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<blockquote data-quote="Gruns" data-source="post: 2502044" data-attributes="member: 10312"><p><strong>Thanks so far!</strong></p><p></p><p>Lots of good suggestions so far!</p><p>I guess I'm 99% set on Bard now...</p><p></p><p>To clear some things up:</p><p>My allowed sources are the 3 Core books, the 4 Complete Books, and the Forgotten Realms book(though unfortunately I don't personally own this and haven't seen it yet.). That's it. No Dragon magazines, no 3rd party splatbooks, not even Eberron or Frostburn. The rule isn't so much for the overpowering, but because none of our group owns these books and we don't want to have to shell out the dough to buy them. We can make do with the books listed.</p><p></p><p>Also, I've since chatted with the DM about the campaign expectations and he assured me that a faceman kind of bard would definately NOT go to waste. As for combat effectiveness, meh. Not a concern at all. We have a 20(24) strength half-orc and a halfling outrider type to take care of that. Not to mention a druid that should be a bear most of the time in a few levels. No, melee doesn't have to be my fortee'. I'll probably make use of the whip and trip attacks</p><p></p><p>While I'm not so much a fan of the music thing, I really like Bardic Knowledge and plan on basing my character concept/backstory around this. [WhateverMyNameIsGoingToBe, the Loreseeker] This also gives the DM a hook for any adventure.</p><p></p><p>Human, or Half-Elf? I LOVE feats which makes me want to be human, however we have a houserule that gives Half-Elves a bonus feat at level one, but only from the list of Skill feats. (i.e., Skill Focus, or one of the +2/+2 like Alertness or Persuasive etc). I think I'll go with Half-Elf and focus totally on information gathering.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Gruns</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gruns, post: 2502044, member: 10312"] [b]Thanks so far![/b] Lots of good suggestions so far! I guess I'm 99% set on Bard now... To clear some things up: My allowed sources are the 3 Core books, the 4 Complete Books, and the Forgotten Realms book(though unfortunately I don't personally own this and haven't seen it yet.). That's it. No Dragon magazines, no 3rd party splatbooks, not even Eberron or Frostburn. The rule isn't so much for the overpowering, but because none of our group owns these books and we don't want to have to shell out the dough to buy them. We can make do with the books listed. Also, I've since chatted with the DM about the campaign expectations and he assured me that a faceman kind of bard would definately NOT go to waste. As for combat effectiveness, meh. Not a concern at all. We have a 20(24) strength half-orc and a halfling outrider type to take care of that. Not to mention a druid that should be a bear most of the time in a few levels. No, melee doesn't have to be my fortee'. I'll probably make use of the whip and trip attacks While I'm not so much a fan of the music thing, I really like Bardic Knowledge and plan on basing my character concept/backstory around this. [WhateverMyNameIsGoingToBe, the Loreseeker] This also gives the DM a hook for any adventure. Human, or Half-Elf? I LOVE feats which makes me want to be human, however we have a houserule that gives Half-Elves a bonus feat at level one, but only from the list of Skill feats. (i.e., Skill Focus, or one of the +2/+2 like Alertness or Persuasive etc). I think I'll go with Half-Elf and focus totally on information gathering. Thanks! Gruns [/QUOTE]
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