#bardclass

The Bard passively destroys, meaning that maybe they destroy things by mistake, or even arrange for things to be destroyed but don’t do it themselves. Another way of this happening is to not allow it to be created in the first place. Anybody see where I’m going with this?

1) The Genesis Frog

I’m sorry, but if you have a Bard of Space you are Royally Fucked. Unless somebody else knocks him out and takes over, there’s very little you can do to stop your team failing if your Space player is a Bard. He passively destroys Space. What is Space? The Genesis Frog. Therefore the chances of his breeding the Genesis Frog are stupidly slim (whether he does this by accident or on purpose) and even if he does by some miracle bring it into being, he’ll probably fuck up and kill it (again, either by mistake or on purpose). Unless your Knight is completely overbearing and basically forces the Bard to let her do it, the chances of being able to breed the Genesis Frog are essentially nothing. Sorry, kids.

2) Creation

I see creation and bringing things into being as an extension of Space. Your Bard would probably kill the creativity of others and make them less able to create, or less willing to. He could do this in a number of ways. Maybe he kills their confidence in their work (by being better than them, for example, or telling them it’s not very good), or maybe something happens to their supplies they need to create. These are ways of passive destruction, as he is not literally destroying creation, but is making them destroy their own.

3) Matter

How does one passively destroy matter? The only thing I really get for this is that he could create something or influence somebody into destroying it for him. He’s the kind of guy who would get somebody else to do his dirty work for him, without any feeling of shame or anything. He might even be proud of it. If anybody else can come up with something to help out here then please just drop us a message.

Basically, if you have a Bard of Space then get rid of him quick. No Space player is better than one that’s destined to fail, surely?

Works well with: Bard/Prince of Time, Knight of Doom

Works badly with: Any other Time player, most other players

-Rhi

1) Invite destruction through aspect

The Bard of Doom can cause the downfall of others through their actions and choices. However those afflicted by this doom could be friend or foe, meaning the Bard has great potential, whether for good or ill. If the Bard was to sabotage their allies’ plans to defeat the Black King by killing another player, (whether this was knowingly or not) then they could doom the rest of their allies into losing the fight and dying. Conversely, if the Bard was to set in to motion a chain of events that lead to the Black Kings defeat, then he would have caused destruction through doom.

2) Allow destruction of aspect

This is where having a Bard of Doom could be extremely useful. This could result in doom being destroyed for the player’s allies, meaning they could cheat death or bring about the success of a seemingly null session. Unfortunately this works both ways however, and the Bard could end up destroying their opponents doom, meaning the team would have no chance to defeat them.

3) Offence

Both the Bard and Prince classes have been shown capable of weaponising  their aspect to great effect. This could manifest in the Bard as being able to materialise doom (much like a certain Prince of Hope uses his white science) and harm others with its concentrated form. However, with a Bard these powers would be very risky and it would be better to use them when there’s no risk of harming any of their allies, such as when they fight alone.

Despite seeming like a class that is destined to cause despair, the Bard of Doom has equal potential to bring about the improbable success of their session, or its catastrophic failure.

Works well with: Sylph of Rage, Witch of Heart, Knight of Life

Works poorly with: Bard of Life, Thief of Light, Prince of Hope