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How to optimise an elven melee bard?
The challenge here is creating a bard character that has to be some flavor of pure blooded elf and utilises that to help in its melee abilities.
I was thinking Valor with maybe High Elf for booming ...
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Is a Bard/Duskblade or Bard/Monk multi-class feasible? [closed]
I am using 3.0/3.5-style D&D. Free to delve into any other D&D books outside of 5.0 (DM dislikes 5.0).
I plan on playing an Aasimar, or a wood or water elf. We are starting at level 5.
I want ...
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Is a College of Valor bard(Lv5)+ Oath of Ancients paladin(Lv15) the best Tank/Support option?
I am playing my first game and I have a level 2 Variant human Paladin, my current stats look like this:
Str:13 (+1)
Dex:10 (+0)
Con:11 (+0)
Int:6 (-2)
Wis:10 (+0)
Cha:12 (+1)
Feat: Lucky
I am aiming ...
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How can I add material components to my bardic spells?
College of Spirits in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft seems to be a really great subclass. Powerful enough, and having an interesting spin for storytelling purposes. But, as a D&D Beyond author ...
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For a level 10 Swords bard with Crossbow Expert, Sharpshooter, when is it better for DPR to use Greater Invisibility vs. Swift Quiver?
The scene: A 10th-level College of Swords bard (includes Extra Attack). Crossbow Expert. Sharpshooter. 20 Dexterity. Hand crossbow +1.
Intelligence is his dump stat so he needs to ask a friend what to ...
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What are all sources of extra uses of bardic music?
I am working on a (somewhat) functional version of the classic Bard/Barbarian hybrid. The lynchpin is using Rage Casting (Dragon #310), which requires casting to be a free action, citing Quicken Spell ...
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Combining Improved Dirge of Doom and Blistering Invective – how long does the “frightened” condition last?
I recently found a pretty neat combination of moves that essentially turns your bard into a freaking jump scare. (Unless your enemies are undead. Or don’t understand your language. Oh well, no trick ...
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Optimizing feats for a control halfling bard
So I have two main ideas for feats. Let's say I have a level 11 street performer bard that will have a +9 from a 28 CHA. That gives me 6 feats to work with.
His role is 100% support.
Control/buff/...
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How can a PaliBard be optimized for DPS/battlefield control?
I'm considering rolling a Paladin/Bard character. My aim for the character is for them to be a high damage dealer, in addition to being able to control the battlefield to provide openings & ...
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How can this bard best spend her remaining levels?
I've been working for months on a character that in my head is a combination of bard and thief. Here's the basic concept:
Performer. Enchantress. Silver-tongued thief. She's easy to get along with ...
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Optimizing a spellsword bard
I recently rolled a bard for a new game set in a low fantasy world. It's a halfling bard, with 17 CHA and 16 DEX and +0s or +1s elsewhere. In the party there is also a defensively minded Paladin, a ...
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How to optimize a Bard/Paladin as a supporter/healer?
I have a 9th level tiefling Valor bard, who I think would be interesting as a bard/paladin. Her current spell list is action/advantage denial heavy with a few utility spells; I'd like to enhance her ...
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Bard Feat Optimization: Buff/Control/Face
I'm building a bard for DND 3.5. I am trying to plan my feats out into the future. We expect to play this campaign to level 20 over the course of 5-6 years.
Roleplaying wise, my character is the ...
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What is the most powerful, complete (levels 1–20) Bardic buffing build?
What are the most powerful Bardic optimized buffing builds, that focus on buffing and strengthening allies, in a practical game?
I'm actually working on building a class, and to learn from and for ...
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Good 1st level spell choices for a 1 level Bard (Archaeologist) dip?
In a Rise of the Runelords campaign, my character is a halfling, raised by actors in the Sandpoint theater, but who's rejecting her early acting training and will instead advance primarily as a ...
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