Originally Posted by Halycon Styxland
Originally Posted by Annoyed Player
Actually bards not being inspire themselves is according to 5e rules. Only lore bard at level 14 can inspire themselves. Bards are supposed to inspire others, but not themselves it seems.

Why, I'm aware that its not according to 5e rules, I just find the 5e rules stupid in this regard.

And nice that Lore Bard can inspire themselves at level 14, but we only have maxlevel 12.

I think it makes sense, though. Bards are artists that have learned how to pull the emotional strings of their audience. They are aware of the tricks of the trade they employ to cause a certain effect, like inspiration. They know that it is an illusion, to a certain extent. It is make believe. Inspiring yourself must be like tickling yourself: you must be really good if you want to succeed.