Bardic Archmage?

[Pax]

Sledged, it's all about the spirit of the prerequisite, in preference to over-literalist application of The Utter And Exact Words As Printed(TM).

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Well, if you are not sure, think about it: Would you consider it unbalanced or not fitting the theme, if a bard becomes an archmage? If yes, don`t allow it. If no, let the bard become an archmage.

(Since bards could also become loremasters, I wouldn`t be against it...)

 

[Li Shenron]

Well, if you are not sure, think about it: Would you consider it unbalanced or not fitting the theme, if a bard becomes an archmage? If yes, don`t allow it. If no, let the bard become an archmage.

(Since bards could also become loremasters, I wouldn`t be against it...)

Right. I personally wouldn't have problems to allow Improved Spell Capacity to let you qualify... in any case I'd be having other troubles if I were playing at epic levels

 

[Pax]

Especially, consider that needing ISC to qualify means that, for you, it's an EPIC prestige class ...

 

[sledged]

Sledged, it's all about the spirit of the prerequisite, in preference to over-literalist application of The Utter And Exact Words As Printed(TM).

Unfortunately, the spirit is always subjective. It's gets too easy to think you know what the designer intended. It could be written one way, designed another way, and interpreted yet a third way. If the spirit of the rules were that easy to be divined, there'd never be a need for FAQs or clearifications.

 

[RigaMortus]

You guys DO realize you are talking about an Epic Level Bard, don't you? That would be, a Bard who lives long enough to see Epic Levels... When has this ever happened?

 

[Sekket]

omg! Someones playing a Bard!

Oh my god, someones playing a Bard ArchMage!

Somewhere out there, right now, there is an Epic Archmage who sings to get his spells!

*head explodes*