Yea, sorry everyone, I stick to core, and it just kind of seemed that way to me.
Little offensive casting, a few healing spells, the weapon and armor selection, the fact that he's not as awesome at any one thing that the others can do, but he can fill in for all them if the need for their specialty isn't requiring an epic use of said skill. It just shouts bard.
I was going to make it say something like: "Four person party, with a fifth wheel" but I couldn't make it sound right.