[3.5/ PF] Sonic based bards?

**Stone Heart** · 2010-09-17, 03:23 AM (ISO 8601)

I've been looking for something that will make a bard better, and was wondering if anyone had any sorts of homebrew (or alternate class I am unaware of) for either PF or 3.5 for a Bard who can attack using his perform skill. I've seen a few failed attempts at such things (one of them was a base class that basically allowed 1d2 damage a round, and another could kill everything with a strum)

So any good combat capable bards in this vein? If not I'll just get to work on making my own.

**Starbuck_II** · 2010-09-17, 05:20 AM (ISO 8601)

There are Prc Bard classes that can do that, but I've not seen a base like that.

Sublime Chord as a base class with Bard casting (instead of Wizard) basically?

**Eldariel** · 2010-09-17, 07:16 AM (ISO 8601)

Lyric Thaumaturge [CMage] gains an ability to use Songs to add Sonic damage to spells. Seeker of the Song [CArc] mostly attacks with songs and Virtuoso [CArc] has some such abilities too. Most of them suck tho. Still, they're all Bard-based PrCs so they should sorta work.

**Biffoniacus_Furiou** · 2010-09-17, 07:26 AM (ISO 8601)

The Stormsinger prestige class in Frostburn gets quite a few perform-based damaging abilities, though mostly electricity damage.

**Kobold-Bard** · 2010-09-17, 11:26 AM (ISO 8601)

Refluff dragonfire inspiration (?) as sonic?

**Tyger** · 2010-09-17, 01:46 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Kobold-Bard

Refluff dragonfire inspiration (?) as sonic?

Don't even need to refluff, there are feats (Draconic Heritage and its ilk from Dragon Magic) and a ritual (Rite of Draconic Affinity, Races of the Dragon) that allow just this mechanic.

There's also the Crystal Echoblade from MiC that does half bard level in sonic damage on a hit, a number of sonic themed spells from SpC, etc, etc.

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