Viktyr Gehrig
First Post
Frankly, I think Versatile Performance should simply be replaced with the Magician's Expanded Repertoire ACF, to better reflect the Bard's status as a dabbler in magic. The only problem is that nearly every other Archetype also replaces Versatile Performance with something.
If you're tired of Intelligence-based casters outshining the dedicated skillmonkeys, you'd be better off by giving those skillmonkey classes some other benefit for improving their Intelligence. Canny Defense and Insightful Strike seem like perfectly reasonable candidates for Rogue talents, and if Ninjas and Mysterious Strangers can use Charisma for ki and grit, why can't Rogues use Intelligence?
That leaves us with Rangers, Inquisitors, and Bards-- all of which are based on other ability scores for good reason. Just bump them up to 8 skill points and call it a day.
If you're tired of Intelligence-based casters outshining the dedicated skillmonkeys, you'd be better off by giving those skillmonkey classes some other benefit for improving their Intelligence. Canny Defense and Insightful Strike seem like perfectly reasonable candidates for Rogue talents, and if Ninjas and Mysterious Strangers can use Charisma for ki and grit, why can't Rogues use Intelligence?
That leaves us with Rangers, Inquisitors, and Bards-- all of which are based on other ability scores for good reason. Just bump them up to 8 skill points and call it a day.