Bard

A bard is a travelling musician, mostly playing music on their instrument for money, to support their party/group or both.

Career

Qualifications

Bard college

Career Progression

A bard must learn to play at least one instrument to graduate at the bard college.

Payment & Reimbursement

It varies and depends on the location and the people. With playing music alone a bard can‘t live for long, they‘d have to either join a group/party or take another profession.

Other Benefits

Bards are liked a lot if they play their instruments well. A good bard band is liked even more. When a bard doesn‘t know how to approach a love interest directly, they can play some music for allure bonus aka charisma points.

Perception

Purpose

To provide music, entertainment, team spirit and in battle distraction

Social Status

To become a bard, a person must attend a bard college which isn‘t cheap, so a bard would be a gap between high rank class and the middle class. Then there are natural born talents that can pick up any instrument and play flawlessly! They are the jealousy magnet of the trained bards.

Demographics

5%

Operations

Tools

Optional instruments are: Mandoline, lute, flute, ocarina, drums, tambourine, rattle, cowbell, horn, any instrument that can be carried. Also a box of cleaning utensils to keep the instruments in good quality.

Materials

No, just an instrument and musical knowledge/talent.

Workplace

As a bard, they can work just about everywhere, but there‘s also a bard guild.

Provided Services

Inspiring music, motivating music, intimidating music, romantic music, music for any occasion.

Dangers & Hazards

Bards can be very vulnerable to attacks when they play some music. They better stand behind a combat class character so they won‘t get targeted.

Alternative Names

Musician, Songwriter

Type

Entertainment

Demand

It is a luxury, though it depends what kind of music a bard plays and what kind of instrument they use.

Legality

Yes.