Quote Originally Posted by Elkad View Post
Power and fun2play are not the same thing. Inspire Courage for an army of friends may win fights, but after the first round you spend the whole fight saying "don't forget your bardsong bonus" and "ooh, it's my turn. Shortbow attack for 1d6. Next."

I love it when someone else in my group plays a bard, but I'll never pick it.
Yeah, bards aren't especially exciting as far as combat goes. They tend to make better social characters than anyone else, though, which makes all the difference when it comes to determining whether you're playing a role-playing game and a roll-playing game.