Airwolf
First Post
I am jumping in a little late, but here are my thoughts, meager as they are, on bards.
This class is great!
When I am not DMing, it’s shared between two people in my group, I play a bard. If that's not enough, my wife also plays one. If you think one bard can do lots of stuff you should see what two can do.
A Story
The party generally consists of 6 players and 1 DM. When I play there is also a cohort following us around.
In the last session I DMed both of the fighter types had to miss the session (one was hiking in the wilderness hoping he wasn't lost and the other had to go to Europe on business). My wife's character was the big damage dealer. With her rapier of speed, cat's grace, finessed rapier, bull's strength, and improved critical rapier she was mowing through my monsters. We just need to get her spring attack to really make her nasty.
She also used her perform to give the rest of the party the upper hand in several other cases.
All this was in a dungeon crawl adventure. The next time I DM it will be almost entirely urban, I can only imagine what she will do there.
I do agree with several other posters that the bard class lacks support. I hope that publishers and players will come around and put more information out. Anyway that's all I have for now.
This class is great!
When I am not DMing, it’s shared between two people in my group, I play a bard. If that's not enough, my wife also plays one. If you think one bard can do lots of stuff you should see what two can do.
A Story
The party generally consists of 6 players and 1 DM. When I play there is also a cohort following us around.
In the last session I DMed both of the fighter types had to miss the session (one was hiking in the wilderness hoping he wasn't lost and the other had to go to Europe on business). My wife's character was the big damage dealer. With her rapier of speed, cat's grace, finessed rapier, bull's strength, and improved critical rapier she was mowing through my monsters. We just need to get her spring attack to really make her nasty.
She also used her perform to give the rest of the party the upper hand in several other cases.
All this was in a dungeon crawl adventure. The next time I DM it will be almost entirely urban, I can only imagine what she will do there.
I do agree with several other posters that the bard class lacks support. I hope that publishers and players will come around and put more information out. Anyway that's all I have for now.