Bard | Character classes in The Bard's Tale 4 The Bard's Tale 4 Guide and Walkthrough

Last update: 04 October 2018

The Bard is one of the playable character classes in Bard's Tale IV. In this chapter, you will find all of the information about this specific character class. You will discover, among other details, what are the functions of this class in your team, and you will find some advice on the development of this class.

• Basic Information
• Starting Stats and Skills
• Advice

Basic Information

The Bard is characterized by similar Constitution to a Rogue. However, he does not have the ability to conceal himself, which makes him more vulnerable to attacks. This is why placing a Bard in the first line is quite risky. Especially since the Bard is an extremely important character class. Bards work great as support heroes, imposing status effects on enemy units. In the case of this class, an elf is your best choice.

Starting Stats and Skills

The Bard has the following starting parameters:

1. Constitution: 9
2. Armor Class: 0
3. Strength: 5
4. Spell Points: 2
5. Intelligence: 3

The starting skills for this class are as follows:

Icon	Skill Type	Name	Description
	Active	Chop	Allows you to carry out a long-range blow. It can reach enemies directly ahead and on the sides of the attacking character
	Active	Chug	Allows you to drink different types of alcohols that modify the characters' parameters and allow him to sing songs. In addition, the character receives a strength bonus for the time of the alcohol intoxication.
	Active	Sanctuary Score	For one turn, a selected team member is surrounded by a protective field, which recovers his health points

In addition, you can also select three of the skills listed below:

Icon	Skill Type	Name	Description
	Passive	Strength 1	+1 to Strength
	Active	Rabble-Rouser: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Rhyme of Duotime, which reduces all ability cooldowns in your party by 1
	Active	Troubadour: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Wayland's Watch, which reduces enemy strength by 50% for 1 turn
	Active	Warchanter: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Kael's Rudiment, which causes enemies that attack the character affected by this skill to suffer physical damage and be set on fire
	Active	Minstrel: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Spellsong, which grants a spell point to all nearby party members
	Passive	Spell Point 1	+1 Spell Point
	Active	Swordsman: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Storm of Blades, that doubles the physical damage dealt to a unit within range
	Active	Axeman: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Lumbering Strike, which causes heavy physical damage to the enemy that is closest to the character. Used in the next turn after activation
	Active	Bludgeon: Novice	Unlocks the ability: Head Knocker which causes high physical damage to an enemy that stands in front of the character
	Passive	Critical Hit: Swords	Gives a 20% chance to reset the cooldown timers of your other Sword skills
	Passive	Critical Hit: Axes	Gives a 30% chance to inflict the bleeding status effect on the target enemy
	Passive	Critical Hit:?Bludgeons	Gives a 10% chance to inflict a stun on the target enemy
	Passive	Light Armor: Novice	Allows your character to utilize Light Armor
	Passive	Constitution 1	+1 to Constitution
	Passive	Intelligence 1	+1 to Intelligence
	Active	Science	Science allows you to create the following potions: Lesser Draught of Power, Lesser Elixir of Focus, Lesser Tonic of Armor

Advice

1. The Bard works great as a unit that weakens enemies, and also as an attacker. The class has a set of abilities that affect all enemies in a given group. Always have these types of skills in the Bard's proficiency book. These include, e.g. the Wayland's Watch. The Bard can also have skills that are very similar to those possessed by a Fighter.
2. Always have alcohol on your character, as it allows you to strengthen your bard and also lets him gain Spell Points that are necessary for some of the abilities which are characteristic of this class. Each type of liquor has its own properties, so you must have several different types of drinks to get the right results. In addition, each consumed unit of alcohol adds to the bard's strength, which translates into the greater power of his attacks.
3. Always have two types of songs. One that supports the party and one that affects opponents. Thanks to this, the bard will have an almost global impact on the battlefield.
4. Do not forget about the starting skill Sanctuary Score. It is usable every turn and allows you to protect a selected team member. It can save a character's life in a critical situation.