Lore bard was my first playthrough. I used Hypnotic Pattern and Dissonant Whisper a lot, when you get your first magical Secret take Counterspell and Misty Step. Use your bardic inspiration to buff your frontlines.
As weapons I used two hand crossbows ( you get a really good one from the demon guy in the Gauntlet in act 2) and Phalar Aluve, one of the best bard weapons. It gives your performance a buff and has a special song, that can buff allies and debuff enemies.
Use Vicious Mockery to debuff enemies, it works even on bosses like Raphael.
Bard is the most fun class to play, you won't have a lot of trouble with conversation checks at all.
For Dex use the Dex gloves from the vendor in the Githyanki cr�che.
Last edited by fylimar; 23/09/23 10:06 AM.