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<blockquote data-quote="Jedi_Solo" data-source="post: 3555405" data-attributes="member: 40245">Flashy and dramatic.&nbsp; I know that doesn't narrow down a bard much, but look at large marching bands and their trombone sections.&nbsp; Since Trombones are brass instruments they reflect light very, very well.&nbsp; All brass instruments are (usually) moving back and forth in an effort to catch the light and reflect it back to the spectators.Trombones are different in that they are a larger instrument that can be easily held and balanced in one hand.&nbsp; Trumpets/coronets can be held in one hand but are fairly compact and saxaphones, while being able to be held in one hand, often have a cord around the player's kneck limiting their overall movement.Trombones can easily be flipped/rotated in the hand giving it a wide range of movement when it isn't actively being played.&nbsp; Larger marching bands will have trombones swooping and dancing around the players - almost anything you can think of short of actually throwing the trombone into the air.&nbsp; If the slide was more durable I'm sure we would see more of that as well.Following that line of thought I would think of a lot of light and movement based spells.Trombones tend to have a reputation in a band of being loud and obnoxious.&nbsp; So the bard might be loud and obnoxious... and... well... bard like.&nbsp; Anything to help increase the bard's volume will be very trombone-esque (is that even a real word?).Many marching bands (that I am aware of at least) have the trombones at the front of the marching line up; for very practical reasons.&nbsp; When the band is actually playing those slides can have quite a bit of reach on them.&nbsp; If the front line is made up of trombones that is one less line that has to worry about stabbing those in front of them.&nbsp; It can hurt having a trombone slide nail you between the shoulder blades.&nbsp; So the bard may like being up front and the center of attention...&nbsp; like your typical bard.Sorry...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jedi_Solo, post: 3555405, member: 40245"] Flashy and dramatic. I know that doesn't narrow down a bard much, but look at large marching bands and their trombone sections. Since Trombones are brass instruments they reflect light very, very well. All brass instruments are (usually) moving back and forth in an effort to catch the light and reflect it back to the spectators. Trombones are different in that they are a larger instrument that can be easily held and balanced in one hand. Trumpets/coronets can be held in one hand but are fairly compact and saxaphones, while being able to be held in one hand, often have a cord around the player's kneck limiting their overall movement. Trombones can easily be flipped/rotated in the hand giving it a wide range of movement when it isn't actively being played. Larger marching bands will have trombones swooping and dancing around the players - almost anything you can think of short of actually throwing the trombone into the air. If the slide was more durable I'm sure we would see more of that as well. Following that line of thought I would think of a lot of light and movement based spells. Trombones tend to have a reputation in a band of being loud and obnoxious. So the bard might be loud and obnoxious... and... well... bard like. Anything to help increase the bard's volume will be very trombone-esque (is that even a real word?). Many marching bands (that I am aware of at least) have the trombones at the front of the marching line up; for very practical reasons. When the band is actually playing those slides can have quite a bit of reach on them. If the front line is made up of trombones that is one less line that has to worry about stabbing those in front of them. It can hurt having a trombone slide nail you between the shoulder blades. So the bard may like being up front and the center of attention... like your typical bard. Sorry... [/QUOTE]

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