The rhythmic sounds of crunching bones and powerful slaps form a macabre melody, a sickening sonata that moves even those with the greatest resolve to sick terror.
Body Drumming (Su)
The body drummer plays horrific melodies with the sound of broken bone and bruising flesh. The body drummer may begin his bardic performance without spending an action when he strikes a creature with an unarmed strike. He may not begin or maintain a bardic performance unless he has struck a creature with an unarmed strike during the current or previous round.
However, the bard need not spend rounds of bardic performance in order to begin or maintain his bardic performance. A body drummer must still spend rounds of bardic performance to activate feats or abilities which require rounds of bardic performance to be spent. If an ability increases the number of rounds of bardic perform performance he must spend each round (such as doubling the number) he must still spend the additional rounds required by the effect.
This modifies bardic performance
Tempo Knowledge
The body drummer is proficient with the brass knuckles, cestus, club and quarterstaff. The body drummer gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat.
This replaces weapon proficiencies
Bardic Performance
The body drummer gains access to the following Bardic Performances:
Bruising Symphony (Ex): A bard can use this performance to goad his allies into striking out forcefully. Each affected ally gains Improved Unarmed Strike feat for as long as the bard performs and deal damage with unarmed strikes as a monk of their level. This is performance relies on audible and components.
This replaces fascinate
Shattering Song (Ex): A bard of 3rd level or higher may sing up the force to shatter steel, scale, and bone. Allies affected by this performance ignore 5 points of hardness and 2 points of damage reduction when making unarmed strikes. They ignore an additional 5 points of hardness and 2 points of damage reduction at 7th level and every 4 levels thereafter. This performance relies on audible components
This replaces inspire competence
Horrifying Display (Ex): A bard of 12th level or higher can use his performance to frighten creatures that he has already shaken with his Dirge of Doom performance. Using this ability does not disrupt his performance, but it does require a standard action to activate (in addition to the free action to continue the dirge of doom). A bard cannot use this ability more than once against an individual creature during an individual performance.
A Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier) negates the effect. This ability affects only a single creature. This is an mind-affecting fear effect and relies on audible and visual components.
This replaces soothing performance
Sickening Finale (Ex): A bard of 14th level or higher can use this performance to sicken his enemies. While the bard maintains this performance, creatures who are critical struck by the bard or his allies are nauseated for as long as the bard maintains this performance. The target make attempt a Fortitude saving throw each round (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier). Success causes the target to be sickened, instead of nauseated, for the current round. This performance relies on audible and visual components.
This replaces frightening tune
Magic Bruise (Ex)
At 6th level, the bruising of the bard’s hands from repetitive unarmed strikes become magically potent. When he begins or maintains a bardic performance, he gains a +1 enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls with his unarmed strikes. This bonus increases by +1 at 12th and 18th levels. This enhancement bonus stacks with other enhancement bonuses (to a maximum of +5).
This replaces suggestion and mass suggestion
The body drummer plays horrific melodies with the sound of broken bone and bruising flesh. The body drummer may begin his bardic performance without spending an action when he strikes a creature with an unarmed strike. He may not begin or maintain a bardic performance unless he has struck a creature with an unarmed strike during the current or previous round.
However, the bard need not spend rounds of bardic performance in order to begin or maintain his bardic performance. A body drummer must still spend rounds of bardic performance to activate feats or abilities which require rounds of bardic performance to be spent. If an ability increases the number of rounds of bardic perform performance he must spend each round (such as doubling the number) he must still spend the additional rounds required by the effect.
This modifies bardic performance
Tempo Knowledge
The body drummer is proficient with the brass knuckles, cestus, club and quarterstaff. The body drummer gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat.
This replaces weapon proficiencies
Bardic Performance
The body drummer gains access to the following Bardic Performances:
Bruising Symphony (Ex): A bard can use this performance to goad his allies into striking out forcefully. Each affected ally gains Improved Unarmed Strike feat for as long as the bard performs and deal damage with unarmed strikes as a monk of their level. This is performance relies on audible and components.
This replaces fascinate
Shattering Song (Ex): A bard of 3rd level or higher may sing up the force to shatter steel, scale, and bone. Allies affected by this performance ignore 5 points of hardness and 2 points of damage reduction when making unarmed strikes. They ignore an additional 5 points of hardness and 2 points of damage reduction at 7th level and every 4 levels thereafter. This performance relies on audible components
This replaces inspire competence
Horrifying Display (Ex): A bard of 12th level or higher can use his performance to frighten creatures that he has already shaken with his Dirge of Doom performance. Using this ability does not disrupt his performance, but it does require a standard action to activate (in addition to the free action to continue the dirge of doom). A bard cannot use this ability more than once against an individual creature during an individual performance.
A Will saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier) negates the effect. This ability affects only a single creature. This is an mind-affecting fear effect and relies on audible and visual components.
This replaces soothing performance
Sickening Finale (Ex): A bard of 14th level or higher can use this performance to sicken his enemies. While the bard maintains this performance, creatures who are critical struck by the bard or his allies are nauseated for as long as the bard maintains this performance. The target make attempt a Fortitude saving throw each round (DC 10 + 1/2 bard’s level + bard’s Cha modifier). Success causes the target to be sickened, instead of nauseated, for the current round. This performance relies on audible and visual components.
This replaces frightening tune
Magic Bruise (Ex)
At 6th level, the bruising of the bard’s hands from repetitive unarmed strikes become magically potent. When he begins or maintains a bardic performance, he gains a +1 enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls with his unarmed strikes. This bonus increases by +1 at 12th and 18th levels. This enhancement bonus stacks with other enhancement bonuses (to a maximum of +5).
This replaces suggestion and mass suggestion