Musical Components New Spells (CBH)

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Most bards are almost magically skilled at some form of musical expression. If you are seeking a way to more closely incorporate this talent with a bard's magical abilities, you may want to consider the option of using music as the verbal component to spells. Then, instead of speaking arcane words to invoke a spell, the bard sings a song, recites poetry, or plays a tune.
Of course, as with all optional rules, you must first obtain your Dungeon Master's approval. If this option is taken, a bard can perform some form of music in place of a spell's verbal component. However, once this option is agreed upon for your bard, he can no longer speak words to cast spells requiring verbal components. He must always resort to music. Only one of the three musical mediums (singing, poetry, or instrumental) works for any particular bard (until 10th level). Demi-bards have different options available to them. The musical options for bards and demi-bards are given in Table 18.
 Table 18: Verbal Component Substitutes
Kit 	Musical Substitute
True 	Singing or Instrumental*
Blade 	Poetry
Charlatan 	Singing
Gallant 	Poetry
Gypsy 	Instrumental
Herald 	Instrumental
Jester 	Poetry, Singing, or Instrumental*
Jongleur 	Poetry
Loremaster 	Instrumental
Meistersinger	Instrumental
Riddlemaster 	Poetry
Skald 	Singing
Thespian 	Singing
 	
Demi-Bards 	
Chanter 	Chanting
Minstrel 	Special**
Professor 	Whistling or Instrumental*
Whistler 	Whistling
: * The bard must select only one of these options. This choice is binding and cannot be altered at a later time.
: ** Minstrels are a special case. Refer to their kit description.