I have a character that is multiclassed into a bard, solely for roleplay reasons. I however, absolutely suck at playing the bard portion of his character. He has 4 levels as a bard so far (8 total), and took the College of Eloquence as it fit his personality best. He has a book of poems (a made up one) so poems would probably be best, plus I suck at singing. I just need some ideas really.
If it matters he's a Tiefling boy of almost 14. Help would be much appreciated !

When it comes to playing Bards, there almost comes a certain expectation that you HAVE to have a song/poem for every occasion that you can just launch into when it's your turn. This is a fallacy - you can just say 'I sing an amazing Blues song to inspire my ally!'.

That said, everyone loves a role player, and nothing screams roleplay like the Bard class. Some people are very gifted and can just improvise on the spot. For those that don't have that skill, I always suggest going the easy route and editing stuff that's in existence, rather than going for originality.   

For the sake of ease, there's nothing wrong with borrowing from a classic poem - takes Roses are Red; endless playtime there limited only by your imagination and your rhyming ability:

'Roses are Red,

Violets are Blue,

You're got this Aragorn,

Here's a Buff for you!'

'Roses are Red,

Some of them Black,

Swing your axe with accuracy,

Enjoy your boost to attack!'

'Roses are Red,

Dead leaves a brown,

Watch the enemy falter,

As I make them all fall down!'

If it ever comes to songs, an easy tactic I use is to take any early-era Beatles song and change the word 'Love' to 'Buff' or 'curse' -

'I Buff you, yeah, yeah, yeah! I buff you, yeah, yeah, yeah! With a Buff like that, you know you should be glad!' 

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When it comes to playing Bards, there almost comes a certain expectation that you HAVE to have a song/poem for every occasion that you can just launch into when it's your turn. This is a fallacy - you can just say 'I sing an amazing Blues song to inspire my ally!'.

That said, everyone loves a role player, and nothing screams roleplay like the Bard class. Some people are very gifted and can just improvise on the spot. For those that don't have that skill, I always suggest going the easy route and editing stuff that's in existence, rather than going for originality.   

For the sake of ease, there's nothing wrong with borrowing from a classic poem - takes Roses are Red; endless playtime there limited only by your imagination and your rhyming ability:

'Roses are Red,

Violets are Blue,

You're got this Aragorn,

Here's a Buff for you!'

 

'Roses are Red,

Some of them Black,

Swing your axe with accuracy,

Enjoy your boost to attack!'

 

'Roses are Red,

Dead leaves a brown,

Watch the enemy falter,

As I make them all fall down!'

 

If it ever comes to songs, an easy tactic I use is to take any early-era Beatles song and change the word 'Love' to 'Buff' or 'curse' -

'I Buff you, yeah, yeah, yeah! I buff you, yeah, yeah, yeah! With a Buff like that, you know you should be glad!' 

 This is... amazing. Pure, unbridled insanity, but amazing nonetheless.

lmao... I was going to say '14 year old Tiefling? Google: limericks.'  but you guys got this!

And if you want to wax sappy, well here's my favorite poem: 

'Where There's a Will There's a Way'
by John Godfrey Saxe

(instead of 'Roman soldier' insert 'Barbarian half-orc' or whatnot?  It's probably past copyright worries??) 

Or something shorter, perhaps?

A young man from Cork
Confused lim'ricks and Haikus
Fusion poetry

hahaha!

Quote from Kotath >>

To a barbarian:

"Axes are red,

His face is there.

Put them together,

And let's Rip And Tear!"

*Cue the Doom eternal OST*

To speak
without having anything to say to
communicate
in silence
the needs of the soul to
give voice
to the wrinkles of the face
to the lashes of the eyes
to the corners of the mouth
speak
holding hands
keep silent
holding hands.

(Paul Eluard)