Some things to note.
Bards can fight and sing. It is part of the Mislead Exploit that spellcasters have.
Thieves are all horrible dual-wielders except the Swashbuckler, because the Swashbuckler can put *** in their Two Weapon Style, which greatly reduces the dual-wield penalty.
Blades are better melee fighters than Swashbucklers, due to their ability to dual-wield well( they can put *** in their Two Weapon Style) compared to the other Bards( who cannot). Sureeee, their Bard Song sucks( unless you have ToB, in which case the Blade beats the Skald hands-down), but they compensate by having Offensive/Defensive Spin!
Lastly, NEVER dual-wield unless you have at least *** in your Two Weapon Style, or you will suffer horrendous THACO penalties, even if you Grandmaster in a weapon.
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