Maybe it’s because I’m a computer programmer with no artistic inclinations, but I find it hard to suspend disbelief about bardic magic. Of course a wizard can cast spells because he read a book, since books are important. But music isn’t very important (to me) in real life. I can say “that sounds nice” or even “that sounds exciting/peaceful/happy/sad” but I don’t think I would be too bothered if I could never hear music again.
I was exaggerating for comedic effect in my original post - I’m not trying to give bard players a hard time. But I do wonder: if you’re a person for whom bardic magic “makes sense” in a way that makes it easy to suspend disbelief, are you also someone who’s artistically inclined? Does music “speak to you” in a sense?
Maybe it’s because I’m a computer programmer with no artistic inclinations, but I find it hard to suspend disbelief about bardic magic. Of course a wizard can cast spells because he read a book, since books are important. But music isn’t very important (to me) in real life. I can say “that sounds nice” or even “that sounds exciting/peaceful/happy/sad” but I don’t think I would be too bothered if I could never hear music again.
I was exaggerating for comedic effect in my original post - I’m not trying to give bard players a hard time. But I do wonder: if you’re a person for whom bardic magic “makes sense” in a way that makes it easy to suspend disbelief, are you also someone who’s artistically inclined? Does music “speak to you” in a sense?