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<blockquote data-quote="Sulicius" data-source="post: 9877311" data-attributes="member: 6896569"><p>Well, those bastion protections didn't stop me in my current campaign. Still, I can see your point. That doesn't mean it's "DM Hostile". After all, it's the DM's decision to add the system or not. You're really making a big exaggeration of a story that just tells me you would be fine in your campaign doing whatever you like. </p><p></p><p>But this dance bard issue you have, good lord. I get that they make an unarmed strike every once in a while, but they're nowhere close to a monk.</p><p></p><p>What do dance bards get?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unarmored defense (which monks and other classes get)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dex unarmed strikes, sometimes an additional one when they use bardic inspiration. (Similar to monk)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use a reaction an bardic inspiration to make yourself and an ally move.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">give allies a bonus to initiative</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Evasion in a 5ft. aura at level 14.</li> </ul><p></p><p>They don't have:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">deflect attacks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">fast movement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">plethora of offensive and defensive bonus actions</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">stunning strikes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">force damage attacks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">wall and water walking</li> </ul><p></p><p>The list goes on. </p><p></p><p>Plus a dance bard is cool as hell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sulicius, post: 9877311, member: 6896569"] Well, those bastion protections didn't stop me in my current campaign. Still, I can see your point. That doesn't mean it's "DM Hostile". After all, it's the DM's decision to add the system or not. You're really making a big exaggeration of a story that just tells me you would be fine in your campaign doing whatever you like. But this dance bard issue you have, good lord. I get that they make an unarmed strike every once in a while, but they're nowhere close to a monk. What do dance bards get? [LIST] [*]Unarmored defense (which monks and other classes get) [*]Dex unarmed strikes, sometimes an additional one when they use bardic inspiration. (Similar to monk) [*]Use a reaction an bardic inspiration to make yourself and an ally move. [*]give allies a bonus to initiative [*]Evasion in a 5ft. aura at level 14. [/LIST] They don't have: [LIST] [*]deflect attacks [*]fast movement [*]plethora of offensive and defensive bonus actions [*]stunning strikes [*]force damage attacks [*]wall and water walking [/LIST] The list goes on. Plus a dance bard is cool as hell. [/QUOTE]
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