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The bard is a standard playable character class in many editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. [1] The bard class is versatile, capable of combat and of magic (divine magic in earlier editions, arcane magic in later editions). Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects. [2]
The Bard (1778) by Benjamin West. In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.
Articles relating to bards, professional story tellers, verse-makers, music composers, oral historians and genealogists, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.
Fictional bards, professional story tellers, verse-makers, music composers, oral historians and genealogists, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or noble) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.
Bard 1st degree (after candidacy/initiation) title used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids that is primarily centered on song, spoken word, memory, tradition, and poetry. [10] Ovate 2nd degree used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. It is the centered on healing, divination, and herbalism. [11] Druid
The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids or OBOD is a Neo-Druidic order based in England, [1] but based in part on the Welsh Gorsedd of Bards. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has grown to become a dynamic druid organisation, with members in all parts of the world.
Pantos are humorous, slapstick entertainment for the whole family, often featuring men dressed in drag. They are sometimes based on a famous fairy tale or story, like "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," or ...
Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is body armour for war horses. The practice of armoring horses was first extensively developed in antiquity in the eastern kingdoms of Parthia and Pahlava . After the conquests of Alexander the Great it likely made its way into European military practices via the Seleucid Empire and later Byzantine Empire .