My Cleric took the Leadership feat. After working with the GM on what class/level my Cohort would be, we agreed on a 7th level Bard. The goal was to have a support Cohort that could buff and assist the party in combat situations, but not be involved (swinging a weapon) in combat.
I've never played the Bard class, and was wondering what would a bard do in combat the first 1-5 rounds to buff the party or provide battlefield control?