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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung Helleyes" data-source="post: 4206525" data-attributes="member: 1068"><p><strong>bard</strong></p><p></p><p>I am playing a bard6/lyric thaumaturge 2 in a Red Hand of Doom game and she rocks. I actually think that this build would be good for your group, given that your party already has a barbarian and a monk.</p><p></p><p>Definitely take that Eberron feat that adds +1 to Inspire Courage. Also take Melodic Spellcasting -- it will let you use Perform instead of Concentration for most things, and more importantly lets you cast spells without ending your bardic song. Also take the 1st level spell Inspirational Boost. With all that, your inspire courage will be +3.</p><p></p><p>Lyric Thaumaturge gives you a feat at lvl 2 that lets you increase the DC of an enchantment spell by two by using a bardic music slot. It's awesome. You can also take SF/GSF enchantment. At lvl 8 you should have an 18 CHA and a +2 cloak of CHA, which means that your enchantment spells (which should be just about all of them) will have a DC of </p><p></p><p>10 +</p><p>Spell level +</p><p>5 (CHA) +</p><p>2 (SF/GSF ench) +</p><p>2 (lyric spell)</p><p>= 19 plus spell level. That is really respectable! </p><p></p><p>Don't make the mistake of trying to be a melee or ranged combatant with this build. Be a battlefield controller/buffer/encounter ender. Pick up Haste so you have a way to contribute when facing things immune to your enchantments, and pick up Glitterdust too for the same reason.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haffrung Helleyes, post: 4206525, member: 1068"] [b]bard[/b] I am playing a bard6/lyric thaumaturge 2 in a Red Hand of Doom game and she rocks. I actually think that this build would be good for your group, given that your party already has a barbarian and a monk. Definitely take that Eberron feat that adds +1 to Inspire Courage. Also take Melodic Spellcasting -- it will let you use Perform instead of Concentration for most things, and more importantly lets you cast spells without ending your bardic song. Also take the 1st level spell Inspirational Boost. With all that, your inspire courage will be +3. Lyric Thaumaturge gives you a feat at lvl 2 that lets you increase the DC of an enchantment spell by two by using a bardic music slot. It's awesome. You can also take SF/GSF enchantment. At lvl 8 you should have an 18 CHA and a +2 cloak of CHA, which means that your enchantment spells (which should be just about all of them) will have a DC of 10 + Spell level + 5 (CHA) + 2 (SF/GSF ench) + 2 (lyric spell) = 19 plus spell level. That is really respectable! Don't make the mistake of trying to be a melee or ranged combatant with this build. Be a battlefield controller/buffer/encounter ender. Pick up Haste so you have a way to contribute when facing things immune to your enchantments, and pick up Glitterdust too for the same reason. Ken [/QUOTE]
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