Echo (Bard Kit) Advantages: + Bard Song 25% chance (per round of Bard Song being active) of spawning a Reflected Image for the Echo only. The Reflected Image effect lasts for 6 rounds. Note: This Bard Song does not affect party members. Additionally, the Bard Song cannot give the Echo more than one image at a time. + Displacement Whenever the Echo is under the effects of any illusion magic (such as that from the Bard Song), they recieve a +2 bonus to armour class, hit and movement rate. Note: This bonus is not cumulative with itself; the Echo cannot gain twice the effects by having multiple bard songs or illusion magics active. Additionally, the Echo does not benefit from Displacement when affected by Blindness, Deafness or Nature's Beauty. + Echoing Strike From level 5 onwards, all images will also perform melee attack rolls at 25% physical damage and will apply arcane/sonic weapon effects. This includes: Chill Touch, Ghoul Touch, Phantom Blade, Lich Touch, Black Blade of Disaster & Resonating Weapon. This excludes: Melf's Minute Meteors. Note: Mirror Image will scale differently: Level 1-14: 2 images Level 15-29: 3 images Level 30+: 4 images + Gains one use of Reflected Image at level 6, gaining an extra use every 3 levels thereafter. + Gains one use of Mirror Image at level 15, gaining an extra use every 6 levels thereafter. + Unique HLAs + Black Blade of Disaster (x1) + Enhanced Bard Song (x1) 75% chance per round of spawning a Reflected Image for the Echo only. The Reflected Image effect lasts for 6 rounds. + Illusory Assault Spawns 8 images, which perform melee attack rolls at 25% physical damage and will apply arcane/sonic weapon effects. Lasts a total of 1 round. + Refraction (x1) Whenever the Echo is damaged by a physical attack, they have a 25% chance to spawn a Reflected Image. This effect cannot give you more than one image. Note: You will be asked if you want to opt for Rogue-Rebalancing HLAs instead of vanilla HLAs. Snare-based HLAs will be removed in favour of the above regardless. Disadvantages: + Hit die: d4 + -2 to STR and CON upon character creation. + Bard song does not affect party members. + Bard song does not improve with levels (with the exception of Enhanced Bard Song at HLA level). + Only has one-quarter of the normal Lore value. + Weapons restricted to those available to a thief. + May not assign points into Two-Weapon Style.