Hard to answer the question without knowing more about your character. Ideally you would want both the narrative of the character to fit as well as have the mechanics work out to give you the kind of play experience you want. What is your character's story? What do their stats look like?
In general, Bard is a good class to pick up if you're interested in being good at skills and in playing a more support role. As soon as you dip a level into Bard you get a Skill proficiency in any skill you want, so if you noticed that you were using a particular Skill a lot but you didn't have access to proficiency, this would take care of that. Bard's are also full casters, so picking up a level of Bard does not slow your acquisition of spell slots. You also immediately gain access to Bardic Inspiration dice, which is a great way to boost your party mates when they need to make skill checks, attack rolls, and (most critically in my opinion) saving throws. You get them based on your Charisma modifier, so it's not as important to have many levels of Bard.
A second level in Bard gets you Jack of All Trades, which makes you half proficient in any Skill in which you are not already proficient, allowing you to fill in gaps missing in your party. It also add half your Proficiency to your Initiative rolls, which is nice. If you're a War Wizard it's going to be hard to beat your Initiative. This also adds to your Dispel Magic and Counterspell attempts. You also get Song of Rest, which can help your party heal up a bit during Short Rests, but it's not a real game changer.
Your third level in Bard gets you Expertise, doubling your Proficiency in two of your skills. A great way to specialize and can even be useful in combat. Athletics can make you better at initiating or defending from those pesky grapplers, Acrobatics can also help you defend from them while making easier to stay on your feet in unstable situations. Stealth and Perception are great skills to boost, or you can double your proficiency in Arcana and be the wizardiest wizard to ever wizard.
At this level you also get to pick your Bardic College and your choice can give you some pretty good options. If you're a Bladesinger, I think that pairs really well with the College of Swords, giving you even more mobility, more damage from both a Fighting Style and Blade Flourishes and some neat control options. College of Lore gives you Cutting Words, which is a great defensive option that blocks enemy attacks and damage which pairs with War Magic to make what I affectionately call a 'cock blocker.' Pair an Enchanter with the College of Glamour to make a mind bender extraordinaire.
I’ve never played a bard. But it seems to me the class in and of itself is a strong multi class. Jack of all Trades, full caster with huge variety of spell effects, melee or ranged combat, etc.
Then again the fun is in the character you create and the community story you bring to life. If a multiclass choice improves your vision of your character then by all means do so.
I love multiclassing bards. My favs are warlock, paladin, and rogue. I personally don’t put more than 2 levels of multiclass into them.
if it makes sense from a story perspective to go wizard, then go for it, but you may want to consider sorcerer instead since sorcerer and bard both use the Charisma stat for spell casting.
As a charisma caster there's better compatibility with Warlock and Sorcerer. Warlock is a D8 HP class so you won't lose HP by dipping, and they do have some very powerful abilities.
I want to multiclass with Bard/Rogue. Do i have to pick a specific archetype? My backstory is a Changeling that's a spy and I would liek to get the Inquisitive/ Mastermind archetype
I want to multiclass with Bard/Rogue. Do i have to pick a specific archetype? My backstory is a Changeling that's a spy and I would liek to get the Inquisitive/ Mastermind archetype
Treantmonk's Temple has an awesome Jack of all trades Bard/Hexblade build on his YouTube channel. I was going to try it out with a few of my own tweeks for race & maybe spells but it looks Super effective.
I recently multiclassed and character to be a wizard- bard. Should I keep it this way? Do you have any stories of multiclassing a bard?
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Hard to answer the question without knowing more about your character. Ideally you would want both the narrative of the character to fit as well as have the mechanics work out to give you the kind of play experience you want. What is your character's story? What do their stats look like?
In general, Bard is a good class to pick up if you're interested in being good at skills and in playing a more support role. As soon as you dip a level into Bard you get a Skill proficiency in any skill you want, so if you noticed that you were using a particular Skill a lot but you didn't have access to proficiency, this would take care of that. Bard's are also full casters, so picking up a level of Bard does not slow your acquisition of spell slots. You also immediately gain access to Bardic Inspiration dice, which is a great way to boost your party mates when they need to make skill checks, attack rolls, and (most critically in my opinion) saving throws. You get them based on your Charisma modifier, so it's not as important to have many levels of Bard.
A second level in Bard gets you Jack of All Trades, which makes you half proficient in any Skill in which you are not already proficient, allowing you to fill in gaps missing in your party. It also add half your Proficiency to your Initiative rolls, which is nice. If you're a War Wizard it's going to be hard to beat your Initiative. This also adds to your Dispel Magic and Counterspell attempts. You also get Song of Rest, which can help your party heal up a bit during Short Rests, but it's not a real game changer.
Your third level in Bard gets you Expertise, doubling your Proficiency in two of your skills. A great way to specialize and can even be useful in combat. Athletics can make you better at initiating or defending from those pesky grapplers, Acrobatics can also help you defend from them while making easier to stay on your feet in unstable situations. Stealth and Perception are great skills to boost, or you can double your proficiency in Arcana and be the wizardiest wizard to ever wizard.
At this level you also get to pick your Bardic College and your choice can give you some pretty good options. If you're a Bladesinger, I think that pairs really well with the College of Swords, giving you even more mobility, more damage from both a Fighting Style and Blade Flourishes and some neat control options. College of Lore gives you Cutting Words, which is a great defensive option that blocks enemy attacks and damage which pairs with War Magic to make what I affectionately call a 'cock blocker.' Pair an Enchanter with the College of Glamour to make a mind bender extraordinaire.
Canto alla vita
alla sua bellezza
ad ogni sua ferita
ogni sua carezza!
I sing to life and to its tragic beauty
To pain and to strife, but all that dances through me
The rise and the fall, I've lived through it all!
I’ve never played a bard. But it seems to me the class in and of itself is a strong multi class. Jack of all Trades, full caster with huge variety of spell effects, melee or ranged combat, etc.
Then again the fun is in the character you create and the community story you bring to life. If a multiclass choice improves your vision of your character then by all means do so.
I love multiclassing bards. My favs are warlock, paladin, and rogue. I personally don’t put more than 2 levels of multiclass into them.
if it makes sense from a story perspective to go wizard, then go for it, but you may want to consider sorcerer instead since sorcerer and bard both use the Charisma stat for spell casting.
As a charisma caster there's better compatibility with Warlock and Sorcerer. Warlock is a D8 HP class so you won't lose HP by dipping, and they do have some very powerful abilities.
I want to multiclass with Bard/Rogue. Do i have to pick a specific archetype? My backstory is a Changeling that's a spy and I would liek to get the Inquisitive/ Mastermind archetype
No you do not need a specific archetype
Once you get to third level in rogue, you will need to pick a roguish archetype, but not until then.
Canto alla vita
alla sua bellezza
ad ogni sua ferita
ogni sua carezza!
I sing to life and to its tragic beauty
To pain and to strife, but all that dances through me
The rise and the fall, I've lived through it all!
Treantmonk's Temple has an awesome Jack of all trades Bard/Hexblade build on his YouTube channel. I was going to try it out with a few of my own tweeks for race & maybe spells but it looks Super effective.