Dissonant Chord

Class Description

The dissonant chord understands better than most how the natural harmonics of the universe pervade all things. Music might be its most pleasing form, but magical energy has harmonics of its own. The dissonant chord has learned to make her music resonate into a counter-harmony that disrupts the effects of magic.

BUG NOTE: This class will not progress number of bard songs per day. It may appear that you are gaining songs per day below level 20, but it will even out in epic levels and a 25 Bard/5Dissonant Chord will end up with 25 songs per day and a 20 Bard/10 Stormsinger will end up with 20 songs per day. As compensation, if your character is at least level 24 with 4 levels of bard PrCs and 20 or more Bard levels, you will be granted the Extra Music feat for free, so don't take the Extra Music feat if your build will qualify for it and if you want to receive it later for free. We apologize for this inconvenience but it's a limitation of the game engine.

Requirements

Feats: Curse Song, Lingering Song

Skills: Spellcraft 5, Perform 8

Class Features

Hit Die: d6

Base Attack Bonus: Medium

High Saves: Reflex, Will

Weapon Proficiencies: None

Armor Proficiencies: None

Skill Points: 6 + Int modifier

Class Skills: Acrobatics, Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Diplomacy, Hide, Listen, Lore (all), Move Silently, Parry, Perform, Spellcraft

Class Progression

Level	Features Gained
1	Bardic Music, Improved Counterspell, Spellcasting Progression
2
3	Break Concentration
4	Skill Focus (Perform)
5	Anti-Magic Melody

Spellcasting Progression

At each level, a Dissonant Chord gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had also gained a Bard level.

Bardic Music

A Dissonant Chord's class level stacks with any levels of Bard she has for purposes of determining the number of times per day she may use bardic music and the effects of all bardic music. Dissonant Chord levels do not stack with Bard levels for determining which songs a Bard has access to.

Improved Counterspell (song)

The Dissonant Chord's ability to counterspell via Countersong has improved. Instead of protecting against a single spell, it now lasts a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier, the duration is extended from 10 rounds to 10 rounds plus your Charisma modifier (along with any other song duration modifiers), and the spell resistance granted gains a bonus equal to half your Charisma modifier.

Break Concentration

At 3rd level, a Dissonant Chord becomes expert at distracting spellcasters, her discordant ways interfering with spellcasting. Any enemies within 30' of the Dissonant Chord suffer a penalty to Concentration equal to the Dissonant Chord's class level plus Charisma modifier.

Anti-Magic Melody

At 5th level, a Dissonant Chord can use her Perform skill to negate magic. This works as Mordenkainen's Disjunction with a cap equal to her Bard level (Dissonant Chord and Stormsinger prestige classes count toward this and Anti-Magic Melody has a +25 max cap). This potent ability is quite exhausting to use as each time it is activated it uses four of her bardic music uses for the day.