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Bard
Twist four songs, do everything.
The most mechanically demanding class in the game. Bards twist songs to layer haste, damage-shield, mana-regen, movement-speed, charm, pull, and snare — all while weaving melee. Almost every group wants one.
Races
Half ElfHumanWood ElfVah Shir
Strengths
- ·Mana-song keeps casters online through boss fights
- ·Selo's / Anthem V / Angstlich's Appalling Screech
- ·Fade (wipe-clean disengage)
Weaknesses
- ·No real burst DPS; utility is the point
- ·High mechanical demand — song-twisting is a skill
Key abilities by level
1
Selo's Accelerando
Run speed. The first song every Bard twists forever.
30
Chant of Flame / Frost / Disease
Magic-DPS DoT stack — Bard AoE kiting.
40
Hymn of Restoration
Party HoT. Always twisted.
55
Cassindra's Elegy
Mana regen. The song that keeps the casters alive.
60
Fading Memories
AE wipe-aggro. Pulls and emergencies.
Gearing by era
Classic
Drum / lute / horn / flute instruments from Kelethin merchants; JBoots for run speed.
Kunark
Epic 1.0 (Singing Short Sword).
Velious
Kael/ToV class armor; enhanced instruments from faction quests.
PoP
Elemental/Time class armor; Primal lute / horn / drum instruments from Time.
Spell lists by level are a large piece of research and will roll in per-class as they're compiled. For the moment the abilities table above carries the signal.