What would be the better class for a "Lamia Blacksmith" between a Bard and Skald?

[Malik Gyan Daumantas]

Context: Basically, i wanna make a character with a sort of desert asthetic, has the ability to manipulate heat not neccesarily fire allowing them to have a high tolerance to intense head allowing them to make weapons while literally inside the furnace making it higher quality than most

basically, they would be closer to weapons specialists

with fire being kind of a side thing and yes im dead set on it being a bard or some something performance related as they would double as fire dancers.

[Melkiador]

A blacksmith hammer as a percussion instrument....

I'd probably go skald, since they are more associated with weapons and armor that a blacksmith would make.

But the flame dancer bard can get fire resist 20. There are other ways to get fire resist, but it might tempt you.

[Malik Gyan Daumantas]

Melkiador wrote:

A blacksmith hammer as a percussion instrument....

I'd probably go skald, since they are more associated with weapons and armor that a blacksmith would make.

But the flame dancer bard can get fire resist 20. There are other ways to get fire resist, but it might tempt you.

Well after i did my research it does kind of boil down to either spell warrior skald or Flamesinger/Flame Dancer Bard

[Sysryke]

Both are performers. I don't know too much about the mechanics of those archetypes, but from a flavor perspective the deciding factor comes down to how you want your smithing and performance to relate. If the forging is more an expression of artistry, and every creation is also an inspirational performance, then bard seems to be the way to go. If instead every item crafted is a lesson and/or legacy made physically manifest, a totem or emblem, to educate and bolster your allies and future generations, then the skald makes more sense.

[Melkiador]

A dervish dancing magus might fit your flavor. The flaming aura spell comes later but gives fire immunity for 1 minute per level. Too bad bard doesn’t have that spell.