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Message: <blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3393804" data-attributes="member: 16285">I have just started playing my 4th bard PC.2 in 2nd ed and 2 in 3.5.The class is great, but it's fun is extremely dependent on the style of game being run.A bard is a role-player's dream and allows a lot of over the top play - in almost any way handled.There are other classes that can be great lead ins to role-play (prosletizing cleric, avanign paladin, any half-orc barbarian) but the bard is designed to shine at role-play and interaction situations. A story heavy game is not necessarily a game with a lot of character interaction - so there are distinctions that must be kept in mind.IMO bards don't work real well for on-line gaming because it generally takes too long to get responses and the characters really depend on "conversations" to come through well.I hated the 2nd ed bard with their access to all wizard spells. In Birthright TSR modified it to only divination, illusion and charm spells, which IMO fit the theme much better.3.0 (and even more so 3.5) did a great job of captur9ing that "feel" for the characters and not making them "lesser" sorcerers.</blockquote>