11-21-2017, 02:06 PM | #1 |
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Not all bards are likable
Back when RPGs first introduced the "adventuring bard" concept, they justified it by pointing primarily to soldiers who used bagpipes and war drums, not only for communication, but as a means to intimidate and confuse the enemy. So here's a bard in that tradition, who doesn't give a damn if you like him or not, and focuses on battlefield control and intimidation instead of charm. (GCA file here.)
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11-22-2017, 07:21 AM | #2 |
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Re: Not all bards are likable
Another really fun demonstration of the variety available in these templates. Thanks!
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11-23-2017, 05:41 PM | #3 |
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Re: Not all bards are likable
Me Likey!
Nice to see some atypical types posted in this forum.
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11-24-2017, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: Not all bards are likable
I should point out that, mechanically speaking, it would be far more sensible to build Gunther as a dwarf instead of a half-orc. Same HT and poison resistance; +3 FP and +1 DR are more directly useful than +1 HP and Resistant to Disease; and avoiding that Social Stigma definitely makes life easier. But he just felt like a half-orc to me.
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11-25-2017, 06:42 AM | #5 |
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Re: Not all bards are likable
I like this bard. He's both traditional and a logical outgrowth of the setting. Could we see some other unlikable bards? An Irish Satirist who bullies and backmails those around them, a traditional type and an interesting threat to PCs, might be fun.
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11-25-2017, 09:55 AM | #6 |
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Re: Not all bards are likable
I posted one the other day. The clown, harlequin, jester, zanni . . . these are as much a part of the FPRG bard as are the classic bard, the herald, and the minstrel. The FRPG bard owes its archetype to the wise storyteller (bard), official functionary (herald), musician (minstrel), and physical humorist (our fools) in various proportions. You can emphasize any of these; a stern herald probably wouldn't be all that likeable either.
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