11/19/2023 0 Comments Icewind dale portraits halfling bard![]() ![]() Even with less luck, it's a big difference. A 75% reduction in the enemy's power, at will, is difficult to match. I remember using it in Dragon's Eye and reducing the number of enemy attackers from 8 to 2. ![]() Siren's Yearning stuns critters on a failed save. I only failed saves when that song wasn't active. I had a pair of bards in one of my previous runs and with Tymora's Melody, I knew the party would never get disabled. I'm guessing that those that say ANY bard is required/highly recommended in IWD EE are misguided, or maybe I'm missing something? I don't quite understand that as while the vanilla bard gets all the IWD-specific songs, the kits miss out. On top in a number of threads people have mentioned a Bard being essential to an IWD party regardless of kit (for instance a Blade), as long as there is a Bard of some sort. I've always seen him as a poor man's fighter/mage with less spells, worse fighting skills & pick pocket added in for measure. Yes I am aware about the vanilla Bard's amazing songs (particularly the War Chant of Sith - was this in the original? I can't remember.) but I don't see them as a deal breaker to make him an essential member of the team. I tend to like all my party members contributing directly in battle somehow. Plus I never really liked the fact he couldn't fight while singing. A handy character as could cast spells, use every weapon & identify for free, but tbh I didn't see him as anything particularly special as such. I originally played a Bard in the vanilla IWD from 2000, the only time I've taken a bard from start to finish in a AD&D computer game. 6.I've searched around the forums to find the answer to this question but can't find a direct one so made this thread.6.9K Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. ![]()
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