Why don't Bards have access to Sending?

[Hu5tru]

Just out of curiosity, why is it that the bard, the quintessential communication character does not have access to the sending spell? The only time that the bard could communicate with others through her personal magics is if they chose the Dream spell among her first fifth level spells at level 13, while the cleric can prepare and cast sending at level 7. There are so many possible complications to negate the spell, as well.

I'm just curious why they cannot reliably communicate with people across miles and planes. Is access to the sending spell too much to ask?

[LazarX]

Hu5tru wrote:

Just out of curiosity, why is it that the bard, the quintessential communication character does not have access to the sending spell?

The bard is NOT the quintessential communication character. She is the quintessential PERFORMING character. Sending is not exactly within the theme.

[Prawn]

Then why do they have Message? Comprehend Languages? Animal Messenger? Tongues? Glibness? Speak with Plants?

Looks like they are communicators to me.