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| title = [[School of Music]]
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If the [[Academy of Dance]] is the poetry of motion, the [[School of Music]] is the heartbeat of [[Otan]] itself. It is widely whispered that "music doth soothe the savage beast," but for the [[Bard]], melody is a weapon of profound rhetorical and martial power. At its most subtle, a master of this school can sway the collective humors of a crowd, inciting a tavern to joyous riot or plunging a mourning court into a trance of restorative peace.

When the "[[Will to Power]]" is channeled through chord and chorus, however, the results turn deadly. High-level practitioners can manifest "Power Chords" and "Harmonic Ruptures", sonic surges capable of shattering glass, rendering targets unconscious, or inflicting internal hemorrhaging through pure vibration. In the hands of a [[Musica]]l [[Bard]], an instrument is never merely wood and string; it is a focus for the very resonance of the world.

== Teaching Methods ==
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[[Un]]like the rigid halls of the [[Academy of Dance]], the [[School of Music]] is as much a state of mind as it is a physical location. While prestigious conservatories exist within the high-walled districts of major cities, much of this school’s wisdom is found "on the road." Education often takes the form of an apprenticeship or a series of ad-hoc lessons between travelers.

A master [[Bard]], encountered at a roadside inn or aboard a merchant vessel, may be willing to pass along a specific "Refrain of Power" to a promising student. In formal urban schools, fees are standardized and strictly enforced; however, in the wild, the cost of a lesson varies wildly, ranging from a few gold coins to the sharing of a rare bottle of wine or a secret piece of political intelligence.
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