Lay of Scholar-King (Oratory, Sing)

Your tale of a scholarly king sharpens your intellect, but makes others treat you with contempt.

Prerequisite(s): Knowledge (history) 2 ranks, Perform (oratory) or Perform (sing) 4 ranks.

Cost: Feat or 2nd-level skald spell known.

Effect: You tell the sad tale of a studious and introspective king. While you maintain the performance, you can add your Charisma modifier (minimum +1) to Intelligence-based skill checks in addition to your Intelligence modifier, but you take your Intelligence bonus as a penalty on all Charisma-based skill checks (minimum –1).

Use: 1 raging song round per round.

Action: 1 minute.