tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post3065473226988229288..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: The Bard as a Prestige Class Old School StyleFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-13848596090913619532011-10-06T09:48:35.727-05:002011-10-06T09:48:35.727-05:00Oh, I seem to have misread. So at forth level, in...Oh, I seem to have misread. So at forth level, instead of advancing as a fighter, I gain fighter H.P., plus Legend Lore, Charm, and Battlefield Morale? I think that's plenty not dead. :-)Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818303172957630563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-68624775449712683262011-10-06T07:18:39.019-05:002011-10-06T07:18:39.019-05:00@migellito @Roger
Thanks for the kind words...I wa...@migellito @Roger<br />Thanks for the kind words...I was going for simplicity.<br /><br />@Russ<br /><i> A "dead" level (except for hit points) seems very debilitating.</i><br />Personally, I don't see it as a "dead" level because you get bard abilities. I wanted the choice to be a bard difficult — they are not that common; however, if you have a suggestion for a different kind of trade-off to become a bard I'd love to hear it.<br /><br />@Grizaptimus<br />Welcome! Personally, I would handle the positive morale boosts you mention via role playing rather than mechanically.<br /><br /><i>and by the way... best blog ever... that is all</i><br />Thems are high praise...I don't believe I deserve it...but thank you very much, I appreciate it.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-33918393520970312802011-10-05T14:45:05.643-05:002011-10-05T14:45:05.643-05:00Hey there, Long time lurker, first time caller =)
...Hey there, Long time lurker, first time caller =)<br /><br />I also like option three the best. However I would also allow the bard to perhaps increase the moral of hirelings and henchman in the same fashion. <br /><br />A thought just occurred to me perhaps you could use option three as some sort of reputation mechanic. Which would affect all sorts of reaction and morale checks, depending on how many and how far stories of the parties exploits.<br /><br />and by the way... best blog ever... that is allGrizaptimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889014138948372669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-34854789053864103512011-10-05T11:08:50.644-05:002011-10-05T11:08:50.644-05:00The pre-requisite for becoming a bard seems like a...The pre-requisite for becoming a bard seems like a very heavy price to pay in a game where you can expect that most characters will only be reaching (and I'm just guessing) about tenth level. A "dead" level (except for hit points) seems very debilitating. But I otherwise like the fact that anyone can become one and you keep the choice of advancing as a bard or advancing in your original class.<br /><br /> Legend lore seems simple and solid.<br /><br />I prefer option three for Charm. Option one feels appropriate only if you're going to make the poofy-sleeved troubador. The Charm spell seems to be all about dominating minds, not moving hearts. Option two seems under-powered (but I'm a munchkin at heart, so such criticism from me should be taken with a grain of salt). I like option three because it shares the Legend Lore mechanics, plus it seems like a good spur for role-playing- you move their hearts and work with what you've got.<br /><br />I wouldn't have thought so, but I love the "negative" effect battlefield morale bonus. For better or worse, correctly or incorrectly, I've got very specific ideas about a strongly orthodox/catholic Averoigne campaign where players are (at least frequently) aligned with the Church. The moral complications of surrendering and fleeing foes seem like rich gaming ground. And what about the very rare instance (more than just the roll of 2) where the enemy is granted a vision and feels compelled to reform or convert?<br /><br />Great stuff. :-)Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818303172957630563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-57309828880566532102011-10-04T15:57:28.879-05:002011-10-04T15:57:28.879-05:00Agreed, and similar to John@9&30K's distil...Agreed, and similar to John@9&30K's distillation of the cleric. Bards should be about abilities not spells, it's just that balancing those abilities between overpowered and useless is tricky.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-13367525682965934342011-10-04T14:48:56.034-05:002011-10-04T14:48:56.034-05:00I like the inherent simplicity of this iteration. ...I like the inherent simplicity of this iteration. I think distilling the abilities down to the basic 3 above is a great idea.migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.com