The Bards Guild

[♪Bardlord Lutemaster]

I have fulfilled many song requests on my thread here, I have uploaded lute covers of over a dozen songs and continue to regularly add more:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/629760/discussions/0/1651043958634622981/

I have also challenged any other bards to face me in musical combat, and my self proclaimed title of Greatest Mordhau Bard continues to go undisputed:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/629760/discussions/0/1651044588038608739/

As obviously the best candidate to do so, I have now taken the mantle upon myself to officially form and helm the Mordhau Bards Guild. Below I will outline the benefits this guild will provide to both its members and the larger Mordhau community as a whole.

Bards Guild Code of Battlefield Conduct

There has been much complaint that bards are useless and annoying and this is unfortunately very often true of young aspiring musicians. This code of ethics aims to set a standard that all bards must adhere to as respected members of the guild, and validates their purpose and legitimacy on the Mordhau battlefield.

• PRACTICE AT HOME
  Don't test your fresh MIDIs with LuteBot in the heat of battle. Nobody wants to hear your mangled notes as you try and figure out a new song in the middle of a fight. Practice offline and get your MIDIs right, then bring only your best performance to the battlefront.
  
• PLAY ON POINT
  Your job as a battlefield musician is to bring attention to where the action should be going on. If you are playing to an audience at the spawn, you are doing it wrong. Survey the battlefield, see where the team needs to be, and stage your performance there.
  
• CARRY A MEDKIT FFS
  You absolutely should throw out a medkit before starting your performance on the point. If you are playing on point as you should be, it will absolutely be a benefit to the team. The lute only takes ONE point to carry, leaving you plenty of opportunities to be useful to the team in other ways with the rest of your loadout too (smoke bomb, fire bomb, bear trap, toolbox).
  
• DEFEND YOURSELF
  Your job is to position yourself near the point and draw attention to the objective, and provide inspiration through the power of music! While that is not always easily quantifiable on the scoreboard, your objective definitely is not to drain your own team's tickets through either allowing yourself to be teamkilled or feeding easy kills to the enemy team while you continue to play on. Position yourself strategically, and when it comes time to fight, cease playing and defend yourself!

Guild Membership Benefits

MIDI Archive Access
LuteBot does not make you instantly good at the lute. The Mordhau lute has a very limited range and most MIDI files not edited carefully and specifically for the purpose of playing on it will sound absolutely terrible. As a member of the guild you will gain access to a growing library of MIDI files edited specifically to sound amazing on the Mordhau lute. Members are encouraged to submit some of their best MIDIs back to the guild to help grow this library.

MIDI Smithing Services
I will also for a limited time provide my services to aspiring bards to edit the MIDI files for their own favorite songs and help guild members optimize them for play on the Mordhau lute.

Access to BardLord LuteMaster's Lute Master Class
Realizing how far superior my Mordhau lute skills really are now, I have shifted my perspective from challenging other bards to offering mentorship instead. I am uploading fewer new lute covers and am now focusing on creating some tutorial content on how to be a better bard, which will be made available to guild members. Some of the things I will cover in this soon to be released series:

• How to edit MIDI files with free software to eliminate extra tracks and isolate the melody for the lute
  
• Tips and tricks to create MIDIs for your favorite songs, and sources for MIDI tracks
  
• Understand what keys sound best on the lute, and how to transpose all or part of a song to fit within the lute's limited range

HOW TO JOIN THE BARDS GUILD

Post video or screenshots here or on our Discord server of you observing the Bards Guild Code of Battlefield Conduct as a well intentioned prospective member. That's it, you're in! You will then be added to the Guild roster and given access to guild resources to improve your bardic skills. The purpose of the Guild is to help bards as a whole improve and become a respected or at least tolerated class in Mordhau, our objective is not be an elitist club.

BARDS GUILD OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/DFZfWud

I HATE LUTE PLAYERS AND THINK THE LUTE SHOULD BE REMOVED OR MUTED I DIDN'T EVEN READ ANY OF THIS POST AND SKIPPED TO THE BOTTOM BECAUSE WHAT'S IN THIS FOR ME

Hi there most of you people visiting this thread! The Bards Guild offers a Standard by which to hold lute players accountable, so you can feel justified killing or kicking a lute boi not following The Guild's order, and refer them here to learn how to be useful if they insist on playing music on the battlefield.

[Bedoune]

Killing bards is fun tho (for posterity)

[ashencowl]

now this, is interesting

[Umbral Knight]

LMAO I'm having flashbacks to the GREATEST DUELIST in Morhau but this actual quality content. Bardin' till they die. Bards, I honor you all.

[Солевой берсерк]

Originally posted by Mystic Knight Narchivere:

LMAO I'm having flashbacks to the GREATEST DUELIST in Morhau but this actual quality content. Bardin' till they die. Bards, I honor you all.

Yes I rofled of that thread so hard. "Unbeatable" girl gamer, lmao

Back to the topic - Bard guild seems like a decent idea. Most players are already annoyed by these useless bard wannabes at spawn with ear-bleeding "music". I'd join it actually even tho I'm rarely playing as bard.

[♪Bardlord Lutemaster]

I have started a Steam Group and a Discord Server to support the Bards Guild. I will be bringing some web resources online later this week to support the guild's MIDI archive and services.

[Almost Psychic]

Originally posted by Bardlord Lutemaster:

I have started a Steam Group and a Discord Server to support the Bards Guild. I will be bringing some web resources online later this week to support the guild's MIDI archive and services.

idk how to post videos or images on Steam, but get me in that Discord server and I can handle it. I want in.

[Bongo Bongo]

Maybe, I like bards alittle more now if they use these methods. Keep doing what you're doing OP.

[Geronimo426]

KILL ALL BARDS. COWARDS the whole lot of em!

[Maati]

Another tip I would add is bring a smoke bomb as well. This will help you with escape/defense, block archers (our natural enemies) line of sight, and most importantly, adds a cool smoke machine effect.

[Maati]

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198088394504/screenshots/?appid=629760

Here is a shot of a game last week, ended up with about 8 people playing the lute (2 from the other team), and even had someone build walls around the ladder to protect us.

[METHSTROKE]

Bro! You just posted cringe! You’re going to lose subscribe

[♪Bardlord Lutemaster]

Originally posted by Maati:

Another tip I would add is bring a smoke bomb as well. This will help you with escape/defense, block archers (our natural enemies) line of sight, and most importantly, adds a cool smoke machine effect.

Brilliant tip! I will update the original post later to include this suggestion. :-)

[♪Bardlord Lutemaster]

Originally posted by Maati:

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198088394504/screenshots/?appid=629760

Here is a shot of a game last week, ended up with about 8 people playing the lute (2 from the other team), and even had someone build walls around the ladder to protect us.

You sir are in! :-)

I will formalize the joining process tonight, and finish configuring the Discord server when I get off work - I am just on my lunch break right now.

[Smef]

lutebot makes me a less active bard so +1 to them analog players

[♪Bardlord Lutemaster]

Originally posted by Boomer Grug:

Bro! You just posted cringe! You’re going to lose subscribe

Can anyone translate what this means?