Blade Bard from 2nd Edition Help [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blade Bard from 2nd Edition Help [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Warforged Goblin
06-12-07, 12:05 PM Hiya. I'm running a 3.5 Eberron campaign and one of my players wants to try and play a "Blade Bard" from 2nd Ed. Now, I have no problem with this (I encourage the nonstandard). Now, here's where the problems come up; I've never played 2nd edition before and he's rusty when it comes to 3.0 and up. Does anyone have any ideas on how to port this bard "packet" (I think he called it) over to current edition rules?
DwarfPcfan
06-12-07, 12:21 PM Well that pretty easy, the bard kit does'nt have any specific wacky abilities that can't be easily replicated

I'd say first to replicate the kit bonus for two-weapons and using TwF that he should use the feat simply. The knife twrowing ability should be gained with rapid shot, point blank shot etc. finally the character should grab the snowflake wardance and the bardic music feat to induce moral penalties (Can't remember the name)

If you ask me the best way to replicate the blade kit would be:

Bard6/Fighter4/Dervish 10

with the following essential feats:
-TwF
-Improved TwF
-Snow Flake wardance
-White Raven song
-Point blank shot
-rapid shot

Have fun, with the old nostalagia...
lion93
06-12-07, 12:26 PM Yeah, your bard blade should be multiclassing between fighter and bard, pretty much evenly. If s/he's got a high int, then perhaps a swashbuckler/bard multi would be a good bet... but the fighter's got the feats to really make it work.
Warforged Goblin
06-12-07, 12:55 PM I was thinking possibly something along the lines of a swordsage. He mentioned an ability that I think was some type of parry or flourish that granted AC bonuses. However, I'll direct him here and see if he likes the ideas.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Warforged Goblin 06-12-07, 12:05 PM	Hiya. I'm running a 3.5 Eberron campaign and one of my players wants to try and play a "Blade Bard" from 2nd Ed. Now, I have no problem with this (I encourage the nonstandard). Now, here's where the problems come up; I've never played 2nd edition before and he's rusty when it comes to 3.0 and up. Does anyone have any ideas on how to port this bard "packet" (I think he called it) over to current edition rules?
DwarfPcfan 06-12-07, 12:21 PM	Well that pretty easy, the bard kit does'nt have any specific wacky abilities that can't be easily replicated I'd say first to replicate the kit bonus for two-weapons and using TwF that he should use the feat simply. The knife twrowing ability should be gained with rapid shot, point blank shot etc. finally the character should grab the snowflake wardance and the bardic music feat to induce moral penalties (Can't remember the name) If you ask me the best way to replicate the blade kit would be: Bard6/Fighter4/Dervish 10 with the following essential feats: -TwF -Improved TwF -Snow Flake wardance -White Raven song -Point blank shot -rapid shot Have fun, with the old nostalagia...
lion93 06-12-07, 12:26 PM	Yeah, your bard blade should be multiclassing between fighter and bard, pretty much evenly. If s/he's got a high int, then perhaps a swashbuckler/bard multi would be a good bet... but the fighter's got the feats to really make it work.
Warforged Goblin 06-12-07, 12:55 PM	I was thinking possibly something along the lines of a swordsage. He mentioned an ability that I think was some type of parry or flourish that granted AC bonuses. However, I'll direct him here and see if he likes the ideas.