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Caught the repeat tonight. Not bad. I might be willing to watch it on occasion.

I understand what you're saying, but I'm committed to being a Bard, because I'm the Leader/Social Skills/Knowledge guy. The Informational aspect of my character is a biggie. I was specifically asked to play a Bard by the GM to play that role in the party. I'm maxed out/Optimized for Diplomacy...

Bard should be Leaders, I would expect nothing less. However, you are incorrect in saying that they should NOT be as powerful as Clerics and Warlords. They should be exactly as powerful in different ways. Why would anyone want to play a Bard if they are specifically LESS powerful than Clerics...

Doesn't make a lot of sense in the context of what you are responding to. I have no issues with it being an encounter power, as long as it lasts the length of the encounter. You're reducing it to one round with a very small bonus. This is taking the nerf bat to something that has never been a...

The only other issue I would have at this point, not having made extensive study of the material but more of a perusal, would be "Implement". My Bard is an Orator. While I have acquired two masterwork musical instruments and invested skill points in their use, I have never used them in combat...

As a Bard player, I *DO* perform every single combat. That's my schtick. A 3e Bard has one use per level, which after the first level or so, basically means every encounter every day. Not only that, but I'm optimized with feat and spell to boost by +3/+3 at lower level (when we go to 8th...

That's what's busted in the OP. Non-specialist without feat = +12, Specialist with feat, halfling bonus and higher dex = +18. If the non-specialist took the same feat, he'd be at +15. Likewise if the specialist did NOT take the feat, he'd be at +15. The difference between them is then only...

I don't see the problem. 4th level Multiclass (ie, dabbler) at +12, up against a 4th level optimized Specialist at +18. I don't have any problem with the optimized specialist being 50% better at it than the dabbler. I'd be disappointed if this were not true.

Pirate Kobolds... I can't look at this thread without hearing Admiral Akbar in my head. It's a Trap!

How many Bards have you seen in play that have taken the Subsonics feat?

"Da da da da da DA! Charge!" Ok, I buy that. I'm inspired. "Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge! Da da da da da DA! Charge...

Cue Monty Python; Oh do shut up! Amazingly, I was just thinking about this about an hour ago in regards to my Bard, and hadn't a clue that this thread was here. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that you have to limit it to a Per Encounter deal. Besides, beyond the first couple of levels...

I was obviously unaware of the other uses of the Gamers seeking Gamers forum.

That logic flies in the face of every crappy show from the 1960's I've ever watched. We (of that generation) all know that the very moment some tiny, flimsy little net drops over your head, you fall to the ground completely helpless!

Mr. (and that's being polite) Boll is all over this article about a proposed Canadian Law. "a proposed federal amendment that gives the heritage minister the right to cancel the funding for projects that are said to cross the line, even if other government agencies have invested in the...

Yeah well, it's not all my fault that I'm this way. Give me a break. For the record, I've never liked any D&D Chimera. They're poorly done.

Mostly correct, but.... Inspire Courage, Inspire Greatness and Inspire Heroics last for 5 rounds after you stop. Given that most combats don't go more than six rounds, I've found that I just do my standard action Perform to create the effect in the first round, then I've got five rounds to...

Didn't we just watch him die?

I've got a small white board, about 1' x 1.5' (the kind with magnets on the back for putting on your fridge) that I take to games, along with red and blue dry erase markers. I'm the Bard player, so most of it is mine, but on the board, I track (in blue) all our positive modifiers, and (in red)...

I've got a black belt in Karate and a yellow belt in Aikido, but I'm 45 years old, about 40 pounds overweight and my left knee and right shoulder are crap. Bring it on!