My bard will be lv 50 hopefully with in 100 more guard tasks :p jkin...

but question when i make my lv 50 gear. do bards use empathy? is it apart of there Power pool and how well they can Heal? and then Charisma is this part of the power pool and how well they can mezz?

Trying to decide if i need Both to finish my template... Druids = Empathy Hib casters = Int and Bards Charisma and Empathy?

with the gear i made in the past i did Char/Empathy/Str/Dex/Con/Quick but it made it very hard to come close to cap the rest.... ^^

Ty for any info given :+)

Empathy does nothing for Bards.

Minimum requirements for a Bard Template:

- 75 Dexterity
- 75 Constitution
- 75 Charisma

- Composite 50 Nurture

- 25% Slash
- 25% Crush
- 25% Thrust
- 25% Energy
- 25% Matter
- 25% Body
- 25% Cold

If possible, +11 Regrowth for less Heal-variance. Anything extra is great!

Added... if empathy don't do anything for a bard, why is it there 2nd growth stat?

Now what about quickness? i thought quickness will alow faster recast times once you got hit/rupted

aye dex for faster over all Spell cast, but quickness for recovery time from being rupted?

Q: Does quickness affect casters in any way, and if so, how?

A: The Equalizer chuckled and says: "Not at all unless you count "how fast you swing your staff in melee combat."

http://www.warcry.com/news/view/88310

Empathy was the Bard's primary healing line at release, but it was later changed and the growing stat was never addressed. The same issue for Friars having Strength as a growing stat, their staff damage was changed to Dex-based.

Quickness will only do this:
- Enhance your Evade rate
- Faster Weapon swing-speed
- Allow you to cast "sooner" if you drew your weapon and struck an opponent ("You must wait 3... 2.... 1.... to cast"), it has no influence on what enemies do to you in terms of "recasting".

Basically if you have no intention to draw your weapon, you will only benefit from it's tiny evade-bonus.

Kool ty for all the info, that will Help make my new Temp a hella lot easier :+)