Threnody

Threnody is a type of Enfeebling Song used by Bards. It temporarily lowers an enemy's resistance to one of the eight elements, causing subsequent elemental attacks, magic, and status effects matching the appropriate element to land on the target with greater accuracy.

Notes

• Threnody reduces the target's resistance to the appropriate element by 50 points plus 5 for each +1 on the instrument.

• These enhanced Threnodies cannot be overwritten by a lesser version, even of a different element.

• Example: Casting Light Threnody on a target while wearing the Piccolo +1, then switching to a Horn, will result in Light Threnody, as well as Dark Threnody and the elemental versions returning a "has no effect".

• The White Magic spell Erase will remove Threnody effects.
• Similar to Bar-spells, Threnody spells have an element that is stronger than the element it acts upon. For example, Barblizzard enhances resistance to ice, yet is a fire-based spell. Likewise, Ice Threnody reduces ice resistance, and is also a fire-based spell.
• As an Enfeebling Song, only one Threnody can be active on a target at once. If a subsequent Threnody is cast on a target that still has a Threnody active, the first Threnody effect is removed.

• Based on the previous example, if you try to cast Ice Threnody on a target resistant to fire, it may fail often. An alternative course of action might be to cast Fire Threnody first (a water-based spell), such as to reduce its fire resistance and make it easier to land Ice Threnody.

• The status of reduced elemental resistance, such as the effect provided by Threnody, only heightens the accuracy of elemental spells; meaning it will be more likely to hit for its maximum (unresisted) damage and/or duration. Threnodies, or any other form of reduced elemental resistance, will not allow direct damage spells to hit for a higher than maximum damage.

Threnody Song List

Songs are learned by Bards only, at the following levels:

10: Light Threnody 12: Dark Threnody 14: Earth Threnody 16: Water Threnody 18: Wind Threnody 20: Fire Threnody 22: Ice Threnody 24: Lightning Threnody

Base duration of Threnody is 60 seconds (72 with Piccolo +1, 78 with Sorrowful Harp)

Name	Lvl	Effects
Piccolo	9	Threnody +1
Piccolo +1	9	Threnody +2
Sorrowful Harp	70	Threnody +3
Millennium Horn	75	In Dynamis: CHR +3, All Songs +2
Gjallarhorn	75	CHR +4, All Songs +2, Singing Skill +10, Wind Instrument Skill +10

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