56 minutes ago, Klort said:No offense, but drummer is the perfect example for coordination, so it's at least agility, maybe even intelligence
(or willpower for keeping the time?)
Definitely not Presence and I question your attribution of Intelligence and in fact now doubt you've ever met a drummer!:)
7 minutes ago, themensch said:Definitely not Presence and I question your attribution of Intelligence and in fact now doubt you've ever met a drummer!:)
Lol, my bass-player friend has a ton of jokes about that...
1 minute ago, whafrog said:Lol, my bass-player friend has a ton of jokes about that...
We bear our fair share of jokes as well, but at least we sleep on our own couches.
You can always tell the drummer , he is the one who is last to arrive as he is never on time .... ta dum.
A band is often a singer , 3 musicians and a drummer .
Before I get all the hate, Im an ex musician and did all my own stuff drums included and my highest level of praise goes to those drummers who are good ,because to me it was the hardest instrument to do.
On 6/29/2017 at 1:38 PM, Klort said:No offense, but drummer is the perfect example for coordination, so it's at least agility, maybe even intelligence
Good point.
On 6/27/2017 at 10:36 PM, themensch said:Hm, a few band adventures I had in the days when that paid my bills...kinda:
1. where's my money, promoter?
2. where's my money, venue?
3. where's my money, A&R rep?
4. Dude, who stole our spacevan? (this didn't happen to us, fortunately, but is common)
5. We have to make it halfway across the galaxy in 2 days?
6. These fawning groupies are keeping me away from my intoxicants!
7. Oh kriff no, I'm not using your backline! I brought my own amps!
8. 2 beds, 5 people. Work it out.
9. Annoying Singer's near-trip through the windshield glass.
I could probably go on....
or... watch Spinal Tap or This Is Bad News & More Bad News for more band mis-adventures
Just stumbled across this Skill Monkey episode about a theoretical Performance skill and how it might work. Just in case the OP is still looking for inspiration.
Edited by SavageBobDon't forget to have the players using their Resilience skill, not just for resisting the various intoxicants, but just to hold up to the stress of touring with minimal sleep, etc. It can be a rough life, especially if you are trying to make real money, have a life, or do anything else.
Personally, I always wanted to run or play in a group that was a band, but worked undercover for the Rebellion. The band is a good cover to get into places, you can always smuggle people in and out as roadies, etc.
I think, you dont need a Performance skill. For example Skullduggery works fine with guitars and pianos, Coordination works for drums, Resilience works for wind instruments and long singing parts. For singing itself I would use Deception or Cool.
Edited by kingpin0005 hours ago, kingpin000 said:For example Skullduggery works fine with guitars and pianos
Who knew playing bass for 30 years allowed me to better pick locks!
Playing bass and lockpicking needs both a good amount of sleight of hand.
On 6/29/2017 at 1:45 PM, themensch said:We bear our fair share of jokes as well, but at least we sleep on our own couches.
In my experience, the bass player was the one least likely to be sleeping on a couch...