Revised bard

[OneWinged4ngel]

I do not design material to be balanced against non-core books, nor do I design material to incorporate material from non-core books.

You don't need to. I was comparing to a bard that was more balanced against other core classes, like Wizard, Druid, Cleric, Sorcerer. Balance against THOSE classes.

As is, you are not balanced against those classes at all.