Bard Based Prestige Class? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bard Based Prestige Class? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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mikkelsr
02-14-07, 03:30 PM Hello all, it's great to be on the boards.

In the campaign I'm playing in, I have a bard that is almost level 10. When I hit level 11 I want to prestige out into something. I spoke to the DM about it and he said that as long as it wasn't a huge shift, I could retroactively alter my character sheet slightly (skills, a feat or two).

So my question to you is what would be good pretige classes for me to be interested in? What are the best ones for a bard?
CaoSlayer
02-14-07, 03:50 PM Caster bard? sublime chord
Singer bard? seeker of the song or virtuoso
Melee bard? No prestige.
Debuff bard? dirge singer.
HxHunter
02-14-07, 05:06 PM Melee Bard: Warchanter (CW), Warrior Skald (RoF)
Mister_Sinister
02-14-07, 05:09 PM Troubadour of Stars isn't bad either, if you're allowed BoED material. Chuck in some Words of Creation at level 12 for extra fun.

Virtuoso and Sublime Chord are also good. It would help if you asked what you were after in terms of abilities. Are you a singer? A caster? A fighty bard? Some combination of the above?
mikkelsr
02-14-07, 11:47 PM I'm a full on singer and diplomacy bard. Melee I wouldn't even go into, and at range I can't hit the broad side of a barn with a barn. So something along a singing line, more than likely I'm tossing between Virtuoso and Seeker of the Song. Can anyone give me the main pros and cons of these, and possibly their experience with each class?
Mister_Sinister
02-15-07, 12:05 AM Virtuoso basically makes all your bardic tricks better. It gives you more music and more powerful music.

Seeker of the song is more spell-like in its music.

Personally, I seriously recommend troubadour of stars with Words of Creation. You'll be the best vocalist this side of Gakuto, seriously (cookie if you know to whom I refer, lol).
CaoSlayer
02-15-07, 03:43 AM the bad thing of troubadour is that is a half-caster prc and really the only thing worth is the holy word as a bard song that is enough to sacrifice the level 6 spells but Im not that happy losing 5 caster levels or 1 and a feat.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
mikkelsr 02-14-07, 03:30 PM	Hello all, it's great to be on the boards. In the campaign I'm playing in, I have a bard that is almost level 10. When I hit level 11 I want to prestige out into something. I spoke to the DM about it and he said that as long as it wasn't a huge shift, I could retroactively alter my character sheet slightly (skills, a feat or two). So my question to you is what would be good pretige classes for me to be interested in? What are the best ones for a bard?
CaoSlayer 02-14-07, 03:50 PM	Caster bard? sublime chord Singer bard? seeker of the song or virtuoso Melee bard? No prestige. Debuff bard? dirge singer.
HxHunter 02-14-07, 05:06 PM	Melee Bard: Warchanter (CW), Warrior Skald (RoF)
Mister_Sinister 02-14-07, 05:09 PM	Troubadour of Stars isn't bad either, if you're allowed BoED material. Chuck in some Words of Creation at level 12 for extra fun. Virtuoso and Sublime Chord are also good. It would help if you asked what you were after in terms of abilities. Are you a singer? A caster? A fighty bard? Some combination of the above?
mikkelsr 02-14-07, 11:47 PM	I'm a full on singer and diplomacy bard. Melee I wouldn't even go into, and at range I can't hit the broad side of a barn with a barn. So something along a singing line, more than likely I'm tossing between Virtuoso and Seeker of the Song. Can anyone give me the main pros and cons of these, and possibly their experience with each class?
Mister_Sinister 02-15-07, 12:05 AM	Virtuoso basically makes all your bardic tricks better. It gives you more music and more powerful music. Seeker of the song is more spell-like in its music. Personally, I seriously recommend troubadour of stars with Words of Creation. You'll be the best vocalist this side of Gakuto, seriously (cookie if you know to whom I refer, lol).
CaoSlayer 02-15-07, 03:43 AM	the bad thing of troubadour is that is a half-caster prc and really the only thing worth is the holy word as a bard song that is enough to sacrifice the level 6 spells but Im not that happy losing 5 caster levels or 1 and a feat.