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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bugaboo" data-source="post: 387400" data-attributes="member: 7277">Seeking your input, please. I'd like to adapt the bard class with a few simple substitutions, and a public opinion sampling would be helpful for the final tweaking.The concept is straightforward: a traveling bard with strongly religious overtones, without the need to multiclass. Rather than sing pop tunes in taverns, for example, he wants to perform "morality play" puppet shows or lead sing-along hymns on his guitar. Maybe even set up a few tent revivals on his journeys -- "Are you ready for a miracle? I SAID, Are You Ready For A Miracle?! Hallelujah! ... If there is even one doubter among you, the healing power of Pelor will not flow freely through this sick little boy's body..."The spell swap is easy enough -- a one-for-one translation, which will limit the standard cleric's access to a bard's level. For example, instead of Alarm, Erase and Grease at first level, his list would include Bane, Bless and Doom. (The full list would be translated, of course.) He would still have access to no more than 20 spells at first level, 35 at second level, etc., just like a bard.Fine points to determine:* Should he keep the bard's lore ability? Or trade it for, say, the cleric's ability to cast default healing spells?* I think access to two domains in addition to his bardlike list of clerical spells is unfair, unless he trades off a standard bard ability. Or perhaps only one domain. What would you suggest for balance?* I figure that since he'll be a very charismatic guy, and more bard-like than cleric-like, his newly adapted clerical spell casting should also be based on charisma instead of wisdom. What say you?Thanks for your input.</blockquote>

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