Bards are Baldur's Gate 3's best class and I can't imagine playing it as anything else

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Bards are Baldur's Gate 3's best class and I can't imagine playing it as anything else
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I was planning on paying a rogue, paladin, or warlock (based on my tabletop characters), but this article nearly has me convinced. I am waiting for the PS5 release, so any agreement or dissension from my PC friends? Other class recommendations?

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Especially if you're playing a class not covered by the default companions. My paladin has been awesome, smashing goblins with a Warhammer, and still able to talk her way through just about anything. Playing a wizard, rogue, or cleric feels like it would make it tough to justify bringing someone along.

I tried a rogue that I built into heavy crossbows and line-holding while also having Ass Orion, there are definitely times I feel that it was redundant/wasteful (such as skill checks) but it pays off during stealth fights.

Having 2 characters that can move, enter stealth, and sneak attack in the same turn is extremely powerful.

[SPOILERS BELOW] Beat the cenobite doctor and the toll house lady back to back using this at lvl6, neither bosses got any attacks off on my guys. Idk if this is supposed to be impressive or anything, but In both cases I used both rouges to exploit the bosses AI, although admittedly the toll house fight was clearly designed for stealth.

My bard and Astarion work as a team to do the robbing. When you perform, crowds gather around you, so it's very useful for redirecting prying eyes so Astarion can pick pockets.