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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cbwjm" data-source="post: 7085696" data-attributes="member: 6788732">I actually quite like the idea of a bard character, it can be a cheesy minstrel character but it isn't really required. The original bard certainly didn't seem that way since it was a fighter/thief/bard it really did seem more like the jack of all trades character.Even 2e could easily be a fun character to play as a non-prancing about minstrel (although the image in the revised players handbook makes it look a lot like the prancing minstrel than anything else). I can't really recall much of the 3e or 4e bard, I know that they definitely had a theme of musical abilities, I think a bard could do so many bard songs a day in 3e. But, some cool ideas that I really like for the 5e bard (or any edition bard, really) are:Dwarf Chanter. A bard who taps into magic through his ritual chanting, fighting in the frontlines with his allies. I'd make him a Skald, probably has training in using drums, and is trained in performance. The dwarf chanter could also be a lore-keeper for his people with a background as a sage.Elven Spellsinger. These have been around in the Forgotten Realms for a while now, I can't really say much about the class (and I think it may have actually been a class 2e), but from memory their spellsongs were powerful magic and I can imagine them as being on the backline, singing their spells into existence. I'd make her a Lore Bard, skilled in performance. No catchy songs or dirty limericks, her songs use words of power that call upon ancient magic.Investigator. One of my ideas for a lore bard is to create an investigator similar to sherlock holmes with high intelligence and skilled in investigation, perception, and insight. It still has training in musical instruments due to the nature of the class, but they aren't a major component of the character. Inspiration would be oratory rather than musical.These are the first three that come to mind, so while you can certainly play a silly bard, and there is nothing wrong with that, I'd even enjoy playing one, there are plenty of other options out there to customise your bard character.</blockquote>

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