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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 588868" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>Bards, as well as all other classes, can come in NUMEROUS concepts. It's all about keeping unfettered by one-dimensional thinking, which is very hard for long-time veterans of the game to do.</p><p></p><p>For a long time now I've wanted to try a Bardic concept of a diplomat. </p><p></p><p><em>Imagine a man, in his early middle ages, with well-maincured haircut and goatee, slightly graying, but respectable, with the slightest hint of laugh lines on his face, and a baritone voice that speaks of trustworthiness, and patience. He always seems to be able to make friends, he always has the right word at the right time, and his speaches -- </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>by the gods his speaches! He can talk an enemy out of their harmful intentions, he can inspire troops to righteous bloodthirstiness, and even serious wounds been known to close up at the sound of his nurturing voice! His words, are like words of power. He can simply talk you into feeling well, he can calm beasts with a simple murmur - but can shatter glass and minds in all directions with but one word when he needs to.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>He knows how to talk to every soul, and understands the languages of creatures that you never knew had a language. He knows stories of places long gone, and has just the right anecdote at all times to apply to the current situation. He is master diplomat, friend, and ally - but only his lack of desire to conquer prevents him from assuming political power. He is a leader of men and women, but not a ruler. </em> </p><p></p><p>That's a bard. He doesn't sing, he doesn't dance and play a lute, but the bard class can create this very character I have descrribed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 588868, member: 158"] Bards, as well as all other classes, can come in NUMEROUS concepts. It's all about keeping unfettered by one-dimensional thinking, which is very hard for long-time veterans of the game to do. For a long time now I've wanted to try a Bardic concept of a diplomat. [I]Imagine a man, in his early middle ages, with well-maincured haircut and goatee, slightly graying, but respectable, with the slightest hint of laugh lines on his face, and a baritone voice that speaks of trustworthiness, and patience. He always seems to be able to make friends, he always has the right word at the right time, and his speaches -- by the gods his speaches! He can talk an enemy out of their harmful intentions, he can inspire troops to righteous bloodthirstiness, and even serious wounds been known to close up at the sound of his nurturing voice! His words, are like words of power. He can simply talk you into feeling well, he can calm beasts with a simple murmur - but can shatter glass and minds in all directions with but one word when he needs to. He knows how to talk to every soul, and understands the languages of creatures that you never knew had a language. He knows stories of places long gone, and has just the right anecdote at all times to apply to the current situation. He is master diplomat, friend, and ally - but only his lack of desire to conquer prevents him from assuming political power. He is a leader of men and women, but not a ruler. [/I] That's a bard. He doesn't sing, he doesn't dance and play a lute, but the bard class can create this very character I have descrribed. [/QUOTE]
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