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:''This page is about the class. For other uses, please see [[Bards (disambiguation)]].''
:''This page is about the class. For other uses, please see [[Bards (disambiguation)]].''
[[File:Achaea_Bard.png|x400px|alt=Bard Official|right]]
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The '''Bard''' class, introduced in the year 350 AF, is like no other class in [[Achaea]]. Ralph Mercadia (born [[Sarapin]] 5, 264 AF), a singer and performer, learned the songs of [[Scarlatti]] during a casual festival of the arts. The God of the Arts encouraged him to continue to develop the lyrical ballads and melodic skills of the Bard. Ralph's labour led to the formation of both the Bard class and [[Ty Beirdd|Bards Guild]]. With the introduction of [[auto-class]] and [[:Category:Houses|Houses]], the influence of bards spread out beyond [[Cyrene]], the city where the Guild was based. Despite this freedom, many Bards still join House [[Ty Beirdd]], where they eagerly pursue an artistic lifestyle.
Bards may be swashbuckling adventurers, contemplative wordsmiths, or raucous performers. Regardless of the path they choose, they all share a love of music and the written arts in all their forms. This focus on creativity must not be mistaken for a careless attitude towards life, however. Though it may seem strange, a bard has perfected his voice and body to such a finely honed edge that a skilful one can stand his ground against even a fully-armoured knight.
The Bard skills are of two distinct kinds: physical and musical. The musical skills involve singing, chanting, and other voicecraft as well as tunes played with instruments, either alone or with other bards. The physical skills are those of the dashing rogue: leaping from treetops, duelling with a blessed rapier, acrobatics to let you both attack and escape attack, and so on.
A fledgling '''Bard''' possesses the skills of [[Swashbuckling]] and [[Voicecraft]], gaining [[Harmonics]] upon embracing class.
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==Abilities in [[Battlerage]] ==
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Moulinet
|description=Slash your opponent with a long, looping cut.
|level=6
|syntax=MOULINET <target>
|required=14 rage
|target=Denizens
|cooldown=16.00 seconds
|detail=The moulinet is a circular cut, using the wrist to quickly slash down the length of your target's body.
}}
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Trill
|description=Your opponent's psyche is no match for your voice.
|level=10
|syntax=PLAY TRILL AT <target>
|required=28 rage
|target=Denizens
|cooldown=41.00 seconds
|detail=A high-pitched chant that will make your target forgetful for a short time.<br>'''''Gives affliction: Amnesia'''''
}}


The '''Bard''' class, introduced in the year 350 AF, is like no other class in [[Achaea]]. Ralph Mercadia (born [[Sarapin]] 5, 264 AF), a singer and performer, learned the songs of [[Scarlatti]] during a casual festival of the arts. The God of the Arts encouraged him to continue to develop the lyrical ballads and melodic skills of the Bard. Ralph's labour led to the formation of both the Bard class and [[Ty Beirdd|Bards Guild]]. With the introduction of [[auto-class]] and [[:Category:Houses|Houses]], the influence of bards spread out beyond [[Cyrene]], the city where the Guild was based. Despite this freedom, many Bards still join House [[Ty Beirdd]], where they eagerly pursue an artistic lifestyle.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Resonance
|description=Shatter a denizen's shield with your voice.
|level=20
|syntax=PLAY RESONANCE AT <target>
|required=17 rage
|target=Denizens
|cooldown=
|detail=Use your rage and the pitch of your voice at exactly the right frequency to resonate with a denizen's shield, causing it to shatter.
}}


Bards utilise the [[:Category:Skills|skills]] of [[Swashbuckling]], [[Voicecraft]], and [[Harmonics]] to make their way in the world, bringing music and style to everything they undertake.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Howlslash
|description=Voice and blade, working as one.
|level=35
|syntax=HOWLSLASH <target>
|required=36 rage
|target=Denizens
|cooldown=23.00 seconds
|detail=Use the power of your voice to distract your target before attacking with a vicious strike.
}}


== [[:Category:Abilities|Abilities]] in [[Battlerage]] ==
{{Skill_detail
{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2
|skill=Cyclone
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Ability'''
|description= Repeatedly slash your target as you spin.
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
|level=50
|-
|syntax= CYCLONE <target>
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Moulinet'''
|required=25 rage
| bgcolor=#999999 | Slash your opponent with a long, looping cut.
|target=Denizens
|-
|cooldown=23.00 seconds
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
|detail=Spin in a tight circle, slashing out with your blade as you pass by your target. Opponents that are too stunned or clumsy to avoid the brunt of the onslaught will take substantially increased damage.<br>'''''Uses afflictions: Clumsiness or Stun'''''
}}


: '''Syntax:'''            MOULINET <target>
{{Skill_detail
: '''Works on/against:'''            Denizens
|skill=Charm
: '''Cooldown:'''            16.00 seconds
|description=Lull your victim into serving you.
: '''Resource:'''            14 rage
|level=65
: '''Details:'''
|syntax=THROW HYPNOTIC AT <target>
The moulinet is a circular cut, using the wrist to quickly slash down the length of your target's body.
|required=32 rage
|-
|target=Denizens
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Trill'''
|cooldown=43.00 seconds
| bgcolor=#999999 | Your opponent's psyche is no match for your voice.
|detail=A beguiling song that charms your victim, making it fight for you for a short time.<br>'''''Gives affliction: Charm'''''
|-
}}
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |


: '''Syntax:'''            PLAY TRILL AT <target>
==Related [[:Category:Artefacts|Artefacts]] for Alchemists==
: '''Gives affliction:'''    Amnesia
{| class="wikitable"
: '''Works on/against:'''           Denizens
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Artefact'''
: '''Cooldown:'''           41.00 seconds
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Description'''
: '''Resource:'''            28 rage
: '''Details:'''
A high-pitched chant that will make your target forgetful for a short time.
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Howlslash'''
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | '''Artefact Rapiers'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Voice and blade, working as one.
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | '''[[Blackened_rapier|a blackened rapier]]''': Dmg: 57; To-hit: 168; Spd: 238<br>'''[[Eagle%27s_Scream|An Eagle's Scream]]''': Dmg: 60; To-hit: 173; Spd: 242<br>'''[[Soulpiercer|A Soulpiercer]]''': Dmg: 63; To-hit: 184; Spd: 246
|-
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
| bgcolor=#B3B3B3 | '''[[Glass_rose|A glass rose]]'''
 
| bgcolor=#B3B3B3 | Doubles the length of time aria will stay active on a target.
: '''Syntax:'''           HOWLSLASH <target>
: '''Works on/against:'''            Denizens
: '''Cooldown:'''            23.00 seconds
: '''Resource:'''            36 rage
: '''Details:'''
Use the power of your voice to distract your target before attacking with a vicious strike.
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Cyclone'''
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | '''[[Golden_pendulum|A golden pendulum]]'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Repeatedly slash your target as you spin.
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | Reduces the time between harmonics being called, and their arrival.
|-
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
| bgcolor=#B3B3B3 | '''[[Silver_tuning_fork|Silver tuning fork]]'''
 
| bgcolor=#B3B3B3 | Doubles the lifespan of harmonic.
: '''Syntax:'''           CYCLONE <target>
: '''Uses affliction:'''    Stun or Clumsiness
: '''Works on/against:'''            Denizens
: '''Cooldown:'''            23.00 seconds
: '''Resource:'''            25 rage
: '''Details:'''
Spin in a tight circle, slashing out with your blade as you pass by your target. Opponents that are too stunned or clumsy to avoid the brunt of the onslaught will take substantially increased damage.
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Charm'''
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | '''[[Moon-and-star_insignia|A moon-and-star insignia]]'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Lull your victim into serving you.
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | Cuts PLAYing time of harmonics in half.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
 
: '''Syntax:'''            PLAY CHARM AT <target>
: '''Gives affliction:'''    Charm
: '''Works on/against:'''            Denizens
: '''Cooldown:'''            43.00 seconds
: '''Resource:'''            32 rage
: '''Details:'''
A beguiling song that charms your victim, making it fight for you for a short time.
|}


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