Note: Does not stack with Haste or Improved Haste in the EE. Only has one half the normal Pick Pockets skillīard Song does not become better with lvls Gains one use each at lvl 1 and an additional use each every 4 lvls thereafter. May use the Offensive Spin and Defensive Spin abilities once per day. This Bard's fighting style is flashy and entertaining, but is also lethally dangerous. The Blades are the expert fighters and adventurers whose bardic acting abilities make them appear more intimidating and fearsome. While active, the Bard Song has the following effects: Restore morale to its average value, remove fear, protection from fear. May cast wizard spells starting at 2nd lvl May only become Proficient (one slot) in any fighting style May only become Proficient (one slot) in any weapon class
May not equip shields larger than bucklers May not wear armor heavier than chain mail (Spells cannot be cast while wearing armor) The Enhanced Bard Song (HLA) is better than both. The TL DR is that the Bard Song is slightly better when fighting against magic users until lvl 15, while the Skald Song is better when fighting against martial characters. Later it gives immunity to fear (lvl 15) and finally stun and confusion as well (lvl 20). The Skald Song provides bonuses to weapon damage, THAC0 and AC. The Bard Song provices Luck, which increases THAC0, saves and minimum physical damage done (increasing average), while reducing magical damage taken, and comes bundled with immunity to fear from lvl 1. Only Jester is a reasonable alternative and it plays significantly differently due to its Jester Song.īard Song and Skald Song - A Crude Summation Bards have arcane spells, so Bards aren’t bad.īoth the Blade and Skald are strictly speaking just better than the base kit for the Bard class at what it does. There is also a rule of thumb for the BG games nothing with arcane spells can be bad. This makes the Bard a natural fit for the player character. Your character grows up around books, being tutored by Gorion in the arcane arts and your childhood friend is a good hearted thief. These are Fighter, Ranger, Paladin and their kits.Ĭasters: The wizard classes, Mage and Sorcerer.Īpart from being a fun class with great flavor, the Bard is very fitting for the player character given their background. TWF: Two-weapon fighting / two-weapon style / dual wielding HLA: High lvl Ability - Special perks available in the very late game. For example, a +1 longsword has +1 damage and -1 THAC0, but I will just describe that as +1 damage and +1 THAC0 to make things easier to understand. Note 2: For the sake of simplicity, I will describe a beneficial bonus as ‘+X’. Note: AC, THAC0 and saves go down as they improve. This just means your accuracy with attacks. Some spoilers for item locations and such.
Some thoughts about the Blade and Skald classes for BGEE 1 and 2.
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