I meant to introduce these updates last week, but I got knocked flat on
my back for a while with flu/laryngitis. It seems apropos that I lost my
voice for days while working on Voicecraft!

The Bards classlead (Dji), the Combat Council, and I have been working
on significant updates to the Bard class for a while now in order to
make it more of a viable, balanced class with better flow and less
jerky, burst-damage/affliction-dependence. These changes include:

SWASHBUCKLING:
- Removal of doublejab/triplejab and impale.
- New ability to TUNESMITH songblessed rapiers with up to 4 different
musical powers.
- AURALBLESS changed to only consume equilibrium and not balance.
- DEATHFROMABOVE now does less damage, and in return causes blackout.

VOICECRAFT:
- Voice balance times standardised for more even flow in combination
with jabs in combat.
- New ability of SONGBIRD.
- New ability of LIMERICK.

HARMONICS:
- BAGATELLE and CONTRADANSE are both completely changed in the way they
work.

Also, Bards can now wear leather armour.

These are quite significant changes, so beware: they may and will likely
be tweaked further in the days to come.



Penned by my hand on the 5th of Miraman, in the year 435 AF.