the usefulness of a bard - Page 3

Midget Gems · 02-12-2005, 03:46 AM

I would just like to say that it is NOT FAIR. Why can't any of my small friends be Bards! They can sing and tell tales as well as the next man. I included a Bard in my Guys & Gals party, but I used a Half-Elf (how sad). I had to wait for IWD2 to create a Hafling Bard.

And if you think that using one weaker character for role-playing is interesting, then how about the afore-mentioned Guys & Gals party, where all 3 Gals were non-fighters (no weapons & no magical damage allowed). Now that makes it interesting, but not all that difficult.

Dundee Slaytern · 02-12-2005, 04:22 AM

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Originally posted by Serak Moonblade:
dundee: which means that you would be having more spellcasters who could summon more monsters. it is a good tactic but i use it when i have a lot of ammunition for ranged weapons.

Eh... it costs 1 buck to purchase a quiver/case/bag of ammunition. Nobody is ever too poor to afford ammunition. Plus the fact that you do not have the THAC0 problems one will have on higher difficulties.

You do not need a lot of summons. A simple Animate Dead from a Cleric is already more than sufficient. Especially since they last for 8 hours.

Grog · 02-12-2005, 01:09 PM

@Midget Gems: There's a gnome bard included with the new characters in Auril's Bane.

Midget Gems · 02-12-2005, 01:59 PM

Thanks for the tip, Grog. I'll ckeck it out.

ElfBane · 02-13-2005, 10:09 AM

The reason folks are turned off by Bards-----
You played BG when it first came out.
You didn't create a Bard..because they looked kind of sucky.
You recruited "Sir" Garrick, and found out they WERE sucky.
Once burnt, twice shy.

02-12-2005, 03:46 AM	#21
Midget Gems Avatar Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 33 Posts: 568	I would just like to say that it is NOT FAIR. Why can't any of my small friends be Bards! They can sing and tell tales as well as the next man. I included a Bard in my Guys & Gals party, but I used a Half-Elf (how sad). I had to wait for IWD2 to create a Hafling Bard. And if you think that using one weaker character for role-playing is interesting, then how about the afore-mentioned Guys & Gals party, where all 3 Gals were non-fighters (no weapons & no magical damage allowed). Now that makes it interesting, but not all that difficult. __________________ Midget Gems - Heroes in their own lunch time and creator of the Suicidal Gnomes.

02-12-2005, 01:09 PM	#23
Grog Dungeon Master Join Date: January 21, 2005 Location: The Wandering Forest Age: 44 Posts: 50	@Midget Gems: There's a gnome bard included with the new characters in Auril's Bane. __________________ \"He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.” ~Anonymous <br /><br />\"You need to change how you look at it, when you can\'t change the it you\'re looking at.\" - Bishop T.D. Jakes <br /><br />[url]\"http://chosenofmystra.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=23\" target=\"_blank\">Auril\'s Bane</a> -- An IWD Mod

02-12-2005, 01:59 PM	#24
Midget Gems Avatar Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 33 Posts: 568	Thanks for the tip, Grog. I'll ckeck it out. __________________ Midget Gems - Heroes in their own lunch time and creator of the Suicidal Gnomes.

02-13-2005, 10:09 AM	#25
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	The reason folks are turned off by Bards----- You played BG when it first came out. You didn't create a Bard..because they looked kind of sucky. You recruited "Sir" Garrick, and found out they WERE sucky. Once burnt, twice shy. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

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