Musical Instrument List

These are Tools of crafted instruments used by performers, entertainers, and storytellers. Proficiency with a musical instrument lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to play or use that instrument. Each type of Musical Instrument requires a separate proficiency.

Musical Instruments Table

Visual (Various)	Item	Weight
	Bagpipes	6 lb.
	Drum	3 lb.
	Dulcimer	10 lb.
	Flute	1 lb.
	Lute	2 lb.
	Lyre	2 lb.
	Horn	2 lb.
	Pan Flute	2 lb.
	Shawm	1 lb.
	Viol	1 lb.

Bagpipes

Weight

6 lb.

Description

A set of reed pipes connected to an airbag, producing a continuous, droning harmony when played.

Drum

Weight

3 lb.

Description

A wooden frame with stretched hide, struck with hands or sticks to keep rhythm.

Dulcimer

Weight

10 lb.

Description

A large wooden box with metal strings stretched across it, played by striking with small hammers.

Flute

Weight

1 lb.

Description

A slender wooden or bone tube with finger holes, producing soft, airy notes when blown.

Lute

Weight

2 lb.

Description

A pear-shaped stringed instrument with frets and a rounded back, strummed or plucked.

Lyre

Weight

2 lb.

Description

A small, hand-held harp with a U-shaped frame, plucked to create light, melodic tones.

Horn

Weight

2 lb.

Description

A curved brass or animal horn that produces bold, resonant calls when blown.

Pan Flute

Weight

2 lb.

Description

A series of wooden pipes of varying lengths bound together, blown across the tops to make airy notes.

Shawm

Weight

1 lb.

Description

A wooden double-reed instrument with a piercing, reedy sound, ancestor to the oboe.

Viol

Weight

1 lb.

Description

A bowed string instrument with a flat back and frets, producing deep, resonant tones.