How is bard? Any good guides or tips?

[Fraktal]

I’ve never ever played a bard in any DND game. So upon launch I’d like to make one.

Any guides or tips? Best party makeup with a bard? Maybe a Paladin, Gale and Will? Or Shadowheart / Gale and the Fighter? Sorry forgot her name.

[Time Traveler]

Originally posted by Pookie101:

And just remember if playing a bard to do it properly.

You are an agent of absolute chaos. When you tell the party "I'm just going to have a chat with this guy" and 6 hours later the party is being chased by the royal guard because the bard has somehow managed to bed the queen, and the heir to the throne, stolen the kings favourite horse and taught the court jester an embarrassing fact about the king

This. They pretty much answered everything except reminding you to use the same tactics when the party faces a dragon. Somebody has to distract the thing while the party raids the treasure.

[Mr.Hmm]

Bard is the class you go in order to seduce everything.

[Edstyles]

Originally posted by Lucky Gamer:

Originally posted by Pookie101:

And just remember if playing a bard to do it properly.

You are an agent of absolute chaos. When you tell the party "I'm just going to have a chat with this guy" and 6 hours later the party is being chased by the royal guard because the bard has somehow managed to bed the queen, and the heir to the throne, stolen the kings favourite horse and taught the court jester an embarrassing fact about the king

This. They pretty much answered everything except reminding you to use the same tactics when the party faces a dragon. Somebody has to distract the thing while the party raids the treasure.

You only need a donkey to distract a dragon tho.

[Time Traveler]

Originally posted by Edstiles:

Originally posted by Lucky Gamer:

This. They pretty much answered everything except reminding you to use the same tactics when the party faces a dragon. Somebody has to distract the thing while the party raids the treasure.

You only need a donkey to distract a dragon tho.

Aren't they really the same thing, though? They both sing, dance, woo dragons and carry stuff for the party.

[Edstyles]

Originally posted by Lucky Gamer:

Originally posted by Edstiles:

You only need a donkey to distract a dragon tho.

Aren't they really the same thing, though? They both sing, dance, woo dragons and carry stuff for the party.

True that, may as well make it a human for the extra weight capacity.

[Edstyles]

Btw do you know whats better than 1 bard...?

Two bards so they can inspire one another :)

Bring the friendly warlock along as well for 4x short rest :p

[Kyutaru]

Bard is the second strongest class in the game and something you want to have in every party for efficiency due to how many roles it can cover. If you can't muster up having a bard then go with the strongest class in the game: the cleric. It's so strong that having just one isn't the limit. Four clerics is an unkillable toolbox of a team that can keep each other alive and healthy while nuking and tanking their foes on the frontlines.

[Farsha]

Bard is very strong in combat and out of combat and has lot of special dialogue options that are funny.
One of the best classes form main character.

[SerraShaar]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

Bard is the second strongest class in the game and something you want to have in every party for efficiency due to how many roles it can cover. If you can't muster up having a bard then go with the strongest class in the game: the cleric. It's so strong that having just one isn't the limit. Four clerics is an unkillable toolbox of a team that can keep each other alive and healthy while nuking and tanking their foes on the frontlines.

Why did you reveal the strongest class for? Man, I was ready for a Bard...now I'm back to my beautiful Cleric!

Tsk....I just make a Tiefling Bard for my 2nd playthough.

[Gaius]

Bard is amazing. While not yout top damage dealer, it can both be the best party face bar none, an incredible skill monkey only comparable to a rogue and, specially college of Lore bards, a really good caster who can also change dice rolls and give a bonus that stack with Ghuidance for dialogue challenges.

I wasn't really into Bards before playing BG3. Now it's one of my favorite classes.

[SerraShaar]

Originally posted by Gaius:

Bard is amazing. While not yout top damage dealer, it can both be the best party face bar none, an incredible skill monkey only comparable to a rogue and, specially college of Lore bards, a really good caster who can also change dice rolls and give a bonus that stack with Ghuidance for dialogue challenges.

I wasn't really into Bards before playing BG3. Now it's one of my favorite classes.

I love Bard...but in old BG, there was always the alignement restriction that ruined some classes for me.

But the way @Pookie01 talk about them, remind me so much of the Illusionist class from another game. Sound like a Blast to play. Totally gonna try not just bard, but all classes!

[Foolswalkin]

I am now obligated to reply.
I think there's 3 basic Bard builds to play:

- Swordadin (Vengeance Pally 2/Sword Bard 10) is my choice for melee bard. You get heavy armor, a ton more spells known and prepared from Paladin, advantage to fish for crits, flourishes and smites that can be applied to crits after they are known to get top tier spike damage, extra skills, magical secrets, a well rounded spell list with buffs/heals/CC but short on damage (but that's what smite is for), spellcasting slots as an 11th level caster, Extra attack, and 2 Fighting Styles (albeit one of them from a very short list of options). I think it's the best Paladin MC that's available if GFB/BB weapon cantrips are not in.

- Lore 10/Warlock 2, for EB empowered by Agonizing and either unlimited disguise self for talkies or repelling for blasts, plus solid spells, and you don't want to spend any of your secrets on a cantrip.

- Lore 12, because it's that good and you don't want to delay any of your features or 6th level spells. Also maybe because, while low damage, Cutting Words + Vicious Mockery is a *brutal* debuff when you've got nothing better to do.

[Farsha]

Originally posted by Pookie101:

I did finished BG2 as a bard. With your party being virtual demigods of power my bard was very much IM HELPING!

In 5e Bard is really one of the strongest casters in the whole system.

[SerraShaar]

What kind of Musical Instrument do you get for a Bard?

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by SerraShaar:

What kind of Musical Instrument do you get for a Bard?

Lyre, violin, drum, flute and another….