Ideation Thoughts
Hmm... well, Dartenian said anything combat, weapons, non-enchante ability type things for Bards to be put forward and proposed. He's presumably a minor coder for the game and all. *sigh*
Honestly, I think I dried up my well for bardic enchantes 2 years ago. Bardic abilities however... but with any and all powers, one needs to do a touch of research here and there to spark the imagination. So, having nearly exhausted everything I've seen or read in LOTR, Anne MacCaffrey, David Eddings, and the huge host of 1990's Hi-Science Fiction and Fantasy writers. It is time to delve into the unknown! I'm going to try and get Meek-Rob to let me borrow his Book of Feats published by AD&D (hasbro corporation) and try to come up with some new bardic combat abilities loosely based on said book, by looking through each feat, and thinking, bard, bard, where could I fit all I know about DR bards into here? I've already gone through my entire compendium of Palladium: Unlimited Superheroes, and done exactly that. See all posts on October 30th, 31st.
But of course, as usual, sometimes when I'm looking through material, I'll come across something that makes me think, oooh, perfect thief thing, or oooh, just the thing for a moon mage! Those too, get added to this blog although rarely do I think of something that doesn't already mimic a spell or ability these guilds already have.
As a lurker on the boards, I keep reading about people complaining how Bards are so broken. I have to say, I don't think that's true, bards are not broken, they never were. Underpowered and underdeveloped, yes. But never broken. What's broken in DR is any ability that gives one guild a power so massive, that it can kill indiscriminitely members of other guilds who have equal or greater skills. So following these lines, Barbarians, Clerics, Rangers and Moonmages are BROKEN! Just like being a Half-Giant, Half-faerie dragon giving you complete spell immunity, with 30 strength at CL adjustment 4th level is broken in AD&D. Or a thief and Black Guard Assasin who takes Improved Inititive, Quick Draw, and Flick of the Wrist is also very Broken!
Honestly, I think I dried up my well for bardic enchantes 2 years ago. Bardic abilities however... but with any and all powers, one needs to do a touch of research here and there to spark the imagination. So, having nearly exhausted everything I've seen or read in LOTR, Anne MacCaffrey, David Eddings, and the huge host of 1990's Hi-Science Fiction and Fantasy writers. It is time to delve into the unknown! I'm going to try and get Meek-Rob to let me borrow his Book of Feats published by AD&D (hasbro corporation) and try to come up with some new bardic combat abilities loosely based on said book, by looking through each feat, and thinking, bard, bard, where could I fit all I know about DR bards into here? I've already gone through my entire compendium of Palladium: Unlimited Superheroes, and done exactly that. See all posts on October 30th, 31st.
But of course, as usual, sometimes when I'm looking through material, I'll come across something that makes me think, oooh, perfect thief thing, or oooh, just the thing for a moon mage! Those too, get added to this blog although rarely do I think of something that doesn't already mimic a spell or ability these guilds already have.
As a lurker on the boards, I keep reading about people complaining how Bards are so broken. I have to say, I don't think that's true, bards are not broken, they never were. Underpowered and underdeveloped, yes. But never broken. What's broken in DR is any ability that gives one guild a power so massive, that it can kill indiscriminitely members of other guilds who have equal or greater skills. So following these lines, Barbarians, Clerics, Rangers and Moonmages are BROKEN! Just like being a Half-Giant, Half-faerie dragon giving you complete spell immunity, with 30 strength at CL adjustment 4th level is broken in AD&D. Or a thief and Black Guard Assasin who takes Improved Inititive, Quick Draw, and Flick of the Wrist is also very Broken!
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