Why the Bard Talent?

Shostak · 01-22-2021, 09:38 AM

If one looks at the talent entry for Thief, it says that it is not a talent at all, but a profession. So why isn't Bard the same? After all, just like how the abilities that let one function as a thief are described by other talents, the same could be said of bards. Though a typical bard is unlikely to have all of these, a number of talents come to mind as relevant:

Carousing
Charisma
Courtly Graces
Diplomacy
Language
Literacy
Mimic
Mundane Talent [Musical Instrument]
Mundane Talent [Singing]
Poetry
Sex Appeal
Writing

Requiring bards to buy up the component talents puts them on par with not only thieves, but mercenaries, merchants, assassins, sea captains, etc. And, by eliminating Bard, you can avoid the ridiculous stacking of Sex Appeal's reaction bonus with that of Bard's.

01-22-2021, 09:38 AM	#1
Shostak Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: New England	Why the Bard Talent? If one looks at the talent entry for Thief, it says that it is not a talent at all, but a profession. So why isn't Bard the same? After all, just like how the abilities that let one function as a thief are described by other talents, the same could be said of bards. Though a typical bard is unlikely to have all of these, a number of talents come to mind as relevant: Carousing Charisma Courtly Graces Diplomacy Language Literacy Mimic Mundane Talent [Musical Instrument] Mundane Talent [Singing] Poetry Sex Appeal Writing Requiring bards to buy up the component talents puts them on par with not only thieves, but mercenaries, merchants, assassins, sea captains, etc. And, by eliminating Bard, you can avoid the ridiculous stacking of Sex Appeal's reaction bonus with that of Bard's.