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<blockquote data-quote="kinem" data-source="post: 5422914" data-attributes="member: 24234"><p>With no Con or other bonuses, HP for a 7th level bard would be 8 + 5*6 = 38.</p><p></p><p>You aren't replacing a regular 7th level party, remember; more like a 5th level (2nd ed) party. Edition changes may affect the toughness of some encounters / monsters, but as DM I'll try to minimize that problem. So if you think about how tough a 5th level party would be, you should realize that you aren't likely to encounter a lot of 8d6 fireballs, although I make no promises <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Even though bardic music isn't that great without allies, there are some decent bard spells, and a lot of the power of the character can come from those.</p><p></p><p>That said, I was thinking about it too. It's a little tough to judge the effects of fewer actions per round vs. being higher level, especially since I don't yet know what spells you'll have.</p><p></p><p>So, it may be better to go with an 8th level bard. That gives you another attack on a full attack and more spells. Increase gold to 33k.</p><p></p><p>In doing this, of course, it gives me a little more leeway to cut loose with encounters <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kinem, post: 5422914, member: 24234"] With no Con or other bonuses, HP for a 7th level bard would be 8 + 5*6 = 38. You aren't replacing a regular 7th level party, remember; more like a 5th level (2nd ed) party. Edition changes may affect the toughness of some encounters / monsters, but as DM I'll try to minimize that problem. So if you think about how tough a 5th level party would be, you should realize that you aren't likely to encounter a lot of 8d6 fireballs, although I make no promises :) Even though bardic music isn't that great without allies, there are some decent bard spells, and a lot of the power of the character can come from those. That said, I was thinking about it too. It's a little tough to judge the effects of fewer actions per round vs. being higher level, especially since I don't yet know what spells you'll have. So, it may be better to go with an 8th level bard. That gives you another attack on a full attack and more spells. Increase gold to 33k. In doing this, of course, it gives me a little more leeway to cut loose with encounters :devil: [/QUOTE]
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