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<blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 6189843" data-attributes="member: 1457">I think they mentioned that a &quot;Spellsword&quot; path will be available to either Fighter or Mage. Or you can get there with multiclassing, or feats, or race choice (all high elves are arcane casters who are good with swords). Point being: Bard isn't trying to be &quot;arcane caster with sword.&quot; It's not trying to be an arcane warrior class. It's trying to be a magical performer. Or more literally, it's trying to be as the rule text describes: &quot;Bards master a form of magic that uses music and oration&nbsp; to alter the listener’s emotions and mood.&quot;The music &quot;fluff&quot; is an absolutely (pun intended) integral part of the class known as &quot;Bard.&quot;I've seen a lot of mention of the lute, and how it doesn't jive with wielding weapons, using shields, or in general the Bard of Valor. Well, yeah. The Lute is hardly known as a martial instrument. I imagine fighting bards will want to use traditional martial instruments: a horn. A drum. Something that can be played one-handed. Also, keep in mind that while starting a performance of Bardic Music is an action, maintaining it is Concentration, and can include &quot;oratory&quot;. So blow a blast on your horn to signal the charge, then bellow encouragement. Or skip the horn and just yell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zaruthustran, post: 6189843, member: 1457"] I think they mentioned that a "Spellsword" path will be available to either Fighter or Mage. Or you can get there with multiclassing, or feats, or race choice (all high elves are arcane casters who are good with swords). Point being: Bard isn't trying to be "arcane caster with sword." It's not trying to be an arcane warrior class. It's trying to be a magical performer. Or more literally, it's trying to be as the rule text describes: "Bards master a form of magic that uses music and oration to alter the listener’s emotions and mood." The music "fluff" is an absolutely (pun intended) integral part of the class known as "Bard." I've seen a lot of mention of the lute, and how it doesn't jive with wielding weapons, using shields, or in general the Bard of Valor. Well, yeah. The Lute is hardly known as a martial instrument. I imagine fighting bards will want to use traditional martial instruments: a horn. A drum. Something that can be played one-handed. Also, keep in mind that while starting a performance of Bardic Music is an action, maintaining it is Concentration, and can include "oratory". So blow a blast on your horn to signal the charge, then bellow encouragement. Or skip the horn and just yell. [/QUOTE]

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