[SixOfSpades]

Originally posted by Lord Brass: Surely that's the challenge? Where's that adventurous spirit of yours we've come to know and love Six!

When I want to play a weakling, I'd rather do it with a character with lousy stats, or by avoiding all the overused items, than by taking an entire character class that's pretty much worthless from the get-go. A character that can either cast spells or wear some armor, and even then can't fight worth crap, and never will be able to? Sure, it's possible to jack a Blade up to a point where, overflowing with all the best buffs and items in the game, he will be able to take on pretty much anything, but is that worth being essentially useless for the other 95% of the time?

quote: Originally posted by SixOfSpades: A crippled Mage who can use most of the best weapons and wear some of the best armors.

That's not so bad is it?[/QUOTE]It is when you look at it in this light:
They are nothing like Fighters, because they don't have the THAC0, AC, ApR, or Saving Throws.
They are nothing like Thieves (except in straight-up fighting skills), because a watered-down version of the single most useless Thieving skill in the game does not a Thief make.
They are nothing like Mages, because they can't cast the really important spells, they gain access to the other spells more slowly, and they can't wear any good Mage equipment.
They can't fight, they can't sneak, they can't cast good spells. Oooo, but they can SING! Pardon me, but I fail to sense the appeal.

I suppose it was too much to ask for a kit that actually boosted the magic skills a bit.

Again, I did design a kit, but of course it eclipses the other Bards and is therefore overpowered.