Quote Originally Posted by Kurald Galain View Post
added Mass Cure Moderate Wounds.
and others, changed the skills from #1268 ("No Skill Point") to zero.
removed IBR, Knockback feats.
added Ballista Throw, Counter Charge, Disrupting Blow; removed IUS, Stunning Fist.
added Crushing Weight of the Mountain.


I haven't read these books in a while; is it possible that Tarquin likewise learned these maneuvers via these feats?


Either that, or the Dashing Swordsman prestige class adds to bard spellcasting, or to arcane spellcasting in general.
Unless we get confirmation the Dashing Swordsman advances spellcasting I wouldn't use the possibility to discount advancement in Bard, because that risks a slippery slope where unstated homebrew can explain every deviation. We already have previous evidence of Elan choosing to continue his Bard levels rather than only Dashing Swordsman, so I think that's reasonable to peg as Bard 16 unless other evidence emerges.