At 01:07 PM 5/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
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>only usefull ones. Any other magic class usually has a variety of usefull
>spells, and I rarely see 1 (Lets say wizrd) using the same 4 or 5 spell over
>and over again. They switch them around considering what the situation calls
>for

Gotta disagree here. As an enchanter, I generally had a standard "spell
kit" that I seldom changed. As a Bard my song kit is much the same, but as
I get more protective songs they will take some precedence.
Note one VERY important thing: We are NOT defined by our songs the way
spellcasters are defined by their spells. We are also middlin-fair
warriors (You watch a wiz try to go toe to toe with a fast melee mob and
see who's still standing). We are also the SINGLE MOST VERSATILE CLASS IN
THE GAME. Read that sentence again. There is NOTHING we can't do: pick
locks, disarm traps, put monsters to sleep, heal our party, hide our party,
take our party underwater.... Bards in EQ are the single-most powerful
Bard class I've ever played (and this is from someone who's played Bard in
nearly every conceivable RPG).
As has been stated before, we enhance a party. If you want to convert a
Bard to a mathematical formula, where fighters = 1, and spellchuckers = 1,
and Clerics = 1, Bards = x2 multiplier. We make everyone better.

Talies the Wanderer
Check out the EverQuesting Bard:
http://amtgard.pinkpig.com/bards/eqbard.htm