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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 2675239" data-attributes="member: 10397">Except Inspire Courage, various buff spells, enchantment spells, summons..Bards are at their best in a party with at least a couple of meleers, but your assertion that they are useless outside a specialized campaign is simply innacurate.They could use a little more offense of their own, and more variety in thier Bardic Music and bonus types. Conceptually because the idea of a nature-caster is a common and wanted one, whatever your opinion of it may be.mechanically, Druids are strong to the point of being overpowered. They arent precisely underpowered in the traditional overall sense, however compared to the other primary casters they are slightly behind due to their lack of versatility. Even the PH itself agrees. But what if the caster isnt in melee range, even if the Fighter wins iniative? All it takes is a Hold or Charm, and bye bye fighter. What if the caster is already flying?Its very circumstantial, which is part of why one on one duels are poor estimations of class balance (usually). Thats why spellcasters stay out of melee range.However I do think AoOs are a little overused.</blockquote>