Oration. Sure. We'll go with that.
Anyway, I'm building the arrogant fop arcane duelist bard. Kind of a skill monkey (mostly party face), rich boy, etc, etc.
Where I'm sticking on is good material to bust out for his battle recitations. I'm thinking Beowulfish, or something close, maybe mixed with a bit of evangelist.
Any ideas?
"Four score and twenty seconds into the future, we will have kicked these sorry SOB's behinds!"
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
'Cry God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' speech of Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598. .
Bard : "You know, this guy is boring."
Bard : "Holy frack, I just remembered, my legs work."
Are you a good lich or a bad lich?
Would bard countersong block BBEG monologuing?
For a good quote
"O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,--
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips,
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue--
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy;
Blood and destruction shall be so in use
And dreadful objects so familiar
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quarter'd with the hands of war;
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds:
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial." :D
I am the very model of an arcane duelist character, with information versatile, bardic and mineral...
Hmm, sounds a bit like the character from the latest Sherlock Holmes movie.
I can't help but also be remanded of Cyrano De Bergerac, or since my mind has been turned to mush by 80's Hollywood movies, Roxanne starring Steve Martin.
On the other hand, most arrogant fops would be villains, and there are just so many great, if not lovable examples.
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Orator bard needs some...oration.
Oration. Sure. We'll go with that.
I'm sure he does, but could you please not solicit in here? Thanks.
:P
Anyway, since we're talking about an arrogant fop, you should collect stuff that is full of scorn, mockery, condescension. Make it clear to your allies that they're blessed to have you, that the enemy is worth less than spit, and that the only way this could possibly end is with them defeated, never to be heard of again by anyone, their names and deeds forgotten.
Sure, you can mix in the heroic speeches, as seen in many films, but that should not be all of his reportoire.
"You want to oppose ME? I can buy better than you in a pet shop!"
"We'll thrash them so hard their kids will be born bruised!"
"If I had a copper for every time I wiped out scum like you, I could afford a mansion. AND I CAN!"
"Oh, let me see... yes, I think your possessions will net us 242 gold pieces and 8 copper in the next town. Not much, but we'll still stomp you, just because it's you!"
Some more - short and to the point, because a fighting bard can rarely convince the ambushers to hold off for a long-winded speech!
"I see you make up your lack of strength with an abundance of stupidity!"
"Your name sounds dumb. I'll just call you victim."
"See, my companions! They look "worthy". This time, we might break a sweat!"
"We will annihilate you, .... Oh, see? Already I'm forgetting your name. Soon, everyone will have forgotten it!"
"Pipe down in front!"
Go for the Scarlet Pimpernel - They seek him her, they seek him there, those frenchies seek him everywhere, is he in heaven or is he in hell,
Damned illusive Pimpernel... the Scarlet Pimpernel to his audience...
He was a Bard/Swashbuckler/Spy.... during the french revolution. The Barroness Orczy wrote the novels. Catcy the movie its hillarious (but not a commedy). He is full of quips.
(While talking to warrior allies) "You don't know fear! You don't know defeat! You don't know anything!"
IMO, Cyrano de Bergerac is the definitive example of a bard/swashbuckler specializing in Oratory. Another good example is The Man in Black from The Princess Bride. Have fun with your character!
Must resist making smart ass remark about needing oration...
^^^ See? The ladies simply love a man who displays a mastery of cunning linguistics! ;)
Must resist making smart ass remark about needing oration...
Would it have looked like this?
I'm sure he does, but could you please not solicit in here? Thanks.
Simply could not resist making smart ass remark about needing oration. Didn't want to, really.
IMO, Cyrano de Bergerac is the definitive example of a bard/swashbuckler specializing in Oratory.
Can we have something with a little less falling in love with his own cousin?
Anyway, some more inspirations for loquacious heroes.
"Before we fight, is there anything you want me to tell your widow?"
"In the celebration that is life, you've been banned to the kitchen!"
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee!"
I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd
IMO, Cyrano de Bergerac is the definitive example of a bard/swashbuckler specializing in Oratory.Can we have something with a little less falling in love with his own cousin?
Hey, nothing says loving like marrying (or in this case pining after) your cousin!