Templates Bard
🎵 Bard & Minstrel Templates
The Bard archetype uses enchanting music to incite lethal infighting among creatures (Provocation), soothe vicious predators (Peacemaking), and severely compromise boss defenses (Discordance).
Below is the progression tree starting from a beginner build (700 Skill Points) branching into 3 specialized bardic paths (700 Skill Points):
Basic Bard (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength
25 Dexterity
100 Intelligence
100 Musicianship
100 Provocation
100 Peacemaking
100 Discordance
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Meditation
- Playstyle: Provokes dungeon mobs to fight to the death from a distance, debuffs survivors with Discordance, and executes them with Magery.
- Starting Skills: 50 Musicianship, 49 Provocation, 1 Magery
- Gear: Lute, Harp, Tambourine, Bamboo Flute, Med-enabled Leather Suit.
Discordance Mage (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 25 Dexterity | 100 Int
100 Musicianship
100 Discordance
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
100 Inscription
- Playstyle: Instantly discords high-tier bosses to strip their resists and stats by -28%, massively boosting party DPS while backing up with offensive spells.
- Gear: Slayer Instruments, Fast Cast (FC 2 / FCR 6) Jewelry.
Provocation Master (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 25 Dexterity | 100 Int
100 Musicianship
100 Provocation
100 Peacemaking (Area Crowd Control)
100 Magery
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
100 Evaluate Intelligence
- Playstyle: Clears rooms of Blood Elementals, Balrons, and Drakes without spending a drop of mana by pitting them against each other.
- Gear: Exceptional Lutes, Defensive Spellbook.
Battle Bard (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 100 Dexterity | 25 Int
100 Swords / Fencing / Archery
100 Tactics
100 Anatomy
100 Musicianship
100 Discordance (Amplifies Personal DPS)
100 Healing
100 Resisting Spells
- Playstyle: Weakens the target's physical resistance via Discordance, then carves through their remaining defense with high melee weapon damage.
- Gear: 1-Handed Weapon, Shield, Instrument belt clip.