It is interesting to see that when I long ago argued that our melee skills
were only barely superior to that of shamans there were many who argued
vehemently that we were far better at melee. It seems now that more bards
are beginning to agree that our melee skills are not far beyond those of
some of the "pure" casters.

Kit

Actually his statement is exactly right. Our Melee skills are hardly our
defining trait. Being only barely a notch above shaman and druids in our
melee ability. Sure we get dual wield but they can wield 2h blunt weapons.
So we're better at melee, but not near on par with the 'true' melee classes
that get dual wield and double attack or just double attack but can wield
2hs weapons or 1hs and use a shield to bash. Either way, any of the real
melee classes are "defined" by their melee skills. We are "defined" by our
ability to sing songs.

(and almost any bard will tell you that our songs are far more powerful than
our melee ability)

Lyrnia

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