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<blockquote data-quote="SelcSilverhand" data-source="post: 4206629" data-attributes="member: 30016"><p>This is an older article, but can give you some ideas on what to do with your character.</p><p><a href="http://www.buckbd.com/games/bards.html" target="_blank">Bard's Munchkin Fakebook</a></p><p></p><p>I played a Bard 14 / Seeker of the Song 6. I gave up on ranged stuff around level 6 and focused entirely on battlefield control. With a barbarian, monk, and melee druid in the party I got used to being a sub-par damage dealer. Instead I focused on buffing the party and taking individual enemies out of the fight. I didn't have Eberron when I built him, so I didn't get the nice feats from there. Lingering Song is good, it adds another 5 rounds to your effects when you stop performing. You usually won't need to use up a bunch of your daily bardic music effects unless you pick up a prestige class that lets you use them to fuel other abilities. I picked up Extra Music for the Seeker of the Song abilities. </p><p></p><p>Perform Dance or Perform Singing are good choices as they let you hold something in your hands other than an instrument. However the downside in choosing those is that you won't be able to use all the cool magical instruments from the Complete Arcane. </p><p></p><p>Spells</p><p>Tasha's Hideous Laughter is a good way to incapacitate a target. </p><p>Invisibility and Silence for the obvious reasons. </p><p>Charm Monster and Phantom Steed are excellent 3rd level choices. I especially like the steed because it remains useful later on in your career.</p><p>Rainbow Pattern for 4th level saw a lot of use as well. </p><p></p><p>I haven't even looked at all the new bard spells in the Complete books or the Spell Compendium. I'm sure there are some other excellent choices in there. </p><p></p><p>For magic items, and if you choose an instrument for the perform skill, the Complete Arcane has several nice instruments you can use. The Anstruth Lute is the one I remember using, it adds bonuses to your perform, countersong, and fascinate abilities. It also has some 1/day spells. Also in the book are some magical lute strings that act as spell storing items. </p><p></p><p>Have fun with your bard, it remains one of my favorite classes to this day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SelcSilverhand, post: 4206629, member: 30016"] This is an older article, but can give you some ideas on what to do with your character. [URL=http://www.buckbd.com/games/bards.html]Bard's Munchkin Fakebook[/URL] I played a Bard 14 / Seeker of the Song 6. I gave up on ranged stuff around level 6 and focused entirely on battlefield control. With a barbarian, monk, and melee druid in the party I got used to being a sub-par damage dealer. Instead I focused on buffing the party and taking individual enemies out of the fight. I didn't have Eberron when I built him, so I didn't get the nice feats from there. Lingering Song is good, it adds another 5 rounds to your effects when you stop performing. You usually won't need to use up a bunch of your daily bardic music effects unless you pick up a prestige class that lets you use them to fuel other abilities. I picked up Extra Music for the Seeker of the Song abilities. Perform Dance or Perform Singing are good choices as they let you hold something in your hands other than an instrument. However the downside in choosing those is that you won't be able to use all the cool magical instruments from the Complete Arcane. Spells Tasha's Hideous Laughter is a good way to incapacitate a target. Invisibility and Silence for the obvious reasons. Charm Monster and Phantom Steed are excellent 3rd level choices. I especially like the steed because it remains useful later on in your career. Rainbow Pattern for 4th level saw a lot of use as well. I haven't even looked at all the new bard spells in the Complete books or the Spell Compendium. I'm sure there are some other excellent choices in there. For magic items, and if you choose an instrument for the perform skill, the Complete Arcane has several nice instruments you can use. The Anstruth Lute is the one I remember using, it adds bonuses to your perform, countersong, and fascinate abilities. It also has some 1/day spells. Also in the book are some magical lute strings that act as spell storing items. Have fun with your bard, it remains one of my favorite classes to this day! [/QUOTE]
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