Hail, fellow bards.

I'm new to the bard class (figure i'll play one monday on the new server),
and had a few questions for you.

First, i noticed that bards can wear plate armor. How much strenghth is
required to wear a full suit of plate armor and still run around and be able
to grab some loot?

I've heard Dexterity has an affect on how well bards play their instruments.
How big of an affect is this? Should i max my dexterity to ensure that i'm
good at playing instruments?

Also, i've heard that since bard spells don't use mana, they can play
indefinately, is this true? How does the whole "song" thing work?

I guess these questions probably get asked a lot... if there's a FAQ or
something i could check our, just point me to it...

thanks all.

-Wiz