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Bard Skill Ideas
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Here are some skill ideas for the Bard. Do you agree with em'? Comment your favorite.. or most hated, I guess. DEMOCRACYYYY.
Active: Soundsmith [Play a constructive melody, equipping you with a violin or guitar. (Violin attacks are ranged, guitar attacks are melee) ((Violin will be shaped to look like a crossbow, guitar will look like a war-axe )) **Must wait 3 seconds before switching in combat**
Violin Active: Aimed Strum [Aim your song and play, buffing your teammate with health regen and increased attack power/ enemy targets have their attack power weakened
Violin Active: Tempo [Speedily play a song, increase the attack speed of your ally by 15% for 15 seconds and movement by 15% / decrease the attack speed of an enemy by 5% for 10 seconds and slow their movement 20% for 2.5 seconds
Violin Passive: Stringmaster [Increase the duration of your buffs by 5% and debuffs by 2%
Violin Active: Harmonize [Play a protective song, negating negative status effects for 10 seconds / prevent enemies from being buffed for 5 seconds and deal magic damage
Violin Active: Deafen [Play a harsh melody, stunning an enemy for 2 seconds, dealing 5% of the opponents health]
Violin Active: Binary [Deal 2 consecutive hits to an enemy, giving them two stacks of "Ringing", each stack lasting 4 seconds. *Max: 5*
Violin Active: Allegro [Deal 3 consecutive hits to an enemy. If the enemy has a stack of "ringing" deal 3% extra damage for each stack]
Violin Active: Bravura [Boldly stand, performing an AOE song for 5 seconds. Allies within the AOE are given health regen / enemies take magic damage and get one stack of "Ringing"
Violin Passive: Echo [The 3rd song-based skill you play deals 5% extra damage or has an increased duration of 10%
Violin Ultimate Active: Dance [Play a song that forces players to dance. Target an enemy with "Dance" and for 10 seconds it will cause him to walk to the nearest enemy ally, infecting them with a "dance" effect which makes them seek out their other teamates. While they are under the "dance" effect they are unable to attack and are given 3 stacks of "Ringing" ("Dance" lasts 7 seconds on the initial target, reducing by 15% for the next infected. If there is no other target to infect, the initial target will dance in one place for the duration of the effect.
Guitar Active: Slash [Swing your guitar around, dealing physical damage]
Guitar Active: Shred [Strum a sharp tune energizing your guitar, dealing extra phy. damage on the next 2 hits as well as giving your physical attacks a "bleeding" effect for 8 seconds]
Guitar Active: Vengeful Aria [Shout a melodius war song, giving your weapon and your allies weapons 2% increased damage. Melee weapons obtain 3% lifesteal for 5 seconds.]
Guitar Active: Bludgeon [Wave your guitar in the air, and strike the enemy, dealing 8% of their health and applying 2 stacks of bleeding]
Guitar Active: Encorage [Play an invigorating song, increasing the size of your character or an ally, making the next 3 attacks do no damage, lasting 15 seconds, and increasing health by 5% for 8 seconds]
Guitar Active: Atonal [Deal magic damage to an enemy, silencing them for 3 seconds and removing any buffs.]
Guitar Passive: Skilled Guitarist [Permanently increase the damage of your weapon and duration of bleeds]
Guitar Ultimate Active: Duet [Play a rock ballad, calling upon your Muse. Your Muse appears, lasting for 20 seconds, while your Muse is alive, you deal 10% more damage. You can also direct your Muse to attack for you, dealing ranged magic damage.]
Active: Soft Melody [Play a gentle song, allowing your allies to jump over obstacles and take no fall damage.]
Active: Soundsmith [Play a constructive melody, equipping you with a violin or guitar. (Violin attacks are ranged, guitar attacks are melee) ((Violin will be shaped to look like a crossbow, guitar will look like a war-axe )) **Must wait 3 seconds before switching in combat**
Violin Active: Aimed Strum [Aim your song and play, buffing your teammate with health regen and increased attack power/ enemy targets have their attack power weakened
Violin Active: Tempo [Speedily play a song, increase the attack speed of your ally by 15% for 15 seconds and movement by 15% / decrease the attack speed of an enemy by 5% for 10 seconds and slow their movement 20% for 2.5 seconds
Violin Passive: Stringmaster [Increase the duration of your buffs by 5% and debuffs by 2%
Violin Active: Harmonize [Play a protective song, negating negative status effects for 10 seconds / prevent enemies from being buffed for 5 seconds and deal magic damage
Violin Active: Deafen [Play a harsh melody, stunning an enemy for 2 seconds, dealing 5% of the opponents health]
Violin Active: Binary [Deal 2 consecutive hits to an enemy, giving them two stacks of "Ringing", each stack lasting 4 seconds. *Max: 5*
Violin Active: Allegro [Deal 3 consecutive hits to an enemy. If the enemy has a stack of "ringing" deal 3% extra damage for each stack]
Violin Active: Bravura [Boldly stand, performing an AOE song for 5 seconds. Allies within the AOE are given health regen / enemies take magic damage and get one stack of "Ringing"
Violin Passive: Echo [The 3rd song-based skill you play deals 5% extra damage or has an increased duration of 10%
Violin Ultimate Active: Dance [Play a song that forces players to dance. Target an enemy with "Dance" and for 10 seconds it will cause him to walk to the nearest enemy ally, infecting them with a "dance" effect which makes them seek out their other teamates. While they are under the "dance" effect they are unable to attack and are given 3 stacks of "Ringing" ("Dance" lasts 7 seconds on the initial target, reducing by 15% for the next infected. If there is no other target to infect, the initial target will dance in one place for the duration of the effect.
Guitar Active: Slash [Swing your guitar around, dealing physical damage]
Guitar Active: Shred [Strum a sharp tune energizing your guitar, dealing extra phy. damage on the next 2 hits as well as giving your physical attacks a "bleeding" effect for 8 seconds]
Guitar Active: Vengeful Aria [Shout a melodius war song, giving your weapon and your allies weapons 2% increased damage. Melee weapons obtain 3% lifesteal for 5 seconds.]
Guitar Active: Bludgeon [Wave your guitar in the air, and strike the enemy, dealing 8% of their health and applying 2 stacks of bleeding]
Guitar Active: Encorage [Play an invigorating song, increasing the size of your character or an ally, making the next 3 attacks do no damage, lasting 15 seconds, and increasing health by 5% for 8 seconds]
Guitar Active: Atonal [Deal magic damage to an enemy, silencing them for 3 seconds and removing any buffs.]
Guitar Passive: Skilled Guitarist [Permanently increase the damage of your weapon and duration of bleeds]
Guitar Ultimate Active: Duet [Play a rock ballad, calling upon your Muse. Your Muse appears, lasting for 20 seconds, while your Muse is alive, you deal 10% more damage. You can also direct your Muse to attack for you, dealing ranged magic damage.]
Active: Soft Melody [Play a gentle song, allowing your allies to jump over obstacles and take no fall damage.]
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Anyway, it seems that everyone is going to have the same mechanics when it comes to weapons and skills. It would be great if there was a class that was different. It would feel more special, less boring...
- Casting Hallucinations
- Spells involving Hyms, Verses - similar to " Curses " .
- Spells involving Manipulation , " Periodic Damage " ,
- Possible " Voodoo Magic "
- Musical Instruments ( as seen in other MMOs via EQ )
But not having a Range-Limit for one character ... you'll have to do the same for the others. ( Only some Abilities )- Such as Ranger being able to Fire its Arrow from Far-away ( an example )
Any weapon can be equipped with any Archetype - if Intrepid seize this opportunity ... they could implement a vastly-unique feature that:- The Weapon can be utilized differently depending on the Archetype ; rather than being deemed as, " ineffective " / " obsolete " .
Every-time a Weapon Clashes onto another Object, sound ( of some sort ) is emitted. Bard might be able to do something with that Xp- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLe34Un8OXw&t=2s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsI5B6QQqIk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fun Fact: My Profile Pic is another good indicator of how I'm imagining Bard. Need a Closer look ? ( ^.~* )
No no no, NO bagpipes!