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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 9258070" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>I feel that traditionally, at least during the TSR years, the Bard was more of a Jack of All Trades. It could fill in for many different classes, but was never the premier class that was the master of most of those abilities. </p><p></p><p>They could fight decently well and fill in for a fighter (but could never be as good as a pure fighter after they became a Bard), or decently do a Rogue's job (but, as with the fighter, once they became a Bard, they didn't advance anymore in their Thieves Skills so were not going to be better than a Thief or Rogue). They could either cast Druidic spells or Wizard Spells (Depending on the edition) but not to the level of the Druid or Wizard itself. They were a good class to fill in for another or cover several classes if a party needed it.</p><p></p><p>The 3.X bard did this to a degree as well. I don't feel it was as strong or did as good a job of it as 1e or 2e, but the idea was still there.</p><p></p><p>They started to focus more on the music arena of the Bard (which, albeit from our stereotype ideas of what a Bard was, makes sense, but not from a HISTORICAL sense...Bards were not simply performers that used music and such).</p><p></p><p>5e seems to have tripled down on this and made it so that many Dramatic arts players want to play them. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I feel that D&D NEEDS more of a Jack of all-trades type class (Jack of all trades, master of none) which can be a basic stereotype in most fantasy or sci-fi type ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 9258070, member: 4348"] I feel that traditionally, at least during the TSR years, the Bard was more of a Jack of All Trades. It could fill in for many different classes, but was never the premier class that was the master of most of those abilities. They could fight decently well and fill in for a fighter (but could never be as good as a pure fighter after they became a Bard), or decently do a Rogue's job (but, as with the fighter, once they became a Bard, they didn't advance anymore in their Thieves Skills so were not going to be better than a Thief or Rogue). They could either cast Druidic spells or Wizard Spells (Depending on the edition) but not to the level of the Druid or Wizard itself. They were a good class to fill in for another or cover several classes if a party needed it. The 3.X bard did this to a degree as well. I don't feel it was as strong or did as good a job of it as 1e or 2e, but the idea was still there. They started to focus more on the music arena of the Bard (which, albeit from our stereotype ideas of what a Bard was, makes sense, but not from a HISTORICAL sense...Bards were not simply performers that used music and such). 5e seems to have tripled down on this and made it so that many Dramatic arts players want to play them. Personally, I feel that D&D NEEDS more of a Jack of all-trades type class (Jack of all trades, master of none) which can be a basic stereotype in most fantasy or sci-fi type ideas. [/QUOTE]
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