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{{3.5e Class Data
|summary=A remake of the [[SRD:Bard|bard ]] that grant grants access to more roguish talent talents and fixes some of the problems with the class.
|minlevel=1
|ability=Prepared Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Arcane Spellcasting, Bardic Music
==Minstrel==
The wonders of magical bloodlines never cease to astonish. While the most common manifestation of one's magical bloodline is the [[SRD:Sorcerer|Sorcerer]], some use their power to conjure their magic in a different way. No ordinary artist, the minstrels use their minstrel uses her innate magic to create supernatural performances and cast a wide array of arcane spells. The Minstrel also has a knack for picking up random skills and tricks over the course of her career, some extraordinary and some magical.
The Minstrel is more or less a remake of the [[SRD:Bard|Bard]] , and thus using both classes in the same campaign is unadvised.
===Making a Minstrel===
'''Abilities:''' A Minstrel's primary ability score is [[Charisma]], as it is what determine determines the DCs of her abilities as well as any important social skill check checks she has to make. Otherwise , [[Intelligence]] is prime for skillfulness and some class features. The rest depend on the Minstrel's fighting style.
'''Races:''' Any races can be MinstrelMinstrels, although those with a higher natural Charisma tend to take to the path of the magical art easier.
'''Alignment:''' Any. Although Minstrel , although Minstrels tend to be non-lawful.
'''Starting Gold:''' As the Rogue.
====Class Features====
{{sidebar|Prestige Class, Archetype , and Alternate Class Feature|A Minstrel should qualify for most if not all of the Bard's alternate class featurefeatures, pathfinder archetype archetypes, and prestige classes. If any prestige class advance advances her virtuous performance , she gain additional Virtuous Performance Performances known as if she had taken levels in Minstrel.
For Pathfinder Archetype Archetypes or Alternate Class Features, if the Minstrel is to trade a class feature it does not have (such as versatile performance) , she instead lose loses one the talented Talented Discovery she would have gained at the same level. She count counts Musically Gifted as Bardic Knowledge and Skill Improvisation as Versatile Performance (the trained version being the equivalent of the improved version). If she has to trade a specific performance , she instead lose loses one of her Virtuous Performance Performances known.}}
'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' A minstrel is proficient with all [[SRD:Simple Weapon Proficiency|simple weapons]], plus the longsword, rapier, sap, short sword and [[SRD:Longbow|longbow]]. Minstrel are proficient with [[SRD:Armor Proficiency (Light)|light armor]] and [[SRD:Shield Proficiency|shields]] (except [[SRD:Tower Shield Proficiency|tower shields]]). A minstrel can cast her spells while wearing light armor without incurring the normal [[SRD:Arcane Spell Failure Chance|arcane spell failure chance]]. However, like any other arcane spellcaster, a minstrel wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component (most do). A [[SRD:Multiclass Characters|multiclass]] minstrel still incurs the normal [[SRD:Arcane Spell Failure Chance|arcane spell failure chance]] for arcane spells received from other [[SRD:Classes|classes]].
