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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8654386" data-attributes="member: 4348">Bards were effective at slaying most Mage's.&nbsp; The problems was that the Bard's spellcaster level would normally be higher than a Mage's, hence when trying out spell clashing, the Bard's spell would be harder to do away with than the Mage's spell.Another thing to note, depending on WHICH higher level rules you were using, Bard's could actually cast up to 8th level spells. Fast casting spells to disrupt Mage spells were the Bard's forte (Magic Missile, etc), and being able to close in with a dagger after taking away the Mage's defenses was what a Bard could really do well.Bard's also could one up Fighters at higher levels BECAUSE of their spells.Monks, Druids, and Clerics could be problematic at times though from what we saw.&nbsp; (and yes, Monks from the Scarlet Brotherhood were a thing...almost exactly like their 1e counterparts).&nbsp; Never had Bards face off with Assassins (ala...Scarlet Brotherhood book again).&nbsp; Of course, the original Druid up until level 13 (as found in the Complete book of Druids which offers the 1e advancement type Druid in the back) was probably the most over powered of all the classes that one could play in 2e, at least up until high level).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 8654386, member: 4348"] Bards were effective at slaying most Mage's. The problems was that the Bard's spellcaster level would normally be higher than a Mage's, hence when trying out spell clashing, the Bard's spell would be harder to do away with than the Mage's spell. Another thing to note, depending on WHICH higher level rules you were using, Bard's could actually cast up to 8th level spells. Fast casting spells to disrupt Mage spells were the Bard's forte (Magic Missile, etc), and being able to close in with a dagger after taking away the Mage's defenses was what a Bard could really do well. Bard's also could one up Fighters at higher levels BECAUSE of their spells. Monks, Druids, and Clerics could be problematic at times though from what we saw. (and yes, Monks from the Scarlet Brotherhood were a thing...almost exactly like their 1e counterparts). Never had Bards face off with Assassins (ala...Scarlet Brotherhood book again). Of course, the original Druid up until level 13 (as found in the Complete book of Druids which offers the 1e advancement type Druid in the back) was probably the most over powered of all the classes that one could play in 2e, at least up until high level). [/QUOTE]

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