I would hope we would beat them next year . we were a year ahead of schedule in being good this year . <| sep |> Jesus christ its only 150 Why are these getting posted every day <| sep |> Bards can be built to do anything , but no single bard can do everything . Also , you ' ve oversold them a bit . They don ' t ' cast like a sorcerer . ' A sorcerer has metamagic and sorcery points , a Bard doesn ' t . That ' s a huge difference . I would personally say , having played a Sorcerer , I wouldn ' t even consider trading MetaMagic and sorcery points for Magical Secrets if given the choice . They can ' heal like a Cleric ' but then so can Druids , because there is nothing all that special about the healing ability of a Cleric . Unless they are a Life Cleric , and those heal way better than Bards do . Early on , the best healer is a guy with the Healer Feat anyway . Also , if a Bard wants to heal like a Cleric , he has to spend spell selections on healing spells . Clerics and Druids get all of their spells and just have to pick what to prepare , and they get to prepare more spells each day than a Bard knows total . They can sort of sneak like a thief , if they expertise stealth and decide to focus DEX at the expense of their CHA . But even then , Rogues get reliable talent which bard don ' t . That ' s kind of a big deal when you are deep in enemy territory and rolling a 1 is certain death , or if you want to be able to pickpocket someone knowing getting caught would have huge consequences . They can ' t ' sting like a Swashbuckler . ' They don ' t get 1 d 6 bonus damage every other level like a Swashbuckler does . They don ' t get to autodisengage anyone they attack like a Swashbuckler does . Are Bards a good class ? Absolutely , in that they can be built to do any role at least competently . That ' s powerful as it ensures you don ' t have any holes in your party . But a Bard is not some kind of super overpowered class that does everything other classes do just as well or better .