Players can craft a Bard Codex using the Inscription skill. The Bard Codex is a Blessed item that allows players to customize the handling of their Barding Effects. To use a Bard Codex and gain experience with it, players must have **80 or more skill in at least two barding skills**: Musicianship, Discordance, Peacemaking, or Provocation.
Bard Codex Profile
When a player with a Bard Codex and the required skill level has a Barding Effect (Discordance, Peacemaking, Provocation) active on a creature, they will gain Bard Codex Experience based on the total damage they and their followers inflict on the creature. This experience is scaled based on the creature's Gold Value, similar to other experience systems.
If a player earns enough experience, they will unlock a Bard Codex Upgrade Point. A character can unlock up to **20 Bard Codex Upgrade Points**. Players will never lose Bard Codex Experience, and if they lose their Bard Codex, they can acquire another one and retain their experience and unlocked points.
Bard Codex Menu
Players can double-click a Bard Codex in their backpack to open the Bard Codex Menu. This menu provides access to **eight different Bard Codex Upgrades**, which can be activated at Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 levels. The Tier Level is represented by the number of lutes next to the upgrade.
Each Tier Level for a Bard Codex upgrade costs a different amount of Upgrade Points to activate. Players can:
- Click the **Info** button next to each upgrade to see a description of its effects.
- Click the **"Spend X Pts to Upgrade Tier"** button to increase the Tier Level for an upgrade.
- Double-click the **"Reset Spent Points"** button to reset all selections once every **5 minutes**.
Bard Codex Upgrades
Players must have at least **80 Musicianship skill** to utilize any Bard Codex Upgrades (except when using the **Self-Taught** skill). The list of available Bard Codex Upgrades is provided below:
 Bard Codex Upgrades | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Points Per Tier | Description |
| Ensemble | 1/2/3 | Gain Damage Bonus of (10% / 20% / 30%) towards creatures that you have Discorded and have also either Pacified or Provoked |
| Perfect Pitch | 1/2/3 | Increases barding success chances by (8% / 16% / 24%) of normal |
| Refrain | 1/2/3 | Bonuses received from Break Barriers are increased by (33% / 66% / 100%) of normal |
| Reverb | 1/2/3 | Gain Damage Bonus of (5% / 10% / 15%) towards the target or targets of your most recent successful barding skill usage |
| Revolution Song | 1/2/3 | Your Provoked creatures inflict (50% / 100% / 150%) more Damage |
| Sing Your Own Praises | 1/2/3 | Your bard song effects are increased by (50% / 100% / 150%) of normal for you and your followers but are reduced by (33% / 66% / 100%) for others |
| Virtuoso | 1/2/3 | For the next 10 seconds after a successful barding action the player gains a Damage Bonus of ((15% / 30% / 45%) * (Lowest Skill / 100)) and Damage Resistance Bonus of ((8% / 16% / 24%) * (Lowest Skill / 100)) where Lowest Skill is their lowest printed value amongst Discordance, Peacemaking, and Provocation (will not stack) |
| Self Taught | 1/2/3 | Player can use up to (40 / 80 / 120) points of their lowest printed skill amongst Discordance, Peacemaking, Provocation to replace Musicianship requirements |
Bard Settings
Players can click the **Bard Settings** button on the Bard Codex to launch the Bard Settings Menu. In this menu, players can:
- Toggle whether their **Bard Songs** apply to members of the **same Party, Guild, or Allies** (note: players must reactivate Bard Songs to apply them to newly selected groups).
- Toggle which players are able to benefit from **Creature Effects** (such as Discordance buffs/debuffs) applied to creatures.
