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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SmokeyCriminal" data-source="post: 7107792" data-attributes="member: 6876146">I'd like to point out that if your friends are playing a prancing, lute-playing, bright-clothed, stalking-wearing, over-the-top-joking, whimpy, mood-killing Bard, it is 100% NOT 5e's fault. The portrait that 5e used to visually embody and imply what a Bard is supposed to be like (I.E. the half page picture next to the word BARD in the Class section of the PHB) is really fantastic, and nothing like the old trope, cliche of the past.The Bard is striding forward casually with their black acoustic bass guitar (Which is really badass with the bridge cover, string guard, bowl body and no sound hole --like a D&D version of Ovation --) slung over their shoulder (the same way the Barbarian and Fighter are holding their weapons).Their clothes are dark coloured, mostly purple and black with a cool cape, rad fingerless gloves, and black boots. The Bards expression looks focused and a little seductive and confident with maybe a hint of a tiny smirk. Plus the Bard is androgynous (WotC staff have debated weather the bard is male/trans/female) with their sexy punk rock dyed white hair (only drow have naturally white hair). I personally get a cool Elf David Bowie rocker vibe from the Bard more interested in deviant sex then slap stick comedy. Even the over the shoulder bag is sleek and cool, the only thing that strikes me as lame is the flute necklace.The dancing doesn't have to be lame dancing, the player decides it's lame. The singing doesn't have to be dorky songs, the player decides they're dorky. The Bard doesn't have to be a jack-ass the player makes him a jack-ass.So the next time one of your friends wants to roll up a Bard and he's talking about all the lame crap he's going to do with it and be tropey and cliche. Just talk to him and tell him to leave all his tired old Bard baggage at the door, open up the PHB go to the Class section, point at the portrait under the title BARD and say "Play this Bard. THIS is the 5e bard. If you love me at all, you'll play THIS Bard, please. *kisses*"</blockquote>

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