aramis erak
Legend
And the Archetyical Bard pre-D&D was different than the post D&D one. Or should I say, Bard Archetypes, pluralThis is a thread about "saving the bard" - where what is meant is not the D&D bard, let alone the 5e D&D bard, but rather the bard archetype. It has been pointed out that the bard archetype predates D&D and is not dependent on D&D.
- The wandering chanter of the Druidic Histories. no magic.
- The rare reference to magic via musical prayers
- The poet of the 17th C English use... Poets and playwrights...
- The 16th-17th C Scots derogatory for a low-competence wandering musician.
- Tolkien's Bard the Bowman - total left-field to the rest. Probably be a Ranger in D&D terms.