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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SmokeyCriminal" data-source="post: 7089594" data-attributes="member: 6876146">I'm new to D&D and RPGs, so i've only seen 5 Bards in games:A guy from Critical Role who sings parodies of Pop songs when he gives out Inspiration. He's such a great singer, and his parody is so funny that everyone either joins in singing or laughs out loud.A girl from Rollplay west marshes who would rap a few bars when she would cast Vicious Mockery. Her rhymes  are so amazing you can't help but smile at how talented and vulgar she is.A girl who would bring a little rattle drum. She would use it when shed cast her biggest spell. I't would start slow, very slow, and speed up faster, and faster, I't would draw everyone's attention and build up the tension and the drama.A guy who would just clap in a steady rhythm and sing eerie song in african (bunto?) when he would cast spells like dissonent whisper. And he would come up with really disturbing descriptions while he just kept that soft steady clap, which would kinda hypnotize you a little. It was so fantastically creepy, as soon as he would start clapping, everyone at the table would quiet down and brace themselves lol oh and it turns out that the creepy african songs where just kids songs sung slower and deeper. lol its genius.And a guy who would bring around a travelers guitar, and slide. He would always play a little Blues/Folk during a rest as his Song of Rest while everyone used their HD. It would feel especially gratifying right after a hard fight, or bring comfort when we were in an especially dangerous place. I'm positive we took more rest then we actually need to lol.The Bard is so unique of a class because it especially calls out to people with performance talents. The Bard more then any other class entices you to show and express your personal talents, which I love to witness. Other classes do it too, what Player of a barbarian hasn't thrown their hands in the air and gone "I'm going to Rage!!! GGGAAARRHHHHH" at least once after all. But the Bard is the class that gives you the excuse, and the space to go as far as the rest of your group will tolerate. "For the last time John, you can't bring your drum set to D&D night. I don't care if you have Expertise in them. I said NO!"</blockquote>

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