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The next Panel from Hell will be on the 7th of July.

In a theatre, gotta be Bard surely?

https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/1542553663427813378

Are you kidding me?
It WILL BE on my birthday.

Cool, hope it's a good birthday treat for you!

I'll be on holiday in a tent, so I'll have to watch it/highlights when I get back.

I think I'll just wait for Niara's report on it More entertaining for me. (if she's doing it and willing to share her thoughts of course, don't want to seem entitled)

I wonder. It became a bit of a local tradition at this point.

Hopefully patch 8 will finally include level 5 so we can actually test something that really needs to be tested (multi-attack and level 3 spells) as there's definitely more than enough experience to reach level 5 (and possibly level 6) within Act 1.

Can’t wait! 🎸 🎷

Don't know if it's the best thread to ask... but what's the main appeal/features of Bards in D&D?
Memes that they romance anyone aside

I second this question.

I've always felt weird about the bard. While everyone else is fighting, they're singing?

Ah, good stuff ahead. Take us deeper Sven.

About time :P

Was getting a bit tired to pop in daily, only to see people still discussing the "to be or not to be rotten food" :P

There's enough XP in the existing content to reach between level 8 and 9 ( or 9 and 10, I forget which ) if you are a completionist. There is a mod called "LevelUp" on the nexusmods.com web site that allows you to continue past level 4, but it takes a while to update the mod after each new patch.

To be honest, multi-attack is a non-event as far as testing is concerned, and most higher-level spells have not been implemented, so testing above level 4 with this mod is hit and miss. It does add class features where that is possible and there are other mods that add classes/subclasses/races that are not yet implemented. None of that is supplied by Larian, so it is just a bit of fun to add them after you have become bored testing a new patch.

I used to like bards in the earlier versions of D&D ( they were not in the original game ). Mainly they are Jack-of-all-trades. Can fight a bit, can cast a bit, and have versatile skills.

There is a mod that adds the 5e bard to EA. It seems to play as a mix of caster and skill monkey ( particularly with college of lore ), but has some martial capacity.

Traditional bard song has disappeared. Now you have can "inspire" a single creature as a bonus action, improve short rests by singing the party a cheery song and buff saves for fear and charm within 30 feet as an action. The save buff is as close to the old bard-song concept as it gets.

Certainly makes a good face-character in single-player, with the focus on skills and high charisma, and would be an easy choice in a party of 6; but maybe not with only 4?

Is that why we had to wait?

Yep 😋

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.

Imagine Swen whish you a happy birthday live !

Maybe they will announce removal of the few remaining good parts of the game (PHB) and change the name to DOS 3.

Same here.

Hehe. Can't help chuckling at this.