Provocation

Turn monsters on each other, and make a boss take more damage.

Overview

Provocation sets two creatures on each other. Both must be within your bard range and of each other.

What It Does

• Range 8 + skill/15 tiles. Difficulty is the average of both creatures' instrument difficulty minus 5, minus 0.5 per Musicianship over 100, minus 5 with a Bardic Lute; your roll must land within 25. 10 second reuse.
• Tamed pets cannot be provoked.

On Perilous Legends

• Bosses cannot be turned, but a 20% roll at 120/120 with an exceptional instrument (+2% per wood grade) makes the boss take 20% more damage from players for 30 seconds.
• Siren Song enchantment raises success. Concert Mode can trigger at 120 Musicianship.

Classes That Use It

Bard: Virtuoso adds +2% success per Bard level, Lute Mastery another +1% per level while playing a lute; Encore 20% to re-provoke when it ends; Show Stopper stun on success; Sold Out Show +20% gold from provoked kills; Crescendo proc at 100.

Training It

Provoke pairs near your difficulty. Bards teach it; champion power scrolls take it to 120.