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<blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 9523460" data-attributes="member: 27385"><p>They seem rather spread out, but bards do wander about. I would play in a game like this. Maybe move them to a smaller location or only concern with a few of them. </p><p></p><p>Excerpt from the FR fandom page <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><h3>The Seven Elder Bardic Colleges</h3><p>The tradition of bardic colleges started with <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Falataer" target="_blank">Falataer</a>, a bard from the <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Moonshaes" target="_blank">Moonshaes</a> who established a college divided into seven levels of skill.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> In time, those individual levels became known as separate colleges in their own right, referred to as the elder bardic colleges.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p></p><p>The elder bardic colleges were ranked by their original levels and strictly respected that hierarchy. Bardic students who wanted to progress in their knowledge traditionally attended all seven colleges, in that order. A bard who attended all seven colleges then acquired the title of Magna Alumnae.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p></p><p>The seven elder colleges were:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Fochlucan" target="_blank">Fochlucan</a> Located in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Silverymoon" target="_blank">Silverymoon</a>, it represented the first level of skill.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> Before its decline, bards graduating in the Fochlucan college were awarded a <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Fochlucan_bandore" target="_blank">Fochlucan bandore</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mac-Fuirmidh" target="_blank">Mac-Fuirmidh</a> Located in the northern <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Moonshaes" target="_blank">Moonshaes</a>,<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p170-171-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> it represented the second level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Mac-Fuirmidh college were awarded a <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mac-Fuirmidh_cittern" target="_blank">Mac-Fuirmidh cittern</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Doss" target="_blank">Doss</a> Located in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Berdusk" target="_blank">Berdusk</a>,<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p170-171-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> it represented the third level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Doss college were awarded a <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Doss_lute" target="_blank">Doss lute</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Canaith" target="_blank">Canaith</a> Located near <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Zazesspur" target="_blank">Zazesspur</a> in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tethyr" target="_blank">Tethyr</a>,<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p175-6" target="_blank">[6]</a> it represented the fourth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Canaith college were awarded a <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Canaith_mandolin" target="_blank">Canaith mandolin</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Cli" target="_blank">Cli</a>It represented the fifth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Cli college were awarded a <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Cli_lyre" target="_blank">Cli lyre</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Anstruth" target="_blank">Anstruth</a>Located in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sundabar" target="_blank">Sundabar</a>,<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p154-7" target="_blank">[7]</a> it represented the sixth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Anstruth college were awarded an <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Anstruth_harp" target="_blank">Anstruth harp</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/New_Olamn" target="_blank">Ollamh</a>Located in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Waterdeep" target="_blank">Waterdeep</a>, it represented the seventh and final level of skill.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> Before its decline, bards graduating in the Ollamh college were awarded an <em><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ollamh_harp" target="_blank">Ollamh harp</a></em>.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p>By the 14th century <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/DR" target="_blank">DR</a>, most of the bardic colleges had long since entered decline and ceased their activities. However, the styles of play of some colleges were still recognizable in certain players, and older bards still sometimes referred to each other by their ranks in the elder colleges.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p></p><p>By the late 15th century DR, only Ollamh, renamed as <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/New_Olamn" target="_blank">New Olamn</a>, and a newly reopened Fochlucan were still operational in their original locations.<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2" target="_blank">[2]</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aco175, post: 9523460, member: 27385"] They seem rather spread out, but bards do wander about. I would play in a game like this. Maybe move them to a smaller location or only concern with a few of them. Excerpt from the FR fandom page [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college']here[/URL]. [HEADING=2]The Seven Elder Bardic Colleges[/HEADING] The tradition of bardic colleges started with [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Falataer']Falataer[/URL], a bard from the [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Moonshaes']Moonshaes[/URL] who established a college divided into seven levels of skill.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] In time, those individual levels became known as separate colleges in their own right, referred to as the elder bardic colleges.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4'][4][/URL] The elder bardic colleges were ranked by their original levels and strictly respected that hierarchy. Bardic students who wanted to progress in their knowledge traditionally attended all seven colleges, in that order. A bard who attended all seven colleges then acquired the title of Magna Alumnae.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4'][4][/URL] The seven elder colleges were: [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Fochlucan']Fochlucan[/URL] Located in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Silverymoon']Silverymoon[/URL], it represented the first level of skill.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2'][2][/URL] Before its decline, bards graduating in the Fochlucan college were awarded a [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Fochlucan_bandore']Fochlucan bandore[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mac-Fuirmidh']Mac-Fuirmidh[/URL] Located in the northern [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Moonshaes']Moonshaes[/URL],[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p170-171-5'][5][/URL] it represented the second level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Mac-Fuirmidh college were awarded a [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mac-Fuirmidh_cittern']Mac-Fuirmidh cittern[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Doss']Doss[/URL] Located in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Berdusk']Berdusk[/URL],[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p170-171-5'][5][/URL] it represented the third level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Doss college were awarded a [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Doss_lute']Doss lute[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Canaith']Canaith[/URL] Located near [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Zazesspur']Zazesspur[/URL] in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tethyr']Tethyr[/URL],[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p175-6'][6][/URL] it represented the fourth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Canaith college were awarded a [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Canaith_mandolin']Canaith mandolin[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Cli']Cli[/URL]It represented the fifth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Cli college were awarded a [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Cli_lyre']Cli lyre[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Anstruth']Anstruth[/URL]Located in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sundabar']Sundabar[/URL],[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-ES-p154-7'][7][/URL] it represented the sixth level of skill. Before its decline, bards graduating in the Anstruth college were awarded an [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Anstruth_harp']Anstruth harp[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/New_Olamn']Ollamh[/URL]Located in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Waterdeep']Waterdeep[/URL], it represented the seventh and final level of skill.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2'][2][/URL] Before its decline, bards graduating in the Ollamh college were awarded an [I][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ollamh_harp']Ollamh harp[/URL][/I].[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-MoF3e-p160-161-3'][3][/URL] By the 14th century [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/DR']DR[/URL], most of the bardic colleges had long since entered decline and ceased their activities. However, the styles of play of some colleges were still recognizable in certain players, and older bards still sometimes referred to each other by their ranks in the elder colleges.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-FRA2e-p5-4'][4][/URL] By the late 15th century DR, only Ollamh, renamed as [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/New_Olamn']New Olamn[/URL], and a newly reopened Fochlucan were still operational in their original locations.[URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bardic_college#cite_note-SCAG5e-p123-124-2'][2][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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