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The Bard, as outlined in Crawl!Fanzine No. 6: Classic Class Collection, seems pretty weak to me. Spellcasting is hardly possible, no combat skills to speak of, no skill-burns to support spells or talents. The talents seem quite weak to me too, except for the abilities of "Calm" or "Ch...

'Restore Vitality' (level-2, cleric spell) can restore permanently lost stats pretty reliably, starting at a role of 20 (Core Rulebook, p. 278-9).

Thinking it's even a bit too easy with that spell. Thoughts?

I’ve had adventures where the characters do risky things with rope (e.g. “bind ourselves together to cross the unstable dam”) and it feels often like a too easy solution to overcome physical barriers. I therefore felt I needed to show the adventurers that overcoming physical obstacles is not without...