Amorgen’s Amazing Ocarina
When used by a bard, bardsong grants each party member a total of +1 To Hit & +3 Damage (+2 To Hit & +4 Damage if the bard is 5th-level) to their melee and ranged attacks. The bard may cast scrolls (not spells nor other miscellaneous magic items) while playing this instrument but may not attack with a weapon. Bards cannot make a Lore check while playing this instrument.
When played by the skilled hands of a bard, this magical instrument can cast a scroll on the bard’s behalf. Thus, it allows bardsong to be performed while simultaneously casting a scroll–not a spell from the bard’s character card. It does not allow a bard to cast a scroll as a Free Action, it allows the casting and bardsong to occur at the same time. It’s a subtle distinction, but an important one because it means the bard can inspire (bardsong), cast a scroll, and perform a Free Action in the same round. If this instrument converted the casting of the scroll from a Standard Action to a Free Action, the bard would not be able to perform another Free Action in the same round.
Universal Rule Regarding Spells “Cast as a Scroll”
When reading how some tokens function, you may occasionally run into the phrase “cast as a scroll” or sometimes just “as a scroll.” That phrase means the Spell being cast is not subject to modification. It cannot be duplicated, enhanced, and is not subject to a skill check. We use the phrase “cast as a scroll” because there simply isn’t enough room on a token to print all those restrictions out. A Spell that is “cast as a scroll” is not a scroll and cannot trigger effects that require an actual scroll to trigger.
Text On Token
+2 damage for party, Bard may read scrolls
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