What if...

[Draucant]

Bard's could get something similar to Ninjutsu. Instead of Ten/Chi/Jin they play different notes to play a different song. This would allow them to add more songs without technically taking up a ton a slots.

[WinterSolstice]

If that were the case, I would probably play it instead of thinking it's the most bland and boring class we have.

[Gralna]

No. /10char

[StouterTaru]

They still wouldn't play songs, because they are rangers.

[MrLeonheart]

Yeah, let's totally add some entirely needless complexity to a class that wasn't designed around it. There's no way it could go wrong!

[Draucant]

Just spit balling here, don't hurt me =(

[Kiroh]

I would probably enjoy it immensely but I don't see it happening. But really how cool would it be? We'd be able to play actual songs while we sit in town.

[Lillia]

Idk... it seems more complicated than it's worth to me. >.<

That and... Do we actually need it? I honestly can't think of any song we're missing that we need, not want... so as long as we're able to actually perform the songs now I really wouldn't understand doing a change. :/

[StouterTaru]

Haste, HP regen, accuracy, defense, elemental resistances... There's a lot of potential to make bard a class that actually uses songs.

[Parz3val]

Love this idea. Fits the Job perfectly.

Mechanically, it could be slightly different than Mudra's.

Think like Sona where you blast out effects & every fourth is essentially "Battle Voiced" or producing a different bonus effect.

Or carrying notes until a song is "completed", each note layering an effect expiring or being bolstered once the song is finished.

Lots of ways to make it not a rip of Mudra's but it's own unique system for piecing together songs.

It's not overly complicated either honestly.