» Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:04 am Tired of being a warrior or mage? Become a Bard!
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- You can pick up and play any instrument in the game, including the war horns. Whenever you have an instrument in your inventory, you will have a related ability in your spell menu that lets you play the instrument.
- You can play all of the instrumental and voiced songs included with the game or choose from over 125 new songs added by this mod.
- You can purchase instruments and songbooks from Viarmo at the Bards College in Solitude.
- To play a song, equip a musical ability in your spell menu. Press Z to use the ability, just like you would with a shout.
- You can add your own songs and play them in-game. See instructions below.
- Each time you perform, your Bard Skill will increase.
- Your follower will play along with you to any song with two parts. (You can tell by ear if a song should have two musicians.)
- NPCs around you will react.
- Optionally, each time you play, your Speechcraft skill will increase. This is configurable via the MCM (requires SkyUI). By default, it is turned on.
- You can go up to any innkeeper and tell them you would like to perform. The tips will be minimal (10-25 gold without perks), but it should be enough for a meal, and you also get a free room for the night.
- Once you earn one of the bard perks (see below), you can request to perform for a jarl. Jarls do not pay money, but if they like your performance there is a chance they will give you a gift (random enchanted item).
- If you complete the Bards College quest line, your Bard Skill is high enough (50 or higher), and you have earned one of the bard perks described below, Viarmo may have additional work for you.
- You can see your Bard Skill and track your performances in the MCM (requires SkyUI) or in the Bard Journal that will be added to your inventory.
- The volume of your songs is adjustable in the normal Skyrim options menu under Audio. Adjust the very last slider, Player Songs.
- Once you start playing, you can stop playing at any time by pressing the "Z" again. With the 5 default bards songs, such as Ragnar the Red, etc., you will have to wait until the current verse finishes. If you stop before the end of a song, you won't get the skill increase.
As you perform in taverns, you can earn the following Perks:
- Experienced Bard: Earned by performing in taverns at least 15 times. Pay from performing at taverns increases (2X base).
- Well-Known Bard: Earned by being an Experienced Bard and performing in at least 10 different taverns. Pay from performing at taverns increases (4X base). Replaces Experienced Bard.
- Renowned Bard: Earned by being a Well-Known Bard and having Bard Skill of at least 100. Pay from performing at taverns increases (8X base). Replaces Well-Known Bard.
Configuration:
The MCM referred to above is the mod configuration menu from SkyUI. You can http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=8122 SkyUI and SKSE are not required, but they are recommended. Some options will be inaccessible without the MCM.
Added Music:
If you like the music you can play using this mod, you can find more by the artists by clicking the links below.
http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm -- I would especially like to thank Jon for his very generous permission to use tons of his work in this mod. If you have an interest in early music, you should definitely spend some time checking out his web site.
Aislinn http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/355165/aislinn
Andrew Foy https://www.youtube.com/user/awfguitar
Andrew Savini http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/429988/andrea-savini
Asteria http://asteriamusica.org/
Carlos Vargas http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/336552/carlos-vargas
Ceili Moss http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/338743/ceili-moss
Franky Joe Texier http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/2694/franky-joe-texier
GEM (Jeremie Hout) http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/339772/gem
Greg Reiter http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/426604/greg-reiter
Harry Murrell http://www.youtube.com/user/HarryMurrell
Julien Petitjean http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/57/julien-petitjean
Kevin Loh https://www.youtube.com/user/Optichero
Le Collectif Unifié de la Crécelle http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/379/le-collectif-unifi-de-la-crcelle
Lemonflower http://www.myspace.com/lemonflowers or https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-forever/id291773726
Milagro Acustico Medina Sound http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/434304/milagro-acustico-medina-sound
Malukah http://www.youtube.com/user/malufenix
Ofri Eliaz http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/349041/ofri-eliaz
Oursvince http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/361044/oursvince
PremiumMusic http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/420766/premiummusic
Randy Granger https://www.youtube.com/user/LoneGranger
Raulin de los Bosques http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/353294/raulin-de-los-bosques
Rebonnat Mostha http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/433600/rebonnat-mostha
Sabrina Valenzuela http://www.youtube.com/user/SabrinaValenzuela
Saskia Kusrahadianti http://www.youtube.com/user/ScheherazadEify or http://saskiakusrahadianti.bandcamp.com/
Sean Gordon https://www.youtube.com/user/shonsta
Sióg Acoustic Duo http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/378103/sig-acoustic-duo
The Taalbi Brothers https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSweetTooths
Thomas Berghan http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/tom/
Ton http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/338779/ton
How to Add Your Own Music:
This option is for more advanced users only! http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/200602183/648813728374994827/.
What if I don't like using Steam to manage my mods?
No problem. You can http://www.bardsandmerchants.com/downloads/LPBards_4_2_4.7z.
The most current version is 4.2.4, released on Dec 13, 2013.
