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Mystery_Man
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 13:13:53
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Any good pretige classes for the bard out there, Realms specific would rock.
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 13:54:08
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Just off the top of my head (don't have the books in front of me)
FR-specific:
Spellsinger
Warrior Skald
(Races of Faerun)
Harper Agent
(Player's Guide to Faerun)
Core:
Virtuoso
Sublime Chord
(Complete Adventurer)
Seeker of the 'something' Song
(forgot which book) |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 13:54:11
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| Sure--- an indicator of what you're looking forward to would help, though. |
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Mystery_Man
Senior Scribe
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2006 : 14:15:13
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Originally posted by Arivia
Sure--- an indicator of what you're looking forward to would help, though.
I don't know yet. I'm looking for a bard that can handle himself in a melee. Right now he's level 10 and does a lot of running away and area effect spells from a distance. |
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wildmage
Acolyte
20 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 02:17:56
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| Isn't there a Realms-specific bard prestige class called Foclucan Lyrist? Isn't that named after a specific bard college in the Realms, maybe in Silverymoon or Waterdeep or somewhere? |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 02:24:20
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Originally posted by Mystery_Man
I don't know yet. I'm looking for a bard that can handle himself in a melee. Right now he's level 10 and does a lot of running away and area effect spells from a distance.
War chanter from Complete Warrior is your best bet, then. |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 04:49:33
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How about Bladesinger? The version in the Races of Faerun is every power gamer's dream  |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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Deverien Valandil
Seeker
73 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2006 : 15:33:31
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Riddlemaster
Loremaster
Skald
Jester |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 13:52:18
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| The best bard PrC -- for melee purposes - is in my humble opinion: the Warrior Skald, from Races of Faerun. Your spells stop improving, but your bardic music keeps getting stronger, with a bunch of new and impressive applications, and you gain fighter-like BAB progression (+1 BAB at each level... and I 'think' you gain d10 hit points on top of that! but check this one just to make sure...) |
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Mystery_Man
Senior Scribe
USA
455 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 15:30:45
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| Man it's tough to give up those spellcasting abilities... |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 18:43:22
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
The best bard PrC -- for melee purposes - is in my humble opinion: the Warrior Skald, from Races of Faerun. Your spells stop improving, but your bardic music keeps getting stronger, with a bunch of new and impressive applications, and you gain fighter-like BAB progression (+1 BAB at each level... and I 'think' you gain d10 hit points on top of that! but check this one just to make sure...)
Have you checked out Bladesinger in Races of Faerun? You get the fighter's BAB progression, plus all the necessary "boost" spells (Haste, Keen Edge, Cat's Grace...etc.). And those class features are totally out of balance (just like those of 'Hammer of Moradin').
Fighter 9/Wizard 1/Bladesinger 10 is a tough to beat in melee...   |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2006 : 19:11:44
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
The best bard PrC -- for melee purposes - is in my humble opinion: the Warrior Skald, from Races of Faerun. Your spells stop improving, but your bardic music keeps getting stronger, with a bunch of new and impressive applications, and you gain fighter-like BAB progression (+1 BAB at each level... and I 'think' you gain d10 hit points on top of that! but check this one just to make sure...)
Hm, that is quite good, and I'd forgotten about it completely. Thanks! |
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jameslt0
Seeker
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2006 : 17:28:00
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Dont forget about the Dragon Disiples.
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PRC for Bard
