Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Should the Bard have been primal?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Garthanos" data-source="post: 5154377" data-attributes="member: 82504"><p>Fairly Quick Take ... the characters birth story featured shape shifting as boy running from a witch after having his "wisdom" magically blessed.... bird forms feature in a lot of these bard shifting tales so black harbinger seemed very necessary.</p><p>likely not optimised... but not so nasty as the hybrid attempt ... Trained skills make him very much the historian and religious leader type. Prescient build for the Seer Role element.</p><p></p><p>Taliesin, level 12</p><p>Human, Bard, Paragon Multiclassing</p><p>Build: Prescient Bard</p><p>Bardic Virtue: Virtue of Prescience</p><p>Background: Dalelands (Dalelands Benefit)</p><p></p><p>FINAL ABILITY SCORES</p><p>Str 12, Con 11, Dex 9, Int 14, Wis 19, Cha 21.</p><p></p><p>STARTING ABILITY SCORES</p><p>Str 11, Con 10, Dex 8, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 16.</p><p></p><p></p><p>AC: 28 Fort: 23 Reflex: 24 Will: 26</p><p>HP: 78 Surges: 7 Surge Value: 19</p><p></p><p>TRAINED SKILLS</p><p>Insight +15, Arcana +13, Nature +15, Religion +13, History +13, Bluff +16</p><p></p><p>UNTRAINED SKILLS</p><p>Acrobatics +5, Diplomacy +12, Dungeoneering +11, Endurance +6, Heal +11, History +9, Intimidate +12, Perception +11, Stealth +5, Streetwise +12, Thievery +5</p><p></p><p>FEATS</p><p>Bard: Ritual Caster</p><p>Human: Arcane Reserves</p><p>Level 1: Initiate of the Old Faith</p><p>Level 2: Agile Form</p><p>Level 4: Novice Power</p><p>Level 6: Combat Virtuoso</p><p>Level 8: Acolyte Power</p><p>Level 10: Adept Power</p><p>Level 11: Hunting Wolf Form</p><p>Level 12: Great Fortitude</p><p></p><p>POWERS</p><p>Bard at-will 1: Misdirected Mark (retrained to Savage Rend at Paragon Multiclassing)</p><p>Bard at-will 1: Guiding Strike</p><p>Bonus At-Will Power: Vicious Mockery</p><p>Initiate of the Old Faith: Pounce</p><p>Paragon Multiclassing: Black Harbinger</p><p>Paragon Multiclassing: Latch On</p><p>Bard encounter 1: Thunder's Calling (retrained to Thorn Spray at Novice Power)</p><p>Bard daily 1: Arrow of Warning</p><p>Bard utility 2: Canon of Avoidance (retrained to Verdant Bounty at Acolyte Power)</p><p>Bard encounter 3: Recitation of Foreknowledge</p><p>Bard daily 5: Song of Discord</p><p>Bard utility 6: Glimpse the Future</p><p>Bard encounter 7: Insightful Shot</p><p>Bard daily 9: Hymn of the Daring Rescue (retrained to Earth Roots at Adept Power)</p><p>Bard utility 10: Improvisational Arcana</p><p></p><p>ITEMS</p><p>Ritual Book, Chainmail, Adventurer's Kit, Longsword, Light Shield, Wand Implement, Amulet of Protection +3, Hero's Braidmail Armor +3, Runic Longsword +2, Distance Longbow +3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garthanos, post: 5154377, member: 82504"] Fairly Quick Take ... the characters birth story featured shape shifting as boy running from a witch after having his "wisdom" magically blessed.... bird forms feature in a lot of these bard shifting tales so black harbinger seemed very necessary. likely not optimised... but not so nasty as the hybrid attempt ... Trained skills make him very much the historian and religious leader type. Prescient build for the Seer Role element. Taliesin, level 12 Human, Bard, Paragon Multiclassing Build: Prescient Bard Bardic Virtue: Virtue of Prescience Background: Dalelands (Dalelands Benefit) FINAL ABILITY SCORES Str 12, Con 11, Dex 9, Int 14, Wis 19, Cha 21. STARTING ABILITY SCORES Str 11, Con 10, Dex 8, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 16. AC: 28 Fort: 23 Reflex: 24 Will: 26 HP: 78 Surges: 7 Surge Value: 19 TRAINED SKILLS Insight +15, Arcana +13, Nature +15, Religion +13, History +13, Bluff +16 UNTRAINED SKILLS Acrobatics +5, Diplomacy +12, Dungeoneering +11, Endurance +6, Heal +11, History +9, Intimidate +12, Perception +11, Stealth +5, Streetwise +12, Thievery +5 FEATS Bard: Ritual Caster Human: Arcane Reserves Level 1: Initiate of the Old Faith Level 2: Agile Form Level 4: Novice Power Level 6: Combat Virtuoso Level 8: Acolyte Power Level 10: Adept Power Level 11: Hunting Wolf Form Level 12: Great Fortitude POWERS Bard at-will 1: Misdirected Mark (retrained to Savage Rend at Paragon Multiclassing) Bard at-will 1: Guiding Strike Bonus At-Will Power: Vicious Mockery Initiate of the Old Faith: Pounce Paragon Multiclassing: Black Harbinger Paragon Multiclassing: Latch On Bard encounter 1: Thunder's Calling (retrained to Thorn Spray at Novice Power) Bard daily 1: Arrow of Warning Bard utility 2: Canon of Avoidance (retrained to Verdant Bounty at Acolyte Power) Bard encounter 3: Recitation of Foreknowledge Bard daily 5: Song of Discord Bard utility 6: Glimpse the Future Bard encounter 7: Insightful Shot Bard daily 9: Hymn of the Daring Rescue (retrained to Earth Roots at Adept Power) Bard utility 10: Improvisational Arcana ITEMS Ritual Book, Chainmail, Adventurer's Kit, Longsword, Light Shield, Wand Implement, Amulet of Protection +3, Hero's Braidmail Armor +3, Runic Longsword +2, Distance Longbow +3 [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Should the Bard have been primal?
Top
