Bard

Bard is one of the classes that can be selected in Elder Tale. This class specializes in using magical songs to increase the stats of the other members of an attack party.

Overview
A Bard can only wear leather armor and is limited to using short swords, bows and other light weapons or instruments. However, unlike other weapon-based classes, Bards have the unique ability to use Song Magic, which allows them to tremendously increase their allies' combat prowess. In particular, the Bard has support songs that grant continuous buffs until cancelled and are ranked substantially above those cast by an Enchanter. On top of that, these support songs can be toggled on and off at will. There is a great variety of songs in the skill set, each of which are very powerful.

However, the Bard's own combat prowess is quite low, and few players choose this class. High-level bards can learn up to 15 songs and can activate two songs simultaneously. Since each song requires a very long casting time, having a long-term battle strategy is crucial. Therefore, this class is very challenging to master.

Builds
There are two primary builds for this class: the Concertmaster and the Prima Actor.


 * Concertmaster - Support Song Specialization


 * Prima Actor - Special Attack Specialization

Known Bards

 * Dolce
 * Henrietta
 * Isuzu
 * Takayama Misa

Known Skills

 * Dancing Peacock Melody
 * Harmony Carol
 * Meditation Nocturne
 * Ode of the Timid
 * Speed Sword Etude
 * Dance of Pavane
 * Slow Snail's Ballad
 * Coward's Fugue
 * Resonance Beat