Summary
- Mods for Baldur's Gate 3 enhance the bard class, offering new abilities and customization options beyond the base game.
- Bard mods introduce features like additional spell slots, vocal performances, magical instruments, and powerful subclass variations.
- Players can explore unique bard subclasses like College of Eloquence, Creation, and Spirits through mods, adding diverse gameplay options.
RPGs have always featured a large number of different classes for players to choose from. As one of the biggest RPGs, Baldur's Gate 3 allows players to pick from numerous classes, with further additional subclasses to decide between. One of the classes is the bard, a class adept in musical proficiency, support, and dialogue.
Baldur's Gate 3: 15 Great Classes Mods
The classes in Baldur's Gate 3 are great for D&D fans, but the modding community is hard at work, making them even better and offering more choices.
As ever with popular games, mods will inevitably be made for it. Baldur's Gate 3 has risen in prominence as one of the most heavily modded games, and the bard class is no exception with new additions made for it. Ranging from mods that customize the class identity of a bard, to mods that introduce entirely new subclasses, there are some great mods that bard players can enjoy.
7 Feat Every Level and Optional Spell Slots
A Way To Make Characters More Powerful
- Mod Author: BitterPast
- Mod Page Link
Spell slots and feats are an incredibly important part of Baldur's Gate 3. This mod may not be unique to just bards but can be a useful addition given they are one of the classes to use spell slots.
It is a bit of a cheat mod, but having additional spell slots and feats can be a fun tool to play with.
The extra spell slots can make a bard even more powerful, given that they regularly use spells as a part of their gameplay. The bonus feats can further make bard even more overpowered to breeze their way through Faerûn.
6 Perform Voice (Music) - Sing The Bard Songs
A Way To Use Vocals When Performing
- Mod Author: Gr8a
- Mod Page Link
A great feature of the bard is the ability to perform musical pieces with the different instruments found in the game. However, the musical performances are all instrumental without voices.
This mod changes that by allowing characters to sing along to some of the songs they are playing.
Unfortunately, not all songs have vocals yet, on Sing for Me and The Power. Even so, it is a nice change that can allow for a more immersive experience of playing a bard; supposedly someone who has a knack for vocals.
5 Magical Musical Instruments
A Mod To Help The Musical Performances Of Bards
- Mod Author: Bluesatin
- Mod Page Link
A main aspect of playing as a bard is the ability to play musical performances with different instruments. Magical Musical Instruments is a mod to further help this class identity, changing the instruments to allow for more musical freedom.
The instruments have dye support, allowing any bards to color coordinate them with their apparel, which, let's be honest, is the true endgame of video games. Some new instruments are also added, allowing characters without musical proficiency to join performances and play along.
4 Bard Unleashed - Fortune Favors The Bard
A More Powerful Version Of Bard
- Mod Author: Mharius
- Mod Page Link
Sometimes it can be fun to just easily dismantle any opponents. The Bard Unleashed mod does somewhat exactly that, as it changes the bard to be a more powerful and stronger version of the class.
Baldur’s Gate 3: All Bard Subclasses, Ranked
Bard players in Baldur's Gate 3 get the choice between College of Valour, Lore, and Swords during subclass selection.
The mod changes bard so they have access to multiple feats, proficiency in different armor, and actions from other classes, just to name a few additions. It allows a bard to have bonus magical secrets, and abilities from the paladin, such as Lay on Hands, and Divine Sense. Overall, it is a mod that generally buffs the bard to be unabashedly powerful.
3 Bard Subclass - College Of Eloquence
Fighting With Words
- Mod Author: somesortofnick
- Mod Page Link
One of the main features of bard is their silver tongue and dexterous wordplay. The College of Eloquence mod introduces a subclass that focuses on the dialogue and language aspect of bards, with abilities involving such.
College of Eloquence bards receive an ability that allows them to talk to anyone and anything, be it animals or the deceased. Bardic Inspiration has also been changed, with features that can prove extremely powerful. There are additional abilities in the mod that are involved with the new Bardic Inspiration. And of course, College of Eloquence bards have increased proficiency in dialogue, being able to ease past most persuasion or deception checks as any roll lower than a nine becomes a ten.
2 Bard Subclass - College Of Creation
Wielding The Power Of Creation
- Mod Author: somesortofnick
- Mod Page Link
Adding on top of the already present subclasses in Baldur's Gate 3 is the College of Creation subclass mod. Themed around the cosmic and creation of existence, while still maintaining bard influences, the College of Creation introduces brand-new abilities.
Baldur’s Gate 3: 8 Reasons Bards Are Actually Overpowered
Of the 12 classes in Baldur's Gate 3, Bards often get a bad rap, especially when there are many good reasons why this class is actually overpowered.
One of the main abilities of the mod is the Pillar of Creation, growing at certain levels, bringing its own boons to the party, and influencing other actions of the College of Creation subclass. Another main aspect is the Animating Performance, creating a weapon that will fight alongside the player, slowing enemies and hastening allies.
1 College Of Spirits Bard Subclass
A Subclass Dealing In The Occult
- Mod Author: havsglimt
- Mod Page Link
With a universe as big as Dungeons and Dragons, not every subclass made it into Baldur's Gate 3. Thankfully, some mods add these absent subclasses for players to try out.
The College of Spirits subclass is an occult-themed subclass that uses spooky and spiritual spells to progress through the game. There are numerous new spells added, along with animations and sounds. Some spells are of the damaging variety, while others offer support and utility. While these may be typical of bard, they are unique spells with a spirit aesthetic; great for anyone who wants another undead-themed subclass.
Baldur's Gate 3
- Released
- August 3, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
