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08-22-2000, 06:58 PM

I liked the bard in Icewind Dale, and I never found mine to be useless through any part of the game. He levelled fast, was a crack shot with a bow, identified items (which meant fewer treks back to town or nights resting to memorize Identify), and picked a few pockets for the good of the party. He was an excellent support character.

That said, I think trying to solo this game with a bard is utter suicide. A bard is a support character, and not really capable of handling the nasty combat that IWD offers on his own. His armor restrictions can't be overcome with dual- or multi- classing, and though he can wield any weapon, he doesn't have a great THAC0, so he's not the most efficient no matter what he's swinging.

So give it a try if you really want, but I don't think you'll get very far in the game with a bard going it on his own.

08-22-2000, 06:58 PM	#3
Wretched Guest Posts: n/a	I liked the bard in Icewind Dale, and I never found mine to be useless through any part of the game. He levelled fast, was a crack shot with a bow, identified items (which meant fewer treks back to town or nights resting to memorize Identify), and picked a few pockets for the good of the party. He was an excellent support character. That said, I think trying to solo this game with a bard is utter suicide. A bard is a support character, and not really capable of handling the nasty combat that IWD offers on his own. His armor restrictions can't be overcome with dual- or multi- classing, and though he can wield any weapon, he doesn't have a great THAC0, so he's not the most efficient no matter what he's swinging. So give it a try if you really want, but I don't think you'll get very far in the game with a bard going it on his own.