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Thread: feats for my bard?
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2008-10-04, 09:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2007
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feats for my bard?
so as you may know from my "songs for my bard?" thread, i'm playing a bard in a friend's campaign. the first session is tomorrow, and I just realised I know nothing about bardic feats!
the character is level four, human, and I already know about snowflake wardance.
thanks in advance!town character (retired): gnomas
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2008-10-04, 09:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2007
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- Texas...for now
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Re: feats for my bard?
Song of the Heart(+1 to Inspire Courage)
Words of Creation(IIRC, +2 Inspire Courage, stiff requirements)
Lingering Song(better at higher levels, music lasts 1 minute after you stop singing, lets you stack normal courage and Dragonfire)
Melodic Casting(Perform instead of Concentration, can cast while singing)
Dragonfire Inspiration(1d6 damage per Inspire Courage bonus, replaces normal bonus from music)
Nymph's Kiss(extra skill points, bonuses to Cha skills)[/sarcasm]
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2008-10-04, 09:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
What kind of a Bard? You can be buffer, melee, ranged, arcanist or even healer. Your focus entirely determines your feats. Some generic feats just about every bard wants though:
-Melodic Casting
-Song of the Heart
-Words of Creation (if applicable - an Exalted feat)
-Dragonfire Inspiration (if applicable - a Dragonblood feat)
That coincidentially also pretty much happens to get you maximized Inspire Courage. Beyond that, whether you focus on casting, melee, range, singing, buffing or healing determines your future feats.Campaign Journal: Uncovering the Lost World - A Player's Diary in Low-Magic D&D (Latest Update: 8.3.2014)
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2008-10-05, 10:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2007
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Re: feats for my bard?
two questions, what books are those in (I almost deffinately have access to them whatever they are) and what does IIRC mean?
the party as I know is as follows:
killoreen druid (spelling? they're in races of the wild)
warforged cleric
halfling rogue
half-orc barbarian
binder or psion, pretty sure he decided on psion
bard (me)
I think I want to bebuffer/arcanist. sublime chord looks like a cool PrC but i need to be 10th level...town character (retired): gnomas
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2008-10-05, 10:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
Last edited by Roland St. Jude; 2008-10-05 at 07:09 PM.
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2008-10-05, 10:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
Yea. If you want to be arcanist, you'll need the additional:
-Extend Spell
-Quicken Spell (around level 15)
-Rapid Metamagic (to use Quicken Spell with Sublime Chord)
-Haunting Melody (a debuff song)
-Lingering Song
and a bunch of metamagic wands.Campaign Journal: Uncovering the Lost World - A Player's Diary in Low-Magic D&D (Latest Update: 8.3.2014)
Being Bane: A Guide to Barbarians Cracking Small Men - Ever Been Angry?! Then this is for you!
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2008-10-05, 12:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
Rod of Extend Spell (3000 gp) better than getting a feat, imho.
Last edited by Stupendous_Man; 2008-10-05 at 12:58 PM.
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2008-10-05, 06:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
I believe it's Lyric Spell that lets you use n+1 music uses to cast an nth level spell. That's only a couple more spells, but the flexibility is nice. Might be in Complete Arcane, I'm not sure.
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2008-10-05, 07:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-10-05, 07:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2007
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- 500 miles that a way!
Re: feats for my bard?
Wait, wait, wait.
Take the Dragonfire one.
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2008-10-05, 07:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: feats for my bard?
If you want to be a buffer/arcanist, the typical build is Bard 9/Virtuoso 1/Sublime Chord 1/Virtuoso 9. That gets you 9th level Sorc spells, nearly full music, and has only moderate requirements.
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FAQ is not RAW!Avatar by the incredible CrimsonAngel.
Saph:It's surprising how many problems can be solved by one druid spell combined with enough aggression.
I play primarily 3.5 D&D. Most of my advice will be based off of this. If my advice doesn't apply, specify a version in your post.