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I also like Urchin because it gives you proficiency with Thieves Tools. This allows you to play the role of a Rogue and be a Bard. If you choose Deception, Slight of Hand and Stealth Skills for Proficiency and pick up invisibility and silence spells, you're going to do the Rogue thing very well outside of combat.
Entertainer sort of gives a bard more of what they are already good at doing. Some other backgrounds open up new options. I've moved away from the Entertainer background for this reason.
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Anything that gives charisma based skills, because it frees up your bard's extra proficiency and expertise slots for things like Insight which is invaluable for a party face, or perception and investigation in case your party is missing a lot of things they should be seeing/finding.
You get insight, so the charmer is less likely to be deceived themselves
You get to pick any one Wisdom or likely a charisma skill to focus on your strength in skills/ability scores.
Two more languages so more people to talk to and charm.
But being an agent adds more to the characters story and background, giving them more than just the horny bard stereotype. Also gives the DM great ways to tie you into the story and the current campaign.
Similar to Faction agent but not setting dependent I like Courtier.
Insight is almost a necessity on a face and you are going to get persausion frees up a bard skill slow which is unrestricted.
Two languages as idleknight poited out for faction agent.
The feature can be a very useful route to getting speedy access to the people in power.
Flavorwise I think a courtier really fits an eloquence or lore bard. An eloquence bard is diplomacy in person and the description of lore bard mentions tehe possibility of them working in a royal court.
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Best bard background besides entertainer
Mythology nerd. 300 is one of my favorite movies. 1 and a half years experience. Make some homebrew magic items and subclasses. Will make magic items for free just message me
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I like urchin.
I also like Urchin because it gives you proficiency with Thieves Tools. This allows you to play the role of a Rogue and be a Bard. If you choose Deception, Slight of Hand and Stealth Skills for Proficiency and pick up invisibility and silence spells, you're going to do the Rogue thing very well outside of combat.
Entertainer sort of gives a bard more of what they are already good at doing. Some other backgrounds open up new options. I've moved away from the Entertainer background for this reason.
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I'd think either Urchin or Charlatan
I wonder how plummeting hundreds of feet feels
Anything that gives charisma based skills, because it frees up your bard's extra proficiency and expertise slots for things like Insight which is invaluable for a party face, or perception and investigation in case your party is missing a lot of things they should be seeing/finding.
I like Faction agent - s
You get insight, so the charmer is less likely to be deceived themselves
You get to pick any one Wisdom or likely a charisma skill to focus on your strength in skills/ability scores.
Two more languages so more people to talk to and charm.
But being an agent adds more to the characters story and background, giving them more than just the horny bard stereotype. Also gives the DM great ways to tie you into the story and the current campaign.
Similar to Faction agent but not setting dependent I like Courtier.
Insight is almost a necessity on a face and you are going to get persausion frees up a bard skill slow which is unrestricted.
Two languages as idleknight poited out for faction agent.
The feature can be a very useful route to getting speedy access to the people in power.
Flavorwise I think a courtier really fits an eloquence or lore bard. An eloquence bard is diplomacy in person and the description of lore bard mentions tehe possibility of them working in a royal court.