I was trying to come up with a bard character that didn't have one instrument, but rather a bag of limited note instrument. I already Have a slide whistle, a tuning fork, and an Aztec death whistle. What are some other instruments should I consider for his bag of annoying shit?
>Contrabass Flute Not quite what I was looking for, but I could see this being mistaken for a club of somekind
Justin Long
Whatever the fuck this instrument in my grandma's house is. It has a bow but only one string
Andrew Smith
Has he ever played it? is the bow supposed to be used with it?
Connor Phillips
have a chinese mouth organ!
Gavin Nelson
Did a quick search. It maybe something called a Goje
Adrian Williams
I'm sure the bow is used for it. They're made in the same style
Hunter Phillips
Holy crap OP I think that is what it is
Liam Cooper
I'm actually going to give one of those to my bard in the campaign I'm DMing. The ram will signify strength but also stubbornness. While the instrument is being played, all who hear it have the option to attack recklessly
What does "limited note" instrument mean? Technically all instruments have range limitations. Do you mean instruments that can only produce a single note?
I've always wanted to play a bard that was like a wardrummer. Big congos hanging from his waist, a bass drum on his back.
William Taylor
Kazoo.
Dominic Butler
I guess if I had to specify I would prefer single note, but something like a slide whistle may also fit the bill. Basically, it's an instrument that has you could see being sold at a dollar store. Or at the very least a one trick pony, pitch wise
Can't believe that hasn't crossed my mind yet. Also, what's the name of those little, I dunno, "clack"-y things that are used in Mexican music?
Christopher Jenkins
Why not a sub-contrabass flute?
Justin Harris
Oh, okay, cool. Well, percussion will probably be your best bet, or something like this, which is someone singing and blowing across a bottle. youtube.com/watch?v=4bjPlBC4h_8
The clacky things are called castanets.
Jacob Hall
Saw
Michael Cook
Cowbell.
Eli Rodriguez
image search for keyword 'kuker'
Gabriel Flores
the rainstick
Alexander Powell
Hmm, maybe pushing it but the big thing is he has a santa sack where he keeps it all, so it's probably fine
Gotta have it
Ooooh that's nice
Jacob Baker
>GENTLEMEN
Jayden Perry
Motherfucking shruti box
Blake Sanders
Goddamn sistrum
Nathan Hill
Shitfucking zurna
Easton Reyes
Something that might pique your interest but is sadly too big to work for you is the boom-ba from Pennsylvania. It's basically a pogo stick covered in the type of instruments you are looking for.
Brandon Sullivan
Forgot an image
Matthew Flores
Rape whistle.
Andrew Jenkins
Cuntdick mridangam
Josiah Wilson
The Theremin is the best of all possible weird instruments.
It produces a spooky wailing sound a bit like a violin, but has no moving parts and is controlled by interacting with its magnetic fields by making cool wizard gestures in the air near it.
Christian Perez
Jaw Harp
Alexander Brown
vuvuzela
Ayden Robinson
and I dunno a carnyx or some shit
Ayden Nguyen
digeridoo
Samuel Phillips
>the ethical dilemma harp
Cooper Parker
And some mo fuckin' videos to demonstrate this shit!
Neat. Glad this thread has inspired more characters!
David Anderson
Glass harmonica. The sound it produced drives people insane.
>“There may be various reasons for the scarcity of armonica players, principally the almost universally shared opinion that playing it is damaging to the health, that it excessively stimulates the nerves, plunges the player into a nagging depression and hence into a dark and melancholy mood, that it is an apt method for slow self-annihilation… Many (physicians with whom I have discussed this matter) say the sharp penetrating tone runs like a spark through the entire nervous system, forcibly shaking it up and causing nervous disorders. If you are suffering from any nervous disorder you should not play it, If you are not yet ill you should not play it excessively. If you are feeling melancholy you should not play it or else play uplifting pieces. If tired, avoid playing it late at night.”
Benjamin Reyes
Size mainly. His thing is having a bunch of instruments. I got the idea by being in a similar thread as this and thinking the death whistle would be fun to have as an intimidation helper. (faking the bard is a psycho murderer or something) then having the idea of having a bunch of one note instruments. I think a quirk he'll have is that his instruments are for one spell and he HAS to use that instrument for that spell.