Discordance

Summary

The Discordance skill greatly reduces the stats of the targeted creature. Players can Discord multiple creatures simultaneously. The skill has a **5-second cooldown** on both success and failure, but a player may only use Discordance **once every 10 seconds**. This means a player can alternate between **Discordance** and **Peacemaking** every 5 seconds.

The Bard Codex significantly enhances the effectiveness of the Discordance skill.

Mechanics

A player's **base Discordance skill** is capped by their **Musicianship skill**.

 (For example, a player with 50 Discordance and 25 Musicianship is considered to have 25 Discordance.)

A player's **Effective Discordance Skill** is calculated as:

 (Discordance Skill + Instrument Skill Bonuses + Applicable Instrument Slayer Bonuses + Supplemental Skill Bonuses + Lyric Aspect Armor Bonus)

Players can increase their **Effective Discordance Skill** through the **Forensic Evaluation** and **Tracking** skills, categorized under **Supplemental Skill Bonuses**.
The total bonus to **Effective Discordance** from Instruments, Supplemental Skills, or Lyric Aspect Armor **cannot exceed the player's Musicianship skill**.

 (For example, a player with **25 Musicianship** can only gain up to **25 points** of Effective Discordance from these sources.)

**Chance for skill gain is doubled on a successful Discordance check.**
**Discord effect duration** is calculated as:

 ((60 seconds - (Creature Difficulty Value)) * (Effective Barding Skill / 100))  
 with a minimum duration of 15 * (Musicianship Skill / 100) seconds.

**Bonus for Bard Synergy** – A player attempting to use Discordance on a creature that is already **Provoked or Pacified** gains an **Effective Barding Skill bonus of +25** on the Discordance attempt.
The **Minimum Success Chance** for any Barding action is:

 (33% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)).

Barding Songs

The available **Barding Songs** are:

Barding Songs
Skill	Effect
Discordance	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Damage Resistance bonus to Players and their Followers
Peacemaking	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Healing Amounts Received Bonus to Players and their Followers
Provocation	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Damage Bonus to Players and their Followers
All AoE Barding Song Buffs durations are 15 minutes
Casting a Barding Song has a 10 second cooldown that is independent of normal bard skill usage

**Casting a Barding Song** has a **10-second cooldown** that is independent of normal bard skill usage.
**All AoE Barding Songs** last for **15 minutes**.

Effects on Discorded Creatures

Discorded creatures take **25% increased damage** from all sources.

 **(Bosses receive damage scaling based on their difficulty. Omni Bosses take only 10% increased damage.)**

Discorded creatures suffer a **25% penalty to their damage output**.
The effectiveness of Discordance on creatures scales as:

 (Bard's Printed Discordance Skill / 120) % of normal.

Creatures that are **both Discorded and either Pacified or Provoked** take an additional **15% increased damage** from all sources.
Discorded creatures will display a **swirling animation** and a **"*discorded Xs*"** message above their name, where X represents the remaining duration of the Discordance effect.

Area Discordance

Players can perform an **Area Discordance effect** by targeting themselves when using Discordance.

**AoE Discordance has the same cooldowns** as normal Discordance actions.
The effect applies an **individual Discordance skill check** to all **non-tamed creatures within 8 tiles** of the bard.
Each successful check **Discords the affected creature for 5 seconds**.
**Players cannot use AoE Discordance or AoE Peacemaking in guarded areas.**

Additional Notes

**Against Tamed Creatures** – Discordance effects on tamed creatures **last a maximum of 15 seconds**.
**Provoked creatures do not suffer a damage penalty from Discordance.**
**Provoked or Pacified creatures that are also Discorded take an additional 15% damage from all sources**

 (**Totaling 40% increased damage from all sources.**)

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Use Discordance on creatures in the New Player Dungeon
80-120	Use Discordance on creatures at the Prevalia Zoo or a Battletrainer