Originally Posted by Ruswarr
So pretty much party face, almost pure support? We'll see ofc but it does seem a little hard to fit into a party of four.

It's actually quite the opposite. Bards have a spell list that can fill any gaps that a smaller party could have. No cleric to keep you alive? Bard can learn Healing Word, Cure Wounds and Aid... No wizard to help control the battlefield? Bards can learn Sleep, Hypnotic Pattern, Hideous Laughter... Need someone to help with AoE damage? Thunderclap, Shatter and Cloud of Daggers are on bards spell list. Their spell list is second only to wizards in terms of versatility.

The main limitation to Bard's adaptability is that they are spontaneous casters, so choosing spells at level ups requires some consideration. In addition they don't always get the best support/AoE/buff/debuff spell of each level (Haste and Fireball on level 3 or Bless on level 1 are missing f.e.), but they get enough to be more than competent in multiple roles. And at later levels they can fill those gaps, thanks to magical secret. Other of Bard's weakness is being MAD (depending on a lot of attributes). Bards don't get good combat cantrips so, unless you multiclass with Warlock for Eldricht Blast, they need Dexterity or Strength to be able to fight with weapons effectively.

One thing to mention as well that in PHB Valor Bards were almost certainly the best gish, so as long as Larian doesn't add Blade Singer or Hexblade, it's probably the strongest pick for full casting frontliner (alongside Clerics ofc).

You want to build a team of only full spellcasters? Valor Bard and Shadowheart on frontline with Wyll and Gale behind. Or do you fancy having Kanerah, Lae'zel and Astarion in your party? Lore Bard would probably be one of the better choices for spellcaster in this case.

TLDR. Bard can do anything and anyone.