Holy Bovine
First Post
So I have the PF rulebook and have been reading over the changes to the classes mainly and trying to digest and judge those changes. Many of the classes got significant overhauls & power boosts (Paladin and Barbarian) while some remained untouched (Wizard). The one thing that jumped out at me was that Bards seem to be much the same as they always were. That's a little disappointing to me. I was hoping to see an overhaul of this class on the order of the Rogue (who needed little) or even Sorcerer (bloodlines are a little bookkeepy but seem worth it). What am I missing? The bardic music still seems to boil down to the Bluff, bluff the stupid Ogre thing and their high level powers were something of a joke (cause fear at 14th level? Ugh. mass cure serious wounds with a 4 round 'casting' time?!).
So what am I missing? Do bards rock on toast as the party buffer during actual play? Any significant changes to their spells or spell lists? I'm likely starting a PF game in the near future and want to know if I should just warn people away from the bard as usual (believe me - 3 attempts to play 3.0 & 3.5 bards have all met with failure with unhappy, overhsadowed players feeling useless to the success of the group)
So what am I missing? Do bards rock on toast as the party buffer during actual play? Any significant changes to their spells or spell lists? I'm likely starting a PF game in the near future and want to know if I should just warn people away from the bard as usual (believe me - 3 attempts to play 3.0 & 3.5 bards have all met with failure with unhappy, overhsadowed players feeling useless to the success of the group)