D&D (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Bard"

[Henadic Theologian]

Example of Dance Bard

Irish kids: “Say less” 🔥🎶🎧 #rhymeisland

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[Marandahir]

Dance Bard Mime Miniboss

Debe Emem

adds to list of high level villains for 5.5e Book of Villainy

Makes me think of CrackerMilk's "Why I Hate Mimes" video. XD

 

[Marandahir]

Maybe bards get Prayer of Healing or something similar that lets a short rest occur in 10 minutes?

Oh, I don't really care about short rest period so much as the non-combat extra healing function. I know from a CharOp perspective the extending of Short Rests from 10 mins to 1 hour is complicated.

 

[Marandahir]

Can my ballet or tap shoes be my spellcasting focus?

This is like how I wish that Bards could use a Mask as a focus as well – think Griots!

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

As we all know, there are only two things I truly despise in the world- those who are intolerant of other people's choices in roleplaying games, and people who play bards.

Nice Sir Michael Caine reference! I just can’t remember the character / movie

 

[Gladius Legis]

Bards no longer have access to paladin, rangers, warlock, and ranger spells list.

NO SWIFT QUIVER FOR YOU!

More like, NO BETTER SMITES AND STEEDS THAN THE PALADIN FOR YOU!

And I couldn't be happier.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

Bards can now give inspiration using visual cues only (you don't need verbal). So now I can give someone "the Venkman", and they will be truly inspired. Noice!

What about “Blue Steel?”

 

[DarkCrisis]

Please elaborate why you think it is a power boost.
It rather sounds like a versality boost, not a lot more.

Counter charm gets very useful now.
But having fought against a high level demon that charmed and frightened us constantly, I wished the bard had that feature and not the old one.
Being robbed of any effective actions in a battle feels terrible. As a player but also the DM.

I must have succeeded at my Insight Check, as I knew you would be the one to respond to my post.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

Tracks with the power boost given to other classes. I’m sure they will gloriously increase combat effectiveness much to the joy of the players and of course the DM as well

It would be welcome. Our DM destroys us on a regular basis!

 

[Minigiant]

More like, NO BETTER SMITES AND STEEDS THAN THE PALADIN FOR YOU!

And I couldn't be happier.

I expected Bards to be limited to stealing only from the full casters after the Smiting Cleric Divine list backlash.

I was pleasantly surprised to see warlock and sorcerer ripped too.

Rangers and Artificer more or less benefitted from being adjacent to the Borderline OP Paladin.