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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7567908" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>I really think that would be a large downtick for the party.</p><p></p><p>DPR has but one goal - killing the others before they kill you. Damage is utterly meaningless except for the killing blow, so the only goal of DPR characters is killing sooner - action denial for your opponent.</p><p></p><p>Bard is already good at both direct action denial, soft action denial, and acting as a force multiplier for your existing DPR characters. They have crowd control (half their spell list), debuff (cutting words, more spells) and buffing (inspiration, much of the rest of their spell list).</p><p></p><p>Since the party already has a good amount of DPR for the bard to multiply, swapping that out for just another DPR character would be a big hit to what the party as a whole does. Because of that synergy, a bard does more to help then yet another character focusing on damage.</p><p></p><p>About the only problem is if you are trying to do damage as a lore bard - then you are ignoring the class' strengths to be a second fiddle, extra DPR. If you won't enjoy a character who isn't directly doing damage, then swap out. You'll have more fun.</p><p></p><p>But otherwise, a bard will add a lot more to your party then yet another in an already covered DPR role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7567908, member: 20564"] I really think that would be a large downtick for the party. DPR has but one goal - killing the others before they kill you. Damage is utterly meaningless except for the killing blow, so the only goal of DPR characters is killing sooner - action denial for your opponent. Bard is already good at both direct action denial, soft action denial, and acting as a force multiplier for your existing DPR characters. They have crowd control (half their spell list), debuff (cutting words, more spells) and buffing (inspiration, much of the rest of their spell list). Since the party already has a good amount of DPR for the bard to multiply, swapping that out for just another DPR character would be a big hit to what the party as a whole does. Because of that synergy, a bard does more to help then yet another character focusing on damage. About the only problem is if you are trying to do damage as a lore bard - then you are ignoring the class' strengths to be a second fiddle, extra DPR. If you won't enjoy a character who isn't directly doing damage, then swap out. You'll have more fun. But otherwise, a bard will add a lot more to your party then yet another in an already covered DPR role. [/QUOTE]
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