Quote Originally Posted by orionbryan View Post
Complete stats are posted now, thanks. The idea of a whip is interesting. The bard is a Spaniard so it could work. However, I had intended on trying to stay out of melee trouble
Whips have a whopping 15' range, more than enough to say out of immediate melee while still contributing as a BFC backup (if you encounter antimagic/magic supression). While you want to stay out of melee trouble, having it available to you is never a bad thing. Arm yourself with a whip and a rapier and you'll be safe from pretty much any nere-do-wells. You'll get to buff and debuff while giving yourself a never-ending supply of minimal BFC. You can 2-hand a whip on disarms with it as well for and additional +4 bonus to the disarm netting you a total of +14 on the disarm attack (+3 BAB, +4 2-hand whip, +2 Whip, +4 Improved Disarm, and +1 from your strength). That's a pretty good bonus for only minimal investment.