Instruments

The prime Bard gets an extra equipment slot, the instrument slot.

<instrument>         a battered metal harmonica..It has a soft glowing aura!

There is a set of special equipment items that can be worn in this slot that may also grant special abilities to the bards playing those instruments. By wearing an instrument, the bard gains access to the 'play' command. The instrument slot is used in conjunction with a prime Bard skill Adaptation to Circumstances.

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The instruments typically grant three bonuses - duration, reduction of mana costs of songs, and adding additional targets for your songs to affect. For example, the very first instrument - the silver triangle has a 20/3/0 bonus, which translates to all your songs last 20% longer, cost 3 less mana, and no target bonus is added by the triangle. Here's a list of the available instruments:

Known Instruments

Item	Restricts	Duration	Mana Bonus	Target Bonus
a silver triangle	NBa	20%	3
ebony wood castanets	ApBa	36%	6
a plumwood recorder	EBa	52%	9
battered metal harmonica	EBa	40%	10	2
pine and yew lute	MBa	68%	12	1
snare drum	MBa 3x40	35%	15	1
the flute of yon brauer	SBa	1%	15	1
a tightly strung maple lyre	SBa 5x40	84%	15	3
a viol	SBa 7x40	116%	21	3
hollow wooden cornett	SBa 8x40	132%	21	3