It's not an "opinion" that virtuosos get their own bard songs. It's a fact of the Virtuoso class. Look up Virtuoso in S&S: the class's own unique songs are spelled out for you.
Actually, I think the reason they added the level requirement to the bard songs is so that people could NOT take levels in Virtuoso and still advance their bard songs. After all, bard songs are BARD songs; Virtuoso develops skill in their own song list. If I could use Virtuoso levels toward...
I asked ShadowStar about using Virtuoso levels for bard songs, and he said that the levels must be bard levels. This is going to have a definitie effect on my RPGA bard character: I'd been planning to pick up a level or two in Virtuoso just so I could get a bunch of ranks in Intimidate and pump...
Beer? Heck, I'll buy you a whole pizza at Origins or GenCon!
158) Has Intimidate been added to the Bard's Skill list?
159) Some of the upper bard songs now have level requirements as well as ranks in Perform. Are those explicitly Bard levels, or might it be possible to count, say, Virtuoso...
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Wow, this is like watching kids in a candy store! Thanks much!
110) What are the pre-requisites for the new Bard songs? Are they still based on number of ranks of Perform, and if so how many ranks are required for each?
111) Does the Geas/Quest spell still work on any number...
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34) Do Elves get a plus in Diplomacy and/or Gather Info?
Thanks for doing this. You realize you'll probably have a hundred or so questions waiting for you by the time you resume tomorrow.
New questions
27) Can Bards swap spells out like Sorcerors?
28) What does the new Diplomat feat do?
29) What does the Greater Spell Focus feat do?
30) What AC bonus does the Shield spell give?