does that mean there are different version of boem 2? i bought it the day it was available for dl... so i guess it's time to truck over to monte's page to see what changes he made after release.
Actually yes, there is some "errata / official clarification" out for it now. Personally I really like the hard copy version, but that is just a matter of taste.
It doesn't matter if Monte is a good designer or not. The point is that his alternate bard does not function within the standard framework of the core rules. If it did, we wouldn't be having this discussion. But, this isn't your fault.
Umm, yes it does. That's the whole point. You take the standard (core) rules and apply them in any situation, except where it is changed/modified by any supplements you use or changed/modified by your gaming group.
Since we have to assume that there are no changes just in the gaming group (none were mentioned, and it's impossible to just guess at what they might be, we have to assume there aren't any).
So, we have the item creation rules. Nothing in the supplement we are using modifies these rules, so they apply normally -- even to new feats/classes that we bring in.
It looks to me like both of you need to brush up on the rules a bit
