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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Belbarid" data-source="post: 2530051" data-attributes="member: 28213">Much like the Monk class, the Bard class is very flexible.  There's very little that they do well, but quite a lot that they do competantly.  If you are used to building characters that are focused on one or two tasks, then the Bard may be a bit of a challenging switch.Bards have a wide variety of class skills, and a lot of skill points.  I would pick a general type of skill to mainly focus on- Social skills (Diplomacy, Sense Motice, Gather Info, etc), Sneaky skills (Hide, MS, etc), but reserve some skill points for other things.  It's much easier to build, for instance, a sneaky character with good senses (high Hide, MS, Spot, Search Listen) than with most other classes.  A high Int will help with this, as will being human.  Start off with a human Bard with an Int of 18, and that's 55 skill points at 2nd level.  You have to be careful with spell choice, and what you pick really depends on what you want to do.  At low levels, Sleep and Summon Monster I are good for combat, while spells like Silent Image and Disguise Self offer a wide array of possibilities.  Illusion magic goes well with a flexible class.PrC choices are good, as you can qualify for most things meant for Rogues or arcane spell casters.  A Bard/Shadowdancer would make for an excellent diplomat/spy, whereas a Bard/Dragon Disciple with lots of buff spells would be a handful in combat.  A Bardic Acolyte of the Skin would be really cool, for that matter.Also take a look at bardsong feats, and a couple of cool Bardic PrC's to shoot for.  Foluchian Lyricist and Seeker of the Song are both, IMO, pretty cool.The real question is, other than an additional level at start, what do you want out of playing a Bard?</blockquote>

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