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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 1768531" data-attributes="member: 5338">Personally, I don't like the stereotype of bard as musician, but that's just because I've seen it too often.I play a bard who is an author of pennydreadfuls and likes to tell stories. She is not musical in the least and her only perform skill is in storytelling. She is based on (the character of) Chaucer from A Knight's Tale and inspires her comrades by explaining in a loud voice how wonderful they are and telling their great deeds and skills. It sounds silly, but if you've seen the movie, it's actually pretty funny and cool.I could see a bard with perform (comedy) maybe taunting his opponent; the effect is akin to putting his allies at ease and making the foes seem lowly, thus giving them the granted bonus. Other type get a little more difficult, but not impossible to use:Mime - annoy opponents so that they become reckless and distracted; seriously, though, the bard could mime the actions she wants the party to do well (strike a mighty blow with a sword, pick a lock successfully, etc.)Actor - recite monologues from famous plays that are encouraging and inspiringPoetry - recite epic poems about famous heroes, battles or the exploits of your friends; write and recite inspiring haiku on the flyDance - maybe this is something more like a martial arts kata than ballet or break dancing. The bard performs the kata and maybe she goes into a trance-like state that allows her consciousness to aid her allies and focus their attention. Or maybe the kata reminds the various members of the bard's party how to work together or coordinate their movements</blockquote>

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