I don’t have the answer. Musical invocations would be really cool. Tone back the spell casting into half caster level maybe.
Kind of like the 3e bard? yuck - no thanks!
I don’t have the answer. Musical invocations would be really cool. Tone back the spell casting into half caster level maybe.
Kind of like the 3e bard? yuck - no thanks!
Kind of like the 3e bard? yuck - no thanks!
Maybe the bard is just a people-oriented wizard. Regular wizards focus on the world (magic, elements, etc). Clerics focus on the divine, Warlocks on the demonic, Druids on nature.
Bards focus on people and society. Musicians, poets, orators, prophets, judges, politicians, leaders.
Maybe we could have before, but now we have Artificers filling that role. We don't need another part-time caster class.Can we at least agree bards shouldn’t be a full caster like a cleric or wizard?
Can we at least agree bards shouldn’t be a full caster like a cleric or wizard?
No.
Removing full caster status won't necessarily help with class identity but will certainly introduce new balance issues.
I guess I just don't see they problem so don't see the need for any solutions (that will likely introduce problems).
Bards = ‘The Muse’Druids = nature (or nature gods or nature spirits)
Clerics = divinities or the powers behind them
Warlocks = demonic
Wizards = the science of magic (?)
Bards = ?
Justify giving the cleric and druid as much magic as the wizard. There aren't much in the way of fantasy portrayals of them as full casters outside RPGs.justify giving the bard as much magic as the wizard and cleric. Pretty hard to see.