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Anime_cherry
09-01-06, 01:20 AM I am fairly new to D&D, so please bear with me...

I have recently started a half-drow bard in an Eberron campaign, and am planning on going into Seeker of the Song as soon as I hit 11th level.
Like most bards, I am aiming for a support role and am wondering about some recommended spells that I should take.

Thank you for your time.
BrutalMisery
09-01-06, 03:46 AM THese are just my suggestions. You would be better served looking for that "Best Spells per level" threads they got floating around.

0 lvl
-Prestidigitation- No reason I can think over NOT to have this spell.
-Light
-Dancing Lights
-Ghost Sounds

1st
-Cause Fear (great at lower levels, swap it out after you start running to monsters with more than 5 hit die)
-Charm Person- as a DM, I hate players with this spell, so it goes on this list
Grease
Identify- only if the wizard doesn't already have it. Mind the 100 gold piece materail component
Sleep- like Cause Fear, get ready to swap it out
Silent Image- because any Illusion backed by a savy player is more annoying and aggravating than any number of Charm Monster Spells
Tasha's Hideous Laughter- removes bad guys from the fight for a bit
-Cure Light- Take some heat off the Cleric

2nd
-Blindness/Deafness- Fort save, so target the arcane casters and rogues. Blind wizards can't hit what they can't see (fer the most part)
-Cure Moderate- make the party healer love you
Detect Thoughts
-Hold Person
-Invisiblity

3rd
-Blink
-Confusion
-Haste
-Geas, Lesser- very annoying
-Slow
-Cure spells

4th
-Freedom of movement
-Hold MOnster
-Cure Serious
-Halluciatory Terrian

And that's just what I like to see in games. Hope it helps
Varnart
09-01-06, 07:13 AM -Cause Fear (great at lower levels, swap it out after you start running to monsters with more than 5 hit die)
I think Cause Fear is one of those spells that should never be swapped. True, monsters and NPCs can level up, getting better HD and Will saving throws, but what about their mounts? Oh yeah baby:D. When you have a limited spell list/limited spell levels/few high-level spell slots, you have to think of ways to use your low-level spells to do the same as the high-levels, especially since it's easier to get better low-level spell slots than high-level ones. This is just an example, because I am really busy right now, but just take a look at each spell's description and try to do more things with fewer spells.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Anime_cherry 09-01-06, 01:20 AM	I am fairly new to D&D, so please bear with me... I have recently started a half-drow bard in an Eberron campaign, and am planning on going into Seeker of the Song as soon as I hit 11th level. Like most bards, I am aiming for a support role and am wondering about some recommended spells that I should take. Thank you for your time.
BrutalMisery 09-01-06, 03:46 AM	THese are just my suggestions. You would be better served looking for that "Best Spells per level" threads they got floating around. 0 lvl -Prestidigitation- No reason I can think over NOT to have this spell. -Light -Dancing Lights -Ghost Sounds 1st -Cause Fear (great at lower levels, swap it out after you start running to monsters with more than 5 hit die) -Charm Person- as a DM, I hate players with this spell, so it goes on this list Grease Identify- only if the wizard doesn't already have it. Mind the 100 gold piece materail component Sleep- like Cause Fear, get ready to swap it out Silent Image- because any Illusion backed by a savy player is more annoying and aggravating than any number of Charm Monster Spells Tasha's Hideous Laughter- removes bad guys from the fight for a bit -Cure Light- Take some heat off the Cleric 2nd -Blindness/Deafness- Fort save, so target the arcane casters and rogues. Blind wizards can't hit what they can't see (fer the most part) -Cure Moderate- make the party healer love you Detect Thoughts -Hold Person -Invisiblity 3rd -Blink -Confusion -Haste -Geas, Lesser- very annoying -Slow -Cure spells 4th -Freedom of movement -Hold MOnster -Cure Serious -Halluciatory Terrian And that's just what I like to see in games. Hope it helps
Varnart 09-01-06, 07:13 AM	-Cause Fear (great at lower levels, swap it out after you start running to monsters with more than 5 hit die) I think Cause Fear is one of those spells that should never be swapped. True, monsters and NPCs can level up, getting better HD and Will saving throws, but what about their mounts? Oh yeah baby:D. When you have a limited spell list/limited spell levels/few high-level spell slots, you have to think of ways to use your low-level spells to do the same as the high-levels, especially since it's easier to get better low-level spell slots than high-level ones. This is just an example, because I am really busy right now, but just take a look at each spell's description and try to do more things with fewer spells.