Agreed with OP ...
That and i also believe that we should be able to equip (and use) instruments without proficiency ...
Not effectively tho!
I would love if my character without proficiency would have option to play for goblins and make them angry with horrible performance.
Have option to create true Bard poser without any skill or talent ... that would be great.
100% agree! That's what I'm talking about.
Well, that and I REALLY don't want to waste a level 4 ASI on something useless just so I can have a band of musicians in the game. That's dumb. And as for the Alfira thing, that's also dumb imo. You get 1 lesson from a bard who is struggling to create her own song - not even really a lesson, mind you - and suddenly you can play an instrument? That seems WAY more silly than to simply allow characters to have proficiency right away when their background in actual D&D 5e allows it.
