Battle Rythm and Bardic Inspire Courage

[Deragnost]

Hello!

I wanted to bring to your attention that, apparently, Battle Rythm and Bardic Inspire Courage seem to stack. I didn't realise until a friend told me that it does. It happened with my bard and another War Drummer in the Nexus - despite the Wiki states:

Battle rythm

A war drummer inspires his fellows into a frenzy (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. This gives a bonus to hit and damage. It starts at +1, and becomes +2 at 5th level. It does not stack with bard inspire courage or dread pirate inspire courage.

Which is correct? Wiki, or game?

[zhazz]

Maybe the stacking mentioned is for increasing the effect?

Like having a character with both Battle Rythm and Inspire Courage won't give a combined +2 when either is active.

Just a thought.

[DaloLorn]

Bards can't be War Drummers, though...

[Louvaine]

Dread Pirate has no Inspire Courage. It's called Rally the Crew.

[zhazz]

Bards can't be War Drummers, though...

You're right. Pre-morning-caffeine brain at work

A Dread Pirate can be a Howling War Drummer, however, which may be what the stacking is referring to?
It'd be a 15 level investment to get a +5 bonus, equivalent to a level 26 Bard, but at high BAB, which does sound awesome, yet also potentially over-powered.

[CarlPoppa]

If you have both a wardrummer and a bard in the party they stack. That's what Deragnost refers to

[DaloLorn]

If you have both a wardrummer and a bard in the party they stack. That's what Deragnost refers to

Yeah, I know, I looked into it back when the bug was first reported.

... I can't remember what I found, but I don't think it was anything obvious.