Pika...
2010-01-18, 10:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg
So I recently heard that song for the first time, and I am crazy about it. It also gave me an interesting idea for a future session as a DM.
Basic idea of how it would go (I am taking an harmonica as an example due to there being a Bard PC who uses one in the game I play in):
A PC who is either a bard (or in my games a character who chooses to invest ranks in an instrument for roleplaying) is playing an instrument somewhere. Preferably in commonly traveled path/road, or in the middle of a public square in a settlement of some kind where he is trying to perform.
DM Voice: "A young Human man with light blond hair and soft blue eyes wanders by and watches you performance attentively He watches so attentively in fact that he stands out to you from the crowd gathering to see you perform. You notice he is wearing tanned leather adventuring clothes. Around his neck is a string adorned with talons of various birds of prey, and suited on his righ ear is a large hawk's wing feather."
"Once you finish your ballet the young man approaches you, smiles, and offers you his hand and says 'Greetings bard. My name is Paz. Not a bad performance, but you are nothing compared to me boy'."
PC probably gets his ego hurt and maybe smack talks back.
DM Voice: "The man smiles again before reaching into his shoulderbag and pulling out a small rectangular hinged box. It glimmers in the sun as you realize it is made of pure silver. The man opens the box to reveal a harmonica made of solid gold with gems encrusted in all places but those which would impede it's use. He says 'I will tell you what boy. If you can beat me it's yours. But if I win, I get your soul."
PC and the party probably go "Whaaaaat?".
If the PCs agree; DM Voice: "'Well then. We go back-and-forth three times. Winner of two wins'." (Basically, winner of two apposed perform checks wins. The rival will have the same exact modifier plus the Skill focus feat in the instrument if the PC does not have it.)
Ending scenario A) PC wins. The rival puts the harmonica in the case, closes it, and them bows down respectfully and offers the PC the case. (In my game the PC now automatically has access to the Bard class as long as he posses the masterwork gold harmonica.).
Ending scenario B) PC loses. The rival puts away the harmonica back in it's case. And then turns to walk away. If the PC/another players asks something on the lines of "Now what" the rival will answer "Just wait until you die boy. You will see me again.". And then as a humorous DM I will probably have him just causally toss the harmonica at the PC as he walks away. (Again he gets access to the harmonica as long as it is in his possession.)
Thoughts?
Ideas to improve this?
So I recently heard that song for the first time, and I am crazy about it. It also gave me an interesting idea for a future session as a DM.
Basic idea of how it would go (I am taking an harmonica as an example due to there being a Bard PC who uses one in the game I play in):
A PC who is either a bard (or in my games a character who chooses to invest ranks in an instrument for roleplaying) is playing an instrument somewhere. Preferably in commonly traveled path/road, or in the middle of a public square in a settlement of some kind where he is trying to perform.
DM Voice: "A young Human man with light blond hair and soft blue eyes wanders by and watches you performance attentively He watches so attentively in fact that he stands out to you from the crowd gathering to see you perform. You notice he is wearing tanned leather adventuring clothes. Around his neck is a string adorned with talons of various birds of prey, and suited on his righ ear is a large hawk's wing feather."
"Once you finish your ballet the young man approaches you, smiles, and offers you his hand and says 'Greetings bard. My name is Paz. Not a bad performance, but you are nothing compared to me boy'."
PC probably gets his ego hurt and maybe smack talks back.
DM Voice: "The man smiles again before reaching into his shoulderbag and pulling out a small rectangular hinged box. It glimmers in the sun as you realize it is made of pure silver. The man opens the box to reveal a harmonica made of solid gold with gems encrusted in all places but those which would impede it's use. He says 'I will tell you what boy. If you can beat me it's yours. But if I win, I get your soul."
PC and the party probably go "Whaaaaat?".
If the PCs agree; DM Voice: "'Well then. We go back-and-forth three times. Winner of two wins'." (Basically, winner of two apposed perform checks wins. The rival will have the same exact modifier plus the Skill focus feat in the instrument if the PC does not have it.)
Ending scenario A) PC wins. The rival puts the harmonica in the case, closes it, and them bows down respectfully and offers the PC the case. (In my game the PC now automatically has access to the Bard class as long as he posses the masterwork gold harmonica.).
Ending scenario B) PC loses. The rival puts away the harmonica back in it's case. And then turns to walk away. If the PC/another players asks something on the lines of "Now what" the rival will answer "Just wait until you die boy. You will see me again.". And then as a humorous DM I will probably have him just causally toss the harmonica at the PC as he walks away. (Again he gets access to the harmonica as long as it is in his possession.)
Thoughts?
Ideas to improve this?