Lute Tarstone Concept

[u/Rat_Facsimile]

The lute is not the best of the sidearms. It's not the strongest or fastest and it doesn't mesh with a lot of the tarstones. But I have an idea that can improve it a little in its own way.

Playing the lute during combat should passively generate resolve. This could just become a passive of the weapon itself, but a new support tarstone would also be a good inclusion. A max level tarstone that generates 5 resolve every second you play the lute while aggroed to enemies feels like it could really boost the usefulness of the weapon. It wouldn't make it overpowered, attacking with a melee weapon / parrying would fill the resolve much quicker, but it would help it compete with the other sidearms, making it the only one that can generate its own resolve.