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<blockquote data-quote="Gardens &amp;amp; Goblins" data-source="post: 7192035" data-attributes="member: 6846794">I think the problem a lot of folks have is not the idea of music and words providing inspiration, guiding forces during battle or striking fear into the enemy before the fighting even starts, but rather, the idea that while the battle is ensuring, the bard is STILL singing/spouting words of inspiration, when their comrades must be wondering, ''I wonder how much more effective my singing/wordy friend would be if they shut up for a few minutes and focused on killing our enemies.'' Sure, blow those bagpipes, mock your foes with bawdy tales, strum an upbeat chord - but when the fighting starts, for the love of my limited imagination, shut up and get stuck in. Even so called warrior-poets realised the value of putting a sock in it to instead focusing on cracking skulls.(Honestly tho, I do love a bard, preferring the Evil Diplomat Bard who spits out snarky orders whilst cowering behind minions.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gardens & Goblins, post: 7192035, member: 6846794"] I think the problem a lot of folks have is not the idea of music and words providing inspiration, guiding forces during battle or striking fear into the enemy before the fighting even starts, but rather, the idea that while the battle is ensuring, the bard is STILL singing/spouting words of inspiration, when their comrades must be wondering, [I]''I wonder how much more effective my singing/wordy friend would be if they shut up for a few minutes and focused on killing our enemies.'' [/I] Sure, blow those bagpipes, mock your foes with bawdy tales, strum an upbeat chord - but when the fighting starts, for the love of my limited imagination, shut up and get stuck in. Even so called warrior-poets realised the value of putting a sock in it to instead focusing on cracking skulls. [I](Honestly tho, I do love a bard, preferring the Evil Diplomat Bard who spits out snarky orders whilst cowering behind minions.)[/I] [/QUOTE]

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