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<blockquote data-quote="Brian Compton" data-source="post: 2055701" data-attributes="member: 24898">One of the uses I've had for Bards is that they may be the only literate people in a society.&nbsp; In that case, they're the lorekeepers and liasons with the outside world.&nbsp; I once played a barbarian/bard in a campaign where one of the cultures was a militant one whose members often hired themselves out as mercenaries.&nbsp; His clan was a barbarian clan, but someone needed to be able to negotiate deals with employers, so he took bard levels.&nbsp; He would also be responsible for recording the deeds of his people and telling their stories (his perform skills were in singing and oratory- side benefit was his hands weren't tied up with an instrument, so he could fight and sing at the same time).&nbsp; While any other class could easily grant literacy, in terms of character concept, I felt that the bard fit best.&nbsp; That was a fun character to play, until my computer died and my character sheet was lost <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />.&nbsp; The courtly knight (fighter or paladin/bard) is another use for the bard class.&nbsp; If you look at the code of chivalry and the ideal &quot;knight,&quot; he should be as able a dancer and singer (and maybe instrumentalist) as he is a warrior.&nbsp; He must also deal respectfully with higher-ranking nobles, and be able to effectively woo women.&nbsp; While a paladin gives you some of the social skills, the bard is necessary for performance ability.&nbsp; A paladin also causes problems in court intrigue situations, so a fighter/bard might be best.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian Compton, post: 2055701, member: 24898"] One of the uses I've had for Bards is that they may be the only literate people in a society. In that case, they're the lorekeepers and liasons with the outside world. I once played a barbarian/bard in a campaign where one of the cultures was a militant one whose members often hired themselves out as mercenaries. His clan was a barbarian clan, but someone needed to be able to negotiate deals with employers, so he took bard levels. He would also be responsible for recording the deeds of his people and telling their stories (his perform skills were in singing and oratory- side benefit was his hands weren't tied up with an instrument, so he could fight and sing at the same time). While any other class could easily grant literacy, in terms of character concept, I felt that the bard fit best. That was a fun character to play, until my computer died and my character sheet was lost :(. The courtly knight (fighter or paladin/bard) is another use for the bard class. If you look at the code of chivalry and the ideal "knight," he should be as able a dancer and singer (and maybe instrumentalist) as he is a warrior. He must also deal respectfully with higher-ranking nobles, and be able to effectively woo women. While a paladin gives you some of the social skills, the bard is necessary for performance ability. A paladin also causes problems in court intrigue situations, so a fighter/bard might be best. [/QUOTE]

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