Bards Guild

The Bards Guild

The Bards Guild

The bards are the newcomers in the realms of midnight sun. They are support guild and are weaker solo than in a party. If you are a member of a party you can help your partners with songs which will influence their (and your) abilities. Since the party system is now set to give you experience even if you miss some rounds you are able to gather experience in a party much better. If you wield your harp you don't even get hit if you assist your party members with the fight.

You can choose between 3 different domains which will give you skills based on your level within those domains. To be able to raise your level you need to make a tithe to the guild at Shakesword, the head bard of the realm. After raising your guild level you are able to raise your level within the domains at the court bards. You can raise your guild level higher then your level and will not be capped like in the other guilds. The titles will be based on your level within the game, not on you guild level.

Read the bards stat guide for information on which stats are important for the bards.

Builds and Stats

Stats

Stat	Use	Comment(s)
Str	Important for your carrying capacity.	Bards need a LOT of drinks and therefore need some str. Str can be boosted by blessing.
Dex	Increased effect of music and showmanship songs.	Skill boost probably max out at about 25 dex.
Int	Increase spell casting points.	At least 15 is needed to use the higher songs effective.
Con	Increase amount of hit points.	Your "life insurance", allows you to buffer damage intake.
Wis	None	Not recommended in any build.
Cha	Increase strength of our songs.	Also needed to afford the heavy booze consumption. Effectiveness probably max out at 40-45.

Titles

Titles

LVL	Title
1	Busker
2	Vagabond
3	Initiate
4	Apprentice
5	Journeyman
6	Lyrist
7	Storyteller
8	Jester
9	Thespian
10	Bard
11	Balladeer
12	Songsmith
13	Taleweaver
14	Orator
15	Skald
16	Minstrel
17	Troubadour
18	Master Bard
19	Grand-Master Bard
20	Maestro
21	Spell Singer
22	Lore Keeper
23	Myth Weaver
24	Laureate
25	Savant

Skills

When you become a bard you get to choose a path from 3 different domains, you can mix and match but you have a limited amount of levels to distribute. This amount is based on the amount of coins you tithe to the guild.

Song Skills

This is the domain for the party players. Main stat is cha.

Name	GLVL	Command	Description
Battle Hymn	1	battlehymn	Increase battle skills of party members.
Lullaby	2	lullaby	Puts foe to sleep.
Defensive Aura	3	defensive	Increases defense of party members.
Inspiration	4	inspiration	Increase attack rate.
Song of Legends	5	legendsong	Increase battle skills of party members.
Cocaphony of Sound	6	cocaphony	Weaken enemies in the room.
Crushing Weight	7	crushing	Weaken enemies in the room.
Chorus of a Madman	8	chorus	Increase battle skills of all party members.
Rejuvenation	9	rejuvenation	Heals everyone in the room.

Music Skills

This domain is a mix of solo and party abilities, main stats are cha and dex.

Name	GLVL	Command	Description
Blessing	1	blessing torm	Raises your str 10 stats.
	1	blessing silvanus	Raises your wis 10 stats.
	1	blessing mystra	Raises your int 10 stats.
	1	blessing gaia	Raises your con 10 stats. (Level dependent, can not bless past level 15.)
	1	blessing crom	Raises your dex 10 stats. (Requirement level 12.)
Midas	2	midas	Remote selling converting all items in the room into gold. Sell price is reduced to about 40% of the items shop sell price.
A Poets Possibility	3	poets	Combat spells with various effects.
Cloak of Music	4	musiccloak	Creates a cloak of music around you.
Making of a Hero	5	makinghero <target>	Stat boost (con, str and int at least). Some defensive and offensive boost. Works only on good alignment players.
Making of a Villain	5	makingvillain <target>	Can be cast on evil foes to weaken them.
Wail	6	wail	Does damage to all foes in the room.
Illusion	7	illusion	Creates illusionairy creatures to fight with you.
Timeshift	8	timeshift	Increases attack rate and stuns the opponent.
Song of the Sober	9	sobersong	Increases sober rate of entire party.
Encore	10	encore <remember/return/guild>	Remember a location or the guild hall.

Showmanship Skills

This domain is meant for solo players. Main stat is dex.

Name	GLVL	Command	Description
Caper	1	caper	Dodge attacks.
Sparklers	2	sparklers	Deals damage to a opponent by blowing a firecracker up.
Center of Attention	2	?	Taunts enemy.
Suckerpunch	3	suckerpunch	Deals a hit to your opponent.
Insult	3	insultn or insult (target)	Attract your opponents attention with an insult.
Smoothtalk	4	smoothtalk	Calms your opponent to stop attacking.
Breathe	5	breathe	Uses one drink to breathe fire damage at your enemy.
Juggle	6	juggle	A defense spell dependent on dex.
Hero	7	beahero	Increases attack and defense versus evil mobs.
Villain	7	villain	Increases attack and defense versus good mobs.
Confuse	8	confuse	Hinders your enemy from attacking.
Dance of Seasons	9	dance	Dodge attacks and increases or slows offense based on the season.

Tithe

Tithe

If you want to rise in bard society you will need to help the guild by filling it's coffers with gold coins. The more money you give to the guild, the higher your standing and level within the guild. At Shakesword, the head bard, you can tithe your gold coins to the guild. You can then 'advance guild' to raise your guild level. The guild level appears not to be tethered to the player's level, only the player's tithe.

The following table lists the levels you can reach and the amount of money need in the tithe to advance in guild level. This table goes to guild level 25.

GLVL	Tithe Donations
1	0
2	2500
3	5000
4	7500
5	15000
6	20000
7	30000
8	50000
9	75000
10	100000
11	150000
12	200000
13	300000
14	500000
15	1000000
16	2000000
17	2500000
18	3000000
19	3750000
20	5000000
21	7000000
22	9000000
23	12000000
24	15000000
25	20000000

CourtWhen you want to advance in the guild you will need to do this at the bards of midnight sun. This is a list of the bards which are located somewhere in the realms.

Name	Domain	Location
Shakesword	Head Bard	Central Castle pub
Philry	Showmanship Bard	Eldarian
Dancer	Showmanship Bard	Almoth pub
Lughar	Song Bard	Druidrealm
Blake	Song Bard	Certhunia
Smithy	Music Bard	Drelexor Castle
Kelliev	Music Bard	Stonecoast Castle

At Shakesword you have the following commands available:

<current>	Displays the amount of money you have tithed to the guild
<tithe amount>	Increases the tithe with amount
<advance guild>	Increases your guild level

At the other bards you have other commands. After you have advanced your guildlevel you can increase your level in one of the domains. You have to do this at the appropriate bard.

<upskill>	Increases your level within the domain
<downskill>	Decreases your level within the domain

Upskill and downskill will cost you a certain amount of money, see the table below for an indication. (Check if this is based on cha)

Upskill to	Costs	~ Downskill from	Costs
lvl 2	2000	lvl 10	18000
lvl 3	3000	lvl 9	15000
lvl 4	4000	lvl 8	14000
lvl 5	5000	lvl 7	12000
lvl 6	6000	lvl 6	10000
lvl 7	7000	lvl 5	8000
lvl 8	8000	lvl 4	6000
lvl 9	9000	lvl 3	4000
lvl 10	10000	lvl 2	2000
total	54000	total	89000