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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 135803" data-attributes="member: 710">Hmm. Is my Thread &quot;Spells, Feat Variations&quot; still online? I presented the Bard`s Songbook there. (Yes, it is: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=7092" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=7092</a>)Basically, it allows a bard to use a songbook, which would work identically to a wizards spell book. He can cast spells spontaneously using the standard bard rules, or prepare a bard spells from the book for his spell slots. He must research the spell like a wizard does, and he does not gain free spells in the book. This songbook can be introduced in several ways - a standard class ability, one of several alternative options, a feat chain (Scribe Scroll -&gt; Arcane Preparation -&gt; Bard`s Songbook ?) or whatever is desired. Even Rule Tweaks might be wanted - so that you need an Intelligence Score for beeing able to prepare spells from the book (10+INT) and so on...Another common house rule is adding 2 Skill Points per Level (total 6+INT per level) and/or to add 1 free perform rank per level. (You have to spend that rank anyway, don`t you?)If you don`t want spells, don`t modify the bard, modify the rogue.Take away some of the rogues abilities, and add Bardic Music / Knowledge and missing Class Skills (Knowledge)I would half the sneak attack damage progression (1d6 at 1st level, 1 extra d6 beginning at 4th level and every 4 levels there after?) and take away the Variable Special Abilities beginning at 10th level. Maybe some further looks will be needed...Mustrum Ridcully</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 135803, member: 710"] Hmm. Is my Thread "Spells, Feat Variations" still online? I presented the Bard`s Songbook there. (Yes, it is: [url]http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7092[/url]) Basically, it allows a bard to use a songbook, which would work identically to a wizards spell book. He can cast spells spontaneously using the standard bard rules, or prepare a bard spells from the book for his spell slots. He must research the spell like a wizard does, and he does not gain free spells in the book. This songbook can be introduced in several ways - a standard class ability, one of several alternative options, a feat chain (Scribe Scroll -> Arcane Preparation -> Bard`s Songbook ?) or whatever is desired. Even Rule Tweaks might be wanted - so that you need an Intelligence Score for beeing able to prepare spells from the book (10+INT) and so on... Another common house rule is adding 2 Skill Points per Level (total 6+INT per level) and/or to add 1 free perform rank per level. (You have to spend that rank anyway, don`t you?) If you don`t want spells, don`t modify the bard, modify the rogue. Take away some of the rogues abilities, and add Bardic Music / Knowledge and missing Class Skills (Knowledge) I would half the sneak attack damage progression (1d6 at 1st level, 1 extra d6 beginning at 4th level and every 4 levels there after?) and take away the Variable Special Abilities beginning at 10th level. Maybe some further looks will be needed... Mustrum Ridcully [/QUOTE]

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