Bardic Class

[Drilixer]

Originally posted by Kuiper7986
What I believe is that Bard\'s songs are a class of magic itself; \"Musical Magic.\"

maybe Resonant Magic is a better name - since resonance is an important anomaly in wave physics (sound)

I dont like the idea of bards as having magic though - I think a music skill would be more appropriate - there should be no visual effects associated with it beyond the motion of the bard moving his arms mouth etc etc - afterall you cant see music... alot of games throw in visuals for bards and thus confuse their songs as magic - bards are middle road spend their skill points on everything characters - if a music skill is introduced then a bard can dabble in that - but the point being if you play a \'bard\' you have to put a little of your points into everything and roleplay that with a vengeance - many people dont realize that the way the skills are set up - classes are merely self-enforced limitations on what skills you use - for example if you are trying to make a wizard you could but SHOULDNT put any points into your axe skill *panting* ok... thats about it - I never liked bards anyway - my warriors are usually too unappreciative of music - and my mages too evil or powerful to listen to worthless wandering peasants anyways

[zaphar]

Resonant magic I like that yeah I like that a lot... hehe

The bardic magic is a longstanding tradition in Celtic lore and Faery tradition. I myself have always loved this concept and don\'t see any problem with it. The bard is not a jack of all trades character but a bonafide mage. Many who think like you do are the ones who ruin the bard implementation like EQ did.

anyone else Got a comment on this idea?

[Drilixer]

many things have long traditions... for example take your stereotypical town drunk -> just because they are mentioned in nearly every fantasy novel/story , no one wants a drunkard class... I hope

[Caldazar]

I want the \"bard\" to be a little like the thane in DAoC, since we are talking about classes. Basically he/she is a fighter, swordsmen most common, with the ability to boost his comrades. Of course, he/she isn\'t has to sacrifice some of his sword-training in order to train with the lute.

EDIT: The words got jumbled.

[Drilixer]

sacrificing is good

[zaphar]

I don\'t know much about DAoC just what I\'ve read off the box. But I would personally like to see more than just buffing ability. I would like them to be true mage\'s with a whole system of spells to learn and work on. The melee combat would be ok I guess but I prefer the focus to be on magic.

[Havena]

I really like your concept of Bards, zaphar   .

I can imagine a Bard standing behind the warriors in a scuff, playing harmonic tunes and singing a tale of fear into the enemy\'s heart; making illusions, having buff/negative effects or anything. A range of songs could be obtainable with various effects, so long as they fit with the field of magic people would imagine songs to produce.

I suppose Songs could simply be another skill. No need to add another Way or a character type. Then the player can tell you they\'re a Bard and you accept it at that.

[Drilixer]

Originally posted by Havena
I can imagine a Bard standing behind the warriors in a scuff, playing harmonic tunes and singing a tale of fear into the enemy\'s heart[/QUOTE

I don\'t like bards.

Bard\'s song #1
Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot.
He was not afraid to die, O brave Sir Robin.
He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways,
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin!

He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp,
Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broken,
To have his kneecaps split and his body burned away
And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin!

His head smashed in and his heart cut out
And his liver removed and his bowels unplugged
And his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off
And his pen--

Bard\'s song #2
Brave Sir Robin ran away,
Bravely ran away, away.
When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly, he chickened out. Bravely taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin.

Bard\'s song #3
He is packing it in and packing it up
And sneaking away and buggering up
And chickening out and pissing off home,
Yes, bravely he is throwing in the sponge.