Builds for Bards are similar to Diplomats, except that they are not afraid to get their hands (and morals) a little dirty. They are also extremely flexible, with many variations.
Main Skills[]
- Charisma and Beauty are main
- Persuasion and Intelligence are secondary
- Melee to expert
- Backstab to apprentice
Magick Options[]
Offensive[]
- Necromantic Black 1 (Harm)
- Mental 2 (Stun}
- Conveyance 1 (Disarm)
- Earth, Fire 1 (Elemental Buffs)
Passive[]
- Water 1 (Purity of Water)
- Mental 1 (Charm)
- Necromantic White 1 and 2 (Heal, Halt Poison)
- Nature 1 (Charm Beast)
Technology Options[]
- Tech Bards are possible, dipping into 3 or 4 levels of Herbology and/or Therapeutics
- A trickster may even consider 3 or 4 levels of Explosives used at point blank range
Other options[]
- The list goes on, as Bards are your classic "Jack of all Trades" build
- You can even go with a hybrid build and mix spells and degrees
Races and Backgrounds[]
- Any race except Dwarves, Half-orcs and Half-ogres are ok
- Halflings can work this without a background
- For others, Males do well with Charlatan's Protégé
- In additional Females also do well with Débutante
- Human Females also have an extra option with Sent to Charm School