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It seems musical instruments will only work as quest items. Could there be any common place uses?


Hi HandEFood,
Yes, musical instruments are very good for being enchanted items not only as a target to acquire but to use.
Music is used for summoning creatures when used at a specific place and time with a secret tune and from a very special instrument, so it is not that easy for anyone to use them.
Musical instruments could also work magically on the mind of a seer to enable the seer to enter the mood of remote viewing.
It may work to charm beasts.
Also I remember the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who could drag hordes of rats and mice after his music and off a cliff and when he was not paid he charmed the children and hid them in a mountain cave.

I remember that music had been used very creatively in many stories and it would be very interesting to find some of such concepts in an RPG.

Kindest regards.