Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
Found the Lore Bard.I have never agreed with Paladin once (oh!)
Auras are awful on like seventy-five fronts (oh!)
But when all is said and all is done
Paladin has beliefs, Bard has none
Found the Lore Bard.I have never agreed with Paladin once (oh!)
Auras are awful on like seventy-five fronts (oh!)
But when all is said and all is done
Paladin has beliefs, Bard has none
I don't think the artificer was added to keep the bard company. I think it was made to SUPPLANT it and USURP its way to coolness without the Cha requisites, like a real backstage villain!*
I played a pretty fun Artificer in 4th ed. As well as a good Skald.![]()
but if you give the paladin a magic weapon and teleporting shoes, they will smite the world in your name![]()
EXACTLY. wouldn't you love someone that gives you a pair of those?Thank you so much, Mr. Artificer! I'm off to smite!
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EXACTLY. wouldn't you love someone that gives you a pair of those?
Make the heels a tad higher and I'm game.EXACTLY. wouldn't you love someone that gives you a pair of those?
I just love the flavor of their spell casting. Using tools as focuses opens so many avenues for roleplay... and handign magic itens as infusion is a fast way to make the partu love you. Sure their DPR sucks, but if you give the paladin a magic weapon and teleporting shoes, they will smite the world in your name![]()
I've read more than one fantasy novel that ties the idea of music to that of magic, which, by itself, is a pretty cool idea. I don't hate bards, but I do find it difficult to really get into character concepts based specifically on musical instrument use. That's just me though, and everyone else's MMV, of course.Snarf, your shtick is getting old. Find some new material.
Now, I'd be interested in actual discussion of bards. I could never understand what's their deal. Like, what's their theme, especially in 5E? Lute-wizard doesn't seem to be different enough from, y'know, wizard and all these different colleges make my brain hurt (or maybe that's because I drink too much?)
Could somebody enlighten me? It's not like I hate'em, I just can't comprehend the concept of a fantasy bard.
Snarf, your shtick is getting old. Find some new material.
Magic music is a really cool thing, I'm not arguing with that.I've read more than one fantasy novel that ties the idea of music to that of magic, which, by itself, is a pretty cool idea. I don't hate bards, but I do find it difficult to really get into character concepts based specifically on musical instrument use. That's just me though, and everyone else's MMV, of course.
Magic music is a really cool thing, I'm not arguing with that.
What I'm puzzled with is their identity. Like, what makes bard a bard and not a wizard? Or a rogue?
That is the issue, yeah. I struggle a little bit with it as well. I'm much more likely to use some level in Bard, reskinned, as part of a MC build because there are a lot of cool widgets to play with than I am to actually play a Bard full stop.Magic music is a really cool thing, I'm not arguing with that.
What I'm puzzled with is their identity. Like, what makes bard a bard and not a wizard? Or a rogue?
That is the issue, yeah. I struggle a little bit with it as well. I'm much more likely to use some level in Bard, reskinned, as part of a MC build because there are a lot of cool widgets to play with than I am to actually play a Bard full stop.