03-12-2021, 09:26 PM | #32 | |
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Re: Why the Bard Talent?
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Also, just the fact that you know how to sing and/or play an instrument doesn't automatically mean that you're a good entertainer, as your example of the obnoxiously snorting classical guitarist illustrates. You could say that guy had Mundane Talent [Classical Guitar] to a ridiculous level, but not Bard. I see your argument that Bard is basically Charisma + mundane-talent instrument skill, but a) Bard essentially gives you a discount on the package deal, which is nice, and b) having both Bard and Charisma available allows you to stack the charisma bonuses higher, and honestly I enjoy rules that reward (but also punish!) min-maxing. |
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03-15-2021, 01:41 PM | #33 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Why the Bard Talent?
I find these sorts of issues hard to parse because the in-game benefits of many non-combat talents are only loosely defined and subject to interpretation. You might really want to have Bard talent at one table (say, because the GM uses it as a gateway talent for joining some group of bards that are important to the campaign) and not give it a second thought at another (where it is just a fussy version of Charisma).
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point crock, professions, redundancy, talents |
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