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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung Helleyes" data-source="post: 4116704" data-attributes="member: 1068">Personally, the only feats I would take on that list are&nbsp; Melodic Casting, and Song of the Heart..&nbsp; I'll detail why for each of them:1) Able learner:&nbsp; This is a good feat for people with lots of skill points and a short skill list.&nbsp; You already have the best skill list in the game.&nbsp; You have access to way more great class skills than you can max.2) Versatile Spellcaster:&nbsp; You don't have many spells per day, and your low-level spells are already good (Tasha's Hideous Laughter, for example).&nbsp; I don't think you'd get much use out of this, compared, to say, a Sorcerer.3) Lyric Spell:&nbsp; This is a good feat, but it presumes that you don't need your bardic music for other things.&nbsp; And believe me, you do.&nbsp; Because Lyric Thaumaturge gives you Captivating Melody, the best feat a Bard can have.&nbsp; 4) Metamagic song:&nbsp; You don't have enough feats to make good use of this.&nbsp; And enchantments don't benefit as much from metamagic as evocations.5) Song of the Heart:&nbsp; You should definitely get this if you can.&nbsp; Anything that boosts your Inspire Courage is worthwhile6) Chord of Distraction:&nbsp; This feat sucks.&nbsp; 3 uses of bardic music?&nbsp; Let the rogue figure out his own way to sneak attack.&nbsp; Maybe he could flank?7) Snowflake Wardance:&nbsp; This would be good if your STR was 12 or 14, not 7!&nbsp; You need to think of yourself as a noncombatant.The reason you want the spell focus feats, is that they mitigate your crappy CHA.&nbsp; With both of them and Captivating Melody, your 14 CHA tranlates into a DC17 1st level spell, instead of DC13.&nbsp; The best offensive bard magic comes from the Enchantment school.Ker</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Haffrung Helleyes, post: 4116704, member: 1068"] Personally, the only feats I would take on that list are Melodic Casting, and Song of the Heart.. I'll detail why for each of them: 1) Able learner: This is a good feat for people with lots of skill points and a short skill list. You already have the best skill list in the game. You have access to way more great class skills than you can max. 2) Versatile Spellcaster: You don't have many spells per day, and your low-level spells are already good (Tasha's Hideous Laughter, for example). I don't think you'd get much use out of this, compared, to say, a Sorcerer. 3) Lyric Spell: This is a good feat, but it presumes that you don't need your bardic music for other things. And believe me, you do. Because Lyric Thaumaturge gives you Captivating Melody, the best feat a Bard can have. 4) Metamagic song: You don't have enough feats to make good use of this. And enchantments don't benefit as much from metamagic as evocations. 5) Song of the Heart: You should definitely get this if you can. Anything that boosts your Inspire Courage is worthwhile 6) Chord of Distraction: This feat sucks. 3 uses of bardic music? Let the rogue figure out his own way to sneak attack. Maybe he could flank? 7) Snowflake Wardance: This would be good if your STR was 12 or 14, not 7! You need to think of yourself as a noncombatant. The reason you want the spell focus feats, is that they mitigate your crappy CHA. With both of them and Captivating Melody, your 14 CHA tranlates into a DC17 1st level spell, instead of DC13. The best offensive bard magic comes from the Enchantment school. Ker [/QUOTE]

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