Quote Originally Posted by Katchoo View Post
Did SE try and shove two sets of skills and ideas from two different classes into one?
Not necessarily. I think the problem is the devs' attempt to have the archer and troubadour sides of BRD mesh with each other didn't work out, and that's mostly due to poor implementation (see: WM).

I look back to the chanter from Pillars of Eternity and the Bard from The Bard's Tale and see there were other uses of songs in combat beyond buffing allies. I remember the Bard could summon minions, and the Chanter could trigger specific effects via invocations (hence why my Invocation system was inspired by the latter). Maybe instead of WM, BRD could have been given something along these lines to help it stand out.