Bard PrCs

[Dragongirl]

Since WOTC really failed (IMO) to give bards sufficient coverage in Song and Silence where PrCs are concerning, I was wondering where you can find some good ones. Any opinions?

 

[Moe Ronalds]

Realms of Evil has a bard PrC called the Canticle, a sort of necromancer/bard thing. IMHO reallyreallyreallyreally cool.

 

[Dragongirl]

That does sound interesting. Found the RoE website, but I am not finding the Careers of Villainy, am I missing it?

 

[Moe Ronalds]

http://www.realmsofevil.net/classes/canticle.cfm

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Can I assume you've seen BoEM II? The Diplomancer would be handy for a political intrigue type game. And the Knight of the Chord and Song Mage are especially good for multiclass bards, IMO.

 

[Dragongirl]

Can I assume you've seen BoEM II? The Diplomancer would be handy for a political intrigue type game. And the Knight of the Chord and Song Mage are especially good for multiclass bards, IMO.

Don't assume anything. I am afraid I have not seen much D20 stuff out there, having no money for it. Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[Chun-tzu]

Path of Magic has quite a bit to offer Bards, including different bardic abilities for dancers, chanters, and instrumentalists instead of singers. PrC's include:

* the dwarven Chanter
* the Grand Diva (must be female, and definitely suits the image of Diva)
* the Jester
* Spellbinder (specializes in Enchantment)

Another good d20 resource for Bards is the Enchiridion of Mystic Music, which is all about expanding what the Bard can do. I think I've seen reviews of it in our review section. And it's only $5 at RPG Now.
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=134&

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

...I am afraid I have not seen much D20 stuff out there, having no money for it...

Sounds familiar. That's why my pdf collection swells and my book collection languishes. $5 here and $5 there is a lot easier to justify to yourself than the big, fat $40 purchases.

It also helps that I can print for free at the lab

 

[Psion]

I'll second Path of Magic. Not only does it do the best job of going off the beaten path for the bard, it has a pretty neat variant on bardic performance abilities. Chun-tzu failed to mention the legendary classes such as the puzzlemaster and the infiltrator.

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Oh, I almost forgot. I just heard about an interesting bard book.

The Enchiridion of Mystic Music

It has the dark minstrel, the eldritch caller, the elemental caller, the herald of nature, the politico and the sonomancer for PrCs, I believe.