Forthcoming d20 Bard supplements?

[Trousers]

Aside from Monte's BOEMII, are there any d20 publishers planning to print any supplements on the Bard?

 

[HellHound]

Can't resist a chance to plug myself!!!

ST Cooley Publishing put out an EXCELLENT e-book on bards (that requires significantly less retrofitting than BOEMII) called "The Enchiridon of Mystic Music" (hoping I spelled that right). You can pick it up at RPGnow.

We include at least one bard-based prestige class in each Librum Equitis (volume 1 includes 1, and an extra one in the print edition of volume 1, while volume 2 includes 2), which you can ALSO pick up at RPGnow while you are getting the Enchiridon from S.T.Cooley.

 

[d20Dwarf]

Gencon release

Path of Magic, the second in our Path series will feature information about bards.

 

[thundershot]

Wil: I told one of my players this, who plays a bard, and he scoffed. "If it's in the magic book, then it won't be about the right PART of the bard." He doesn't like bards as just another spellcaster. He wants something that gives more flavor and options for the bard. Hopefully you can pull it off. Not that *I* have doubts.

Also, Mongoose is putting out, eventually, a Quintessential Bard book, so that's in the pipes too.



Chris

 

[der_kluge]

Thundershot, what kind of Bard was he looking for? I started to work up an entirely new class called the Minstrel which was loosely based on the Everquest Bard (no spellcasting, one new song every level; 6 SP per level). I should finish it and upload it for all to see.

 

[The Sigil]

Wil: I told one of my players this, who plays a bard, and he scoffed. "If it's in the magic book, then it won't be about the right PART of the bard." He doesn't like bards as just another spellcaster. He wants something that gives more flavor and options for the bard. Hopefully you can pull it off. Not that *I* have doubts.

At the risk of sounding like I'm tooting my own horn, I think my Enchiridion of Mystic Music fits his niche perfectly (BTW, thanks for the plug, Jason/Hellhound ).

The main thrust of the book (it's over 70 pages) is vastly expanding the bard's arsenal of musical abilities through Feats and (mostly) adding new musical options... instead of just Countersong, Fascinate, Inspire Courage, Inspire Confidence, Suggestion, Inspire Greatness (6 abilities), this book opens up a total of 84 options(!) - the bard's music suddenly can do a LOT more (to the tune of 14 times as much). Is 84 options with his music ability enough for you?

It is done in a totally modular fashion - while it may not be as revolutionary as Monte's bard in BoEM2, it can be slapped right into an existing campaign with exactly zero work on converting an existing bard character.

There are three 10-level Prestige Classes (one of which comes from Librum Equitis 1 - thanks, Jason!) and three 5-level Prestige Classes. Mix in about a dozen Feats (many of which tie into music) and a couple of "extras" (to fill out the music abilities and make the book totally self-sufficient). So he gets 6 prestige classes devoted to bard types.

If you're curious to see more, check out:

http://www.cooleys.org/publishing/

You can find the table of contents (free sneak peak) at the "Downloads" link on top. You might note that the Table of Contents Entry for "Mystic Music Abilities" is page 34. The next entry is page 60. That's... lemmee see... 26 pages of crunchy bits on the music abilities alone! The book itself is in the "available products" link - you may purchase it from RPGNow for the modest price of $5 for instant gratification.

I of course hope both you and your player will like what you see.

--Spencer "The Sigil" Cooley
S.T. Cooley Publishing

 

[Ranger REG]

Aside from Monte's BOEMII, are there any d20 publishers planning to print any supplements on the Bard?

Well, I did pose that question to Mongoose_Matt(sp?) since they're rolling out the Quintessential series.

Funny, they're already planning to do the races ... and still no sign of a bard supplement.

 

[Mongoose_Matt]

Worry not, Ranger - The Quintessential Bard is of a high priority and will be out this year

 

[enrious]

Let me also chime in with a suggestion to look at The Ench. of Mystic Music (linked above)

It really makes the bard feel like a full-fledged class.

 

[MEG Hal]

Let me also chime in with a suggestion to look at The Ench. of Mystic Music (linked above)

It really makes the bard feel like a full-fledged class.

I agree it is a very nice supplement to "fill" the bards role.......this is from a guy playing a bard as we speak, also Ink and Quill from Bastion has some Bard stuff and it is free BUT not as detailed (obviously as the Ench. of Mystic Music)