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<blockquote data-quote="LordArchaon" data-source="post: 4381237" data-attributes="member: 60929">Wow, this class is fantastic, I hope I will be able to take some design lessons from here and there.My only critiques, that I've seen are issues you're already considering, are these:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Rapiers are the best light blades: every character pursuing the use of light blades should expend a feat to use them (that's why rogues don't get the proficiency from the beginning I think). So I would not give bards rapier proficiency.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The melee powers need to specify the weapons that can be used, in a way similar to that of the rogue. Nothing prevents you from leaving the longsword there, after all, bards use &quot;spellsongs&quot; to strike with their weapons, I'm sure such a thing can overcome some physical laws... As long as they make for good flavor <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I would see (personal point of view here) a more &quot;bardish&quot; choice to have the Healing Hymn mechanic for Inspire Courage and vice-versa. This because I see the Inspire Courage ability more a signature ability for the bard. Of course that would leave a leader with considerably less healing power at low levels, but with all the HP boosting powers of the class, that would soon change. And Bardic Music: Healing Hymn would be a must song for every bard... 
This would also fix the multiclass bard, that with Healing Hymn looks exactly like a multiclass cleric, nothing hints at a bardic nature.</li>
</ol>Thank you for spending so much time on this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordArchaon, post: 4381237, member: 60929"] Wow, this class is fantastic, I hope I will be able to take some design lessons from here and there. My only critiques, that I've seen are issues you're already considering, are these: [LIST=1] [*]Rapiers are the best light blades: every character pursuing the use of light blades should expend a feat to use them (that's why rogues don't get the proficiency from the beginning I think). So I would not give bards rapier proficiency. [*]The melee powers need to specify the weapons that can be used, in a way similar to that of the rogue. Nothing prevents you from leaving the longsword there, after all, bards use "spellsongs" to strike with their weapons, I'm sure such a thing can overcome some physical laws... As long as they make for good flavor ;) [*]I would see (personal point of view here) a more "bardish" choice to have the Healing Hymn mechanic for Inspire Courage and vice-versa. This because I see the Inspire Courage ability more a signature ability for the bard. Of course that would leave a leader with considerably less healing power at low levels, but with all the HP boosting powers of the class, that would soon change. And Bardic Music: Healing Hymn would be a must song for every bard... This would also fix the multiclass bard, that with Healing Hymn looks exactly like a multiclass cleric, nothing hints at a bardic nature. [/LIST] Thank you for spending so much time on this. [/QUOTE]

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