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nbnmare
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 18:26:44
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I'm quite sure this question has come up before, but I can't see to find the answer. It certainly doesn't appear in official errata.
Anyway, there appears to be a discrepancy in the Player's Handbook. From the description of the list of bard weapon and armor proficiencies:
"A bard is proficient with all simple weapons, plus the longsword, rapier, sap, short sword, shortbow, and whip. Bards are proficient with light armor and shields (except tower shields)."
From the description of Armor Proficiency (Medium):
"Fighters, barbarians, paladins, clerics, druids, and bards automatically have Armor Proficiency (medium) as a bonus feat. They need not select it."
Clearly both cannot be right. I know the CRPG NWN2 went with bards not having proficiency with medium armor, but does anyone know if this indeed correct?
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Edited by - nbnmare on 20 Feb 2007 19:34:42
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 20:49:34
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I recall a discussion with SRK about this issue on his board where when 3.5 came out that because of the change of Bard spell list, that light was removed from spell failure.
That is the best I can offer right now, though searching EotC site for a quick, non ziped answer. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 21:12:21
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Found it, or at least best answer I can get.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ask/20061213a
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Q: Dear Sage,
Do bards have the Armor Proficiency (Medium) feat? The class description and feat description don’t agree.
--Fraser
A: No, they don’t. The class description takes precedence over the feat description.
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"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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nbnmare
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 21:29:04
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Excellent, thanks  . |
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Tyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 21 Feb 2007 : 11:21:14
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| Well you'd need the Proficiency and Battlecaster for that armour type. |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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Posted - 21 Feb 2007 : 17:31:22
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why not the middleway (noone is wrong) ... they can wear both Light and medium armor without problems ... but they can only cast spells while in light ...
ie. they have the Armor proficiency for Medium armors ... but doesn't know how to cast spells while in it ... |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Victor_ograygor
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Bards and medium armor
