Bluff

Bluffing is an ability exclusively available to Bards. Bluff uses the Bard's Charisma stat in most contests and also drains the Bardic Mojo pool.

Usage

A menu can be brought up in game by using the BLUFF command.

Hah!  As a Bard, you can BLUFF like so...
BLUFF <player|item|critter>
BLUFF <player|critter> <option>
   Options:  emperor, sister, lanival, baron, merchant, sidhlot,
                  priest, swallow, glythtide, penguin
BLUFF <self>
BLUFF DODGE to dodge in combat.
BLUFF DISTRACT to gain a better chance at hiding.
BLUFF AMAZE to put on a charismatic show.
BLUFF DEAD to play dead.  *** Be warned, this could get you killed! ***

Dodge

This will attempt to lower an attacker's confidence, making them less able to land a strike against the Bard for a short period of time. It's a percentage skill debuff on all enemies that fail the contest (Musical Theory & stats for the Bard and an unknown skill & stats for the defender). The better the Bard wins the contest the greater the debuff and the longer the duration.

Distract

Distract gives the Bard a one-time bonus to hiding by diverting the attentions of those around him. Acts as if the HIDE verb had been used.

Amaze

Bard puts on a charismatic display, providing a temporary bonus to their Charisma stat.

Dead

Using their flair for the dramatic, the Bard attempts to convince those around him that he has been slain. Will produce messaging as if the Bard had been struck down to all those foolish enough to fall for the rouse.

In combat, critters will disengage and move on as if the Bard was actually dead. A failed attempt will leave you lying on the ground with RT, so caution is advised when using this ability.