AD&D an introduction

[Dausuul]

I would kill such a bard.
I could go for a Tristram-kind of bard at the maximum.
The main problem for the bard class is that he is trying to be a mage without being a mage.

Or in 2E (to get back to the original topic), by being a better mage than the mage.

Oh, one other recommendation for 2E: I suggest picking the secondary skills option over nonweapon proficiencies. If you're playing 2E at all, it should be because you prefer fewer rules in this area, so there's no reason to go with the more rules-heavy option.