Performance criteria

Official Information

PERFORM 'PERFORMANCE CRITERIA'
The bard class has a role-play foundation. Aside from other performances, demonstrations, story tellings, historical accounts, and other works that the bard may participate in, a bard is periodically reviewed by a council of high-ranking bards (HELP BARDS COUNCIL). As a bard grows in skill, more is expected of him or her. The following is a brief summary of what is being looked for during a Bards' Council review:

4th level - The bard performs in front of an audience. There are no specific quality expectations, and the performance need not be original.

9th level - The bard performs in front of an audience. The performance need not be original. Participant is graded on stage presence.

14th level - The bard creates an original work. This may take the form of a song, poem or story that is done in front of an audience, or a small written work that is made public. There are no specific quality expectations.

19th level - The bard creates an original work, which will be evaluated on quality.

24th level - The bard creates an original work.

29th level - The bard creates a major original work.

Out of character note: "Original" doesn't necessarily mean that the player needs create the work him/herself. The player can get as much help as s/he needs from others but the work must be original and not performed or presented yet on TFC. The idea is to have fun, not for perfect style.

There is also a PERFORM command, which invokes special bard abilities, if a given bard knows any.