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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pazu" data-source="post: 467253" data-attributes="member: 679">Bards rock! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Ironically, the first character I tried to put together for 3e was also a monk/bard.  Seems like the combination has a certain appeal.Another fun "thought experiment" is to see what various arcane prestige classes look like when a bard takes them, especially if they're obviously geared towards wizards or sorcerors.  Bardic fatespinners, bardic alienists, mmm...Of course, I was left wondering whether the bard gains any benefit from the first hit die increase (d6) gained by becoming a dragon disciple.  Anyone know?Playing mix-and-match with campaign settings is amusing, too, if your DM lets you*.  Imagine a bard (with his maxed-out Charisma, naturally) taking ranks in Iaijutsu Focus and Ki Shout/Great Ki Shout as feats.  And a bardic witch hunter could be pretty darn cool. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, enough rambling.-- Pazu* I once suggested to a DM, during another "Bards are weak" discussion, that since bards were meant to be these great travelers and wanderers, he should allow them to pick skills and feats from other campaign settings that wouldn't normally be allowed to other types of characters (except maybe rangers).  He seemed to think it could make for some interesting effects.</blockquote>

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