Harmonics

Harmonics embodies all that is beautiful in music, from voice and instrument, brought together. Using the skill a bard may speed their allies, restore their health, and protect them from damage. Accomplished practitioners of this art can create multiple harmonics in one place, send them to other locations, or call them back with a word.

Harmonics generally require use of one of the five bardic instruments - flute, lute, lyre, mandolin, and harp. For the more advanced effects, specialisation must be undertaken (SPECIALISE <bardic instrument type>). Specialisation can be removed (UNSPECIALISE) but this is a costly act (the cost is 100 lessons).

The Harmonics skill is available to members of the Bard class, along with Voicecraft and Swashbuckling

Abilities in Harmonics

Ability	Description
Lament	The shadowy lament may cause fear in those who hear it.
Known: Yes Syntax: PLAY LAMENT Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic regularly attempts to afflict your enemies with fear.
Control	Master the manipulation of your harmonics.
Known: Yes Syntax: HARMONICS LIST - lists harmonics in the current room. HARMONICS DISMISS <harmonic> - terminates a harmonic early. Details: Harmonics Control, one of the fundamental abilities in the Harmonics skill, allows you to review and dismiss your harmonics. HARMONICS DISMISS accepts either an ID or a harmonic type. For example, HARMONICS DISMISS gigue, or HARMONICS DISMISS 12345.
Anthem	A mighty defensive harmonic protecting against damage.
Known: No (6 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY ANTHEM Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic protects the bard and his allies by completely absorbing one type of damage. The type of damage absorbed changes rapidly throughout the lifetime of the harmonic.
Harmonius	Allows communication in all distinct languages.
Known: No (15 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY HARMONIUS Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic permits the bard and his allies to understand all mortal languages (excepting city languages, which are special gifts from the Gods).
Polyphony	The ability to maintain two harmonics simultaneously.
Known: No (33 lessons required) Syntax: None Details: Polyphony is a passive ability. Those with polyphony are able to sustain two simultaneous harmonics in the same location.
Andante	Call your harmonics to you.
Known: No (55 lessons required) Syntax: CALL HARMONICS Works on/against: Room Details: With the Andante, the bard calls all current harmonics to his current location, subject to whatever limits there may be on his ability to sustain multiple harmonics in one place.
Cacophony	Destroy the reverberation vibration of a magi.
Known: No (88 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY CACOPHONY Works on/against: Room Details: Destroys one reverberation vibration. This is not a true harmonic: it does not have duration and cannot be moved via Andante or Battaglia.
Minuet	Induce a state of extreme gullibility in an opponent.
Known: No (133 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY MINUET AT <target> Works on/against: Adventurers Details: Induces a state of gullibility in the target. You will regularly, at intervals, receive the power to ORDER the target.
Aeternam	Access the place of eternal song to store harmonics.
Known: No (222 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY AETERNAM (What harmonics are in the POES) PLAY AETERNAM <harmonic> (Attempt to add a harmonic) PLAY POES <harmonic> [<target>] (Use a harmonic from the POES) Details: Use of the Aeternam permits the bard to 'store' up to twenty harmonics, no more than two of any kind,in the Place of Eternal Song (also called POES). Each attempt to store another harmonic in the POES has a limited chance to succeed, so many attempts may be required. Not every harmonic may be stored in the POES. The knowledge of which are storable, and which are not, is for the bard to discover. PLAY AETERNAM to get in touch with the Place of Eternal Song to see what is there for you. Two advantages accrue to those who have stored harmonics in the POES: - the bard may now draw a harmonic from the POES in awkward circumstances (not wielding the proper bardic instrument, or webbed, paralysed, transfixed, tied up in ropes, or entrapped by the hanged man); or - harmonics drawn from the POES will disturb the bard's equilibrium slightly less, in other, non-awkward circumstances!
POES	Draw on the Place of Eternal Song for emergency needs.
Known: No (222 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY POES <harmonic> (Use a harmonic from the POES) PLAY AETERNAM (What harmonics are in the POES) PLAY AETERNAM <harmonic> (Attempt to add a harmonic) Details: Harmonics stored via the Aeternam into the Place of Eternal Song may be drawn out via the POES. The bard may draw a harmonic from the POES even if not wielding the proper bardic instrument, or webbed, paralysed, transfixed, tied up in ropes, or entrapped by the hanged man. If the bard is not discomfited in any of these ways, then a harmonic drawn from the POES still gives some advantage: the performance is less disturbing of the bard's equilibrium.
Counterpoint	Set up three harmonics simultaneously.
Known: No (255 lessons required) Syntax: None Details: Counterpoint is a passive ability. Those with counterpoint are able to sustain three simultaneous harmonics in the same location.
Rondo	Call out the rats with their favourite melody.
Known: No (288 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY RONDO Works on/against: Room Details: Attracts increased numbers of rats to your current location for the current Achaean day. This is not a true harmonic in that it does not have a separate duration of its own, and cannot be called or sent away via the Andante or Battaglia.
Contradanse	Periodically afflict your enemies' minds.
Known: No (333 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY CONTRADANSE Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic periodically strikes your non-deaf enemies with a random mental affliction.
Paxmusicalis	Declare an intermittent musical peace.
Known: No (355 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY PAXMUSICALIS Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic acts to prevent all aggressive acts, but only on an irregular basis, in the place where it has been played.
Gigue	Decrease equilibrium recovery time for your allies.
Known: No (377 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY GIGUE Works on/against: Room Details: Improves recovery of equilibrium for all of the bard's allies in the same location as the harmonic.
Percussia	Create a sonic explosion.
Known: No (422 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY PERCUSSIA [delay] Works on/against: Room Details: Creates a sonic-boom of sorts that stuns the bard's enemies and may knock them off their feet. Can be delayed in execution for 'delay' seconds. If 'delay' is omitted, then the Percussia is nearly immediate. Example: PLAY PERCUSSIA 9 - would play the Percussia and then wait for nine more seconds before exploding on your (hopefully) unsuspecting targets. This is not a true harmonic, in that it cannot be called or moved with the Andante or the Battaglia.
Bagatelle	Deliver periodic magical damage against your enemies.
Known: No (488 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY BAGATELLE Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic periodically deals magic damage to all enemies who can hear it, and strips deafness from those who cannot.
Simpleharmony	The ability to place four harmonics in a room.
Known: No (555 lessons required) Syntax:  : Syntax: (none) Details: Simple Harmony is a passive ability. Those with Simple Harmony are able to sustain four simultaneous harmonics in the same location.
Partita	Protect other harmonics from disturbance.
Known: No (599 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY PARTITA Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic protects other harmonics in the room against most things which might destroy them, with some notable exceptions.
Battaglia	Project your harmonics into neighboring rooms.
Known: No (667 lessons required) Syntax:  : Syntax: PLAY BATTAGLIA <direction> Works on/against: Room Details: Send harmonics in the direction specified. For example, PLAY BATTAGLIA EAST will attempt to send all harmonics out of your current location towards the east. Harmonics do not always move, depending on limits in adjacent rooms.
Berceuse	Put an enemy to sleep with this soporific tune.
Known: No (736 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY BERCEUSE Works on/against: Room Details: Continuously attempts to afflict all of the bard's enemies with sleep.
Continuo	Regenerate physical well-being with this movement.
Known: No (805 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY CONTINUO Works on/against: Room Details: Replenishes health for the bard and his allies every few seconds.
Complexharmony	With this, you may set up five harmonics in a room.
Known: No (874 lessons required) Syntax: None Works on/against: None Details: Complex Harmony is a passive ability. Those with Complex Harmony are able to sustain five simultaneous harmonics in the same location.
Wassail	Restore mana for allies with the jaunty Wassail.
Known: No (943 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY WASSAIL Works on/against: Room Details: Replenishes mana for the bard and his allies every few seconds.
Chorale	A group harmonic that gives experience to the listeners.
Known: No (1047 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY CHORALE PLAY CHORALE CRESCENDO Works on/against: Room Details: From four to eight bards must combine in the Chorale. One plays, then each join in (same command in each case) and then when one decides that the time is right, performs the crescendo with PLAY CHORALE CRESCENDO. The crescendo grants experience to everyone hearing. The amount of experience varies with the number of bards in the Chorale. One person may only receive the benefits of hearing a Chorale once per Achaean month.
Funeralmass	The dark, mournful mass with the power to slay.
Known: No (1150 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY FUNERALMASS AT <target> Works on/against: Adventurers Details: The funeral mass is a song of deep sorrow and sadness. Its melancholy tune, if played without interruption, has such power that any it is directed to will be so overwhelmed with emotion that he or she will simply pass on from this life.
Canticle	Decrease balance recovery time for your allies.
Known: No (1288 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY CANTICLE Works on/against: Room Details: Improves recovery of balance for all of the bard's allies in the same location as the harmonic.
Undertonal	Maintain seven harmonics in a single room.
Known: No (1392 lessons required) Syntax: None Details: Undertonal is a passive ability. Those with Undertonal abilities are able to sustain seven simultaneous harmonics in the same location.
Reel	Disrupt the balance of enemies with this complex melody.
Known: No (1495 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY REEL Works on/against: Room Details: Causes all of the bard's enemies in the same location as this harmonic to lose balance or equilibrium from time to time.
Hallelujah	Carry an audience to ineffable joy.
Known: No (1633 lessons required) Syntax: PLAY HALLELUJAH Works on/against: Room Details: This harmonic continually acts to remove afflictions from the bard and his allies.
Overtonal	Your mastery is such that unlimited harmonics are yours.
Known: No (1736 lessons required) Syntax: None Details: Overtonal is a passive ability. Those with Overtonal abilities are able to sustain unlimited harmonics in the same location.

Lament	The shadowy lament may cause fear in those who hear it.
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Control	Master the manipulation of your harmonics.
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Anthem	A mighty defensive harmonic protecting against damage.
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Harmonius	Allows communication in all distinct languages.
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Polyphony	The ability to maintain two harmonics simultaneously.
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Andante	Call your harmonics to you.
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Cacophony	Destroy the reverberation vibration of a magi.
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Minuet	Induce a state of extreme gullibility in an opponent.
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Aeternam	Access the place of eternal song to store harmonics.
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Poes	Draw on the Place of Eternal Song for emergency needs.
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Counterpoint	Set up three harmonics simultaneously.
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Rondo	Call out the rats with their favourite melody.
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Contradanse	Periodically afflict your enemies' minds.
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Paxmusicalis	Declare an intermittent musical peace.
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Gigue	Decrease equilibrium recovery time for your allies.
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Percussia	Create a sonic explosion.
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Bagatelle	Deliver periodic magical damage against your enemies.
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Simpleharmony	The ability to place four harmonics in a room.
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Partita	Protect other harmonics from disturbance.
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Battaglia	Project your harmonics into neighboring rooms.
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Berceuse	Put an enemy to sleep with this soporific tune.
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Continuo	Regenerate physical well-being with this movement.
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Complexharmony	With this, you may set up five harmonics in a room.
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Wassail	Restore mana for allies with the jaunty Wassail.
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Chorale	A group harmonic that gives experience to the listeners.
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Funeralmass	The dark, mournful mass with the power to slay.
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Canticle	Decrease balance recovery time for your allies.
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Undertonal	Maintain seven harmonics in a single room.
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Reel	Disrupt the balance of enemies with this complex melody.
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Symphony	A rousing piece to sustain your music.
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Hallelujah	Carry an audience to ineffable joy.
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Overtonal	Your mastery is such that unlimited harmonics are yours.
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