What Should the Bard Be?

[Maxperson]

Spoony.

So this.

 

[Scott Christian]

I think that's the idea; that a bard has less to do with music and singing than someone using their wits to get around/manipulate people.

Personally, I like to see bards as a folk people first and foremost. Culture and folklore is their interest, and with it comes songs and tales.

I like this take too. The bard is a person who is interested and a product of their culture.

(And they like exploring other cultures too.)