Baldur’s Gate 3 boasts a myriad of classes for players to choose from, but unfortunately, Dragon Age has only ever had the three standard classes of Warrior, Mage, and Rogue. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf could certainly take a lot of inspiration from Baldur’s Gate 3’s class system and add numerous new classes that haven’t been seen in the game before, and there’s one such class that is definitely a viable class for the world of Dragon Age.

The class in question is the bard class, and although it’s one of the more underrated classes in Baldur’s Gate 3, it has a lot of lore potential in Dragon Age. There are many reasons why Dragon Age: Dreadwolf should allow players to play as a bard, and one of the reasons is that the last game where players could play as a bard was in the very first game, Dragon Age Origins. Not only has it not been in the game for so long, but it has lots of potential to be a unique class compared to the standard three.

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The Benefits of The Bard Class

The Bard Class is Diverse

There are numerous reasons why Dragon Age: Dreadwolf should take inspiration from the bard class in Baldur’s Gate 3, and one of the biggest reasons is that the class is very diverse. In Baldur’s Gate 3, bards are the talkers of the group, the ones who will charm and talk their way through a situation. They’re the ones who can sing a song to heal their allies, use magic to stun foes, and use a myriad of persuasion techniques. Not only that, but they have a range of weapons that they can use, from rapiers and hand crossbows, to longswords and shortswords. In Dragon Age, bards appear to be the opposite to Baldur’s Gate 3’s bards.

Bards Have Some Interesting Lore In Dragon Age

Dragon Age’s bards are primarily assassins, spies, and rogues, whereas in Baldur’s Gate 3, they’re storytellers, singers, and comedians, which gives them a more creative flair as well as being the opposite of bards in Dragon Age. In Dragon Age, bards have a tough time when training to hone their skills for combat, and are often taught to lose their capacity to love to make way for their ability to perform their individual tasks. Bards are often adept at archery and dual blades and tend to have a signature move called the Butterfly, which is a flurry of dagger strikes to the wrist and then throat of an enemy. It would certainly be interesting to see a bard that isn’t a rogue or didn’t train as a rogue in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, but considering Dragon Age’s lore for Bards, that may not happen.

How A Bard Class Could Work In Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

Bards Could Thrive If The Class System Changes In Dreadwolf

A bard class in Dragon Age Dreadwolf could combine the skills of a rogue and the skills of a bard, and if the game is indeed switching to a faction-based class system, then there is more of a case for a Bard class in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A Bard can easily be part of many different factions, from an acting troupe to a royal court, or even a circus, as well as many other things. Since bards are assassins, spies, and rogues in Dragon Age, a faction-based class centered around an espionage organization such as the Antivan Crows or even the Inquisition, for example, could easily allow for a Bard class.

It’s a shame that the bard specialization never returned after Dragon Age Origins. Perhaps it’s time for it to return to the franchise in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, but this time, it should move away from being a specialization within a class and become a class of its own. Stepping away from the bard specialization and allowing it to become a class will add depth to the story and game, and considering the lore for bards and the training they go through, the bard class in Dragon Age could certainly be a viable option - especially if background-based classes return to Dragon Age. Plus, it would be fun to be able to play musical instruments in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the fourth game in the franchise, serving as a direct sequel to the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Players will attempt to stop Solas from tearing down the Veil, among other possibly major plot points. Its events see players travel to Tevinter, the Anderfels, Rivain, and Antiva.

Franchise

Dragon Age

Developer(s)

BioWare

Publisher(s)

Electronic Arts