brawl bard advice

[100% Wool]

Anyone know what is more beneficial for a bard that uses voln fu as a main attack @ lvl 30



1x in dodge or 60 ranks of armor for aug chain

[Stretch]

My bard's had 0 ranks of dodge since being rolled; haven't had any DS issues at level 44.

Thumbs down for Fu.

[100% Wool]

your bard is a pure bard...thanks for playing


<3

[Stretch]

d00d, he was a lance user through like level 36.

Still 0 ranks of dodge and did fine.

[Soulpieced]

2x dodge, shield use, spells, and wearing augmented chain FTW.

[Lumi]

Anyone know what is more beneficial for a bard that uses voln fu as a main attack @ lvl 30



1x in dodge or 60 ranks of armor for aug chain

Get the armor.

[100% Wool]

Can someone explain to me if there are any benefits I would be getting training in air lore with this build?

(at level 35), your base skill bonuses, ranks and goals are:
Skill Name | Actual Actual
| Bonus Ranks Goals In-Game Time to Goal
Armor Use..........................| 160 60 60
Shield Use.........................| 174 74 74
Brawling...........................| 174 74 74
Physical Fitness...................| 90 20 20
Dodging............................| 132 36 36
Harness Power......................| 134 37 37
Elemental Mana Control.............| 102 24 24
Elemental Lore - Air...............| 132 36 36
Perception.........................| 134 37 37
Climbing...........................| 50 10 10

Spell Lists
Bard...............................| 35 35


You are currently singing: Fortitude Song
Kai's Triumph Song
Song of Valor
Sonic Armor

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^^^
These are the only songs I sing.

[Avern]

Can someone explain to me if there are any benefits I would be getting training in air lore with this build?

If you're not using Tonis, then the Air Lore isn't doing anything worthwhile in the build (it's just providing some elemental damage resistance to your armor which is probably not worth the TPs). However, if you are able to keep Tonis up 100% on your hunts, I would definitely keep the Air Lore Ranks for the extra -1 second to RT.

[100% Wool]

so should I drop my air lore ranks to 30?
Heck should I even drop it to 0 ranks? I don't even use 1035.

Anyone recommend where I should put the extra tps into?

[SolitareConfinement]

i would personally throw it into manipulation at 15 ranks you can then disrupt focused, and it makes 1002 stronger (via weapon exploding), plus the ability to use 1004 more effectively. you obviously are not a pure however neither am i but for style its kind of fun to blow a weapon up and finish em off with a lance through the eye/gut/ what ever

edit: and why do you not sing 1019? mana issues? because at level 27 i can hunt all day with 1003, 1010, 1014, 1007, 1019 up

[100% Wool]

Don't really need it to be honest. I don't have any DS issues. I can have it up if I want.

instead of manipulation any other suggestions? My CS sucks so I rarely even use 1002

[Lumi]

You're a brawling bard. I'm...totally baffled as to how you're not using 1012 with 1x air lore and 1035 to tear the holy bajeesus out of everything?

Unless you hunt absolutely NOTHING but undead with Fu, AND you have a 24/7 PocketMage(tm) to follow you around and cast Haste all day.

If any of that isn't true, you should be training up your air lore to the max.

[100% Wool]

its all true. the haste PM and nothing but undead.

Any suggestions on where to put the points?

[Lumi]

If that's your setup, I'd say you can put them anywhere. Armor, I guess, until you're totally unhindered in AsG 15.

[100% Wool]

I already have 60 ranks in armor. Do bards wear anything more than aug chain?

[Lumi]

Very infrequently. 90 ranks will get you minimum MinE hindrance, if that matters.