must decide which places and legends a
Bard would have a chance of knowing on the outdoor maps. A Bard’s Lore
ability is especially useful when it comes to myths, legends and experience in
recognizing various types of heraldry, weapons and armor, both magical and
non-magical, as well as his excellent knowledge of magical writings.
The base target for this ability is 11; the Bard may gain additional bonuses or
penalties based on the obscurity of the knowledge he is attempting to call
forth. Common or easy facts gain +4 to the check. Trivia or lesser known, but
still common, knowledge gains +2. Moderately difficult knowledge is +0.
Knowledge that is somewhat obscure suffers -2, and exceptionally obscure or
specialized knowledge suffers -4. The referee should use judgment when
applying bonuses or penalties.
Finally, his extensive lore expertise includes knowledge of herbalism, treating
wounds, and holistic medicines, enabling him to act as a healer. Once per day
per patient, the Bard can make a Lore check, representing his finding or
having in his possession the proper herbs, poultices, bandages, etc, and his
knowledge of how to treat the injury in question. Depending the availability
of resources or the Bard’s current supplies affect the difficulty of the check,
but generally it should be very easy (+4) to trivial (+2) as the knowledge itself
is easy to come by. If successful, he can restore 1d6 hit points of damage to
the wounded character, or can grant an additional saving throw against poison
or disease. Treating a patient requires one turn to accomplish. At fifth level
the bard can perform this ability twice per day per patient, and at tenth he can
do this thrice per day per patient.
Levels and the Number of Experience Points Needed To Attain Them (Bards)
Level Title Lore Dice for Accu- Fighting XP
mulative hits Capability
1 Fool +1 1 Man 0
2 Jester +1 2 Man+1 1,000
3 Poet +2 3 2 Men 2,500
4 Storyteller +2 4 3 Men 5,000
5 Actor +3 4+1 3 Men +1 10,000
6 Thespian +3 5 Hero-1 20,000
7 Lyricist +4 6 Hero 35,000
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