Widseth’s Mystical Lute - 2015 (Gold) - C136

When used by bards, their bardsong grants each party member a total of +1 To Hit & +3 Damage (+2 To Hit & +4 Damage if the bard is 5th-level) to their melee and ranged attacks. The bard may physically attack while playing this instrument and/or initiate one Free Action. Since performing bardsong is a Standard Action (this instrument does not change that fact), the bard may not do any of the following while performing with this instrument unless it can be performed as a Free Action: activate a Special Ability activate a wand apply a salve apply an oil cast a scroll cast a spell drink a potion make a Lore check any Standard Action other than physically attack I.e., the bard may perform bardsong, physically attack, and/or do one Free Action, but nothing else in any given round. When played by a bard, this magical instrument takes control of the bard’s hand-held combat items of choice and attacks on the bard’s behalf, using all of the bard’s relevant combat bonuses and restricti