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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7889619" data-attributes="member: 6689161">So not long ago I railed about how much I dislike bards.  Specifically, I noted a distaste for the lore bard’s ability to cast everything and that it lacked any evocative flavor for me.then I did what I always do:  I read about what I hated and changed my mind!in short, a line in the fluff mentioned hags...and since I dig warlocks, I realized I could “create” the theme for a bard.  So is born Saerid the Secret Keeper...the faithless...he read and studies what he should not have...was tutored by things that make him shudder.  He creeps around court listening, learning...manipulating...until called to help secure secrets or items for those who ask nicely.I imagine plenty of disguise self, minor illusion and knock use.  His eyes turn a milky white when he casts spells and looks a little unhealthy otherwise (thinking of the pale worm tongue of the LOTR films).as a weird aside, it would not be my character without melee ability.  He is either going college of valor Or lore with medium armor and perhaps?  Green flameblade and spiritual weapon.he will be a wiry character—-though he will be average or underweight;  he brews a foul smelling potion that seems to give him a surprising vigor!But I digress.  My main question/request:I would welcome some suggestions about spells for magical secrets that would increase the creepy role play factor.bonus points for suggestions related to both  creepiness as well as melee ability.  They can be separate of course as magical secrets come in twos!I even considered animate dead!  Any official books are fair game for spells.I will put some of the suggestions to use I am sure.</blockquote>

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