akr71
Hero
Watch best of Scanlan Shorthalt on YouTube.
I love Scanlan, but you aren't doing much to counter the 'bards are silly' argument. Silly can still be powerful.
I like that the 5e version has access to a wider variety of magic, as a lore master should. I do miss the bard is no longer rooted in fighter/rogue like the 1e version and the 'Jack-of-All-Trades' is missing the 'Master of None' component of that expression.