"Well, a well balanced party usually has one arcane magic user, that is myself, one divine magic user who mostly serves to heal, and if they are a cleric or paladin to fight melee and serve as meat shields. A fighter of some sort be it a warrior or a barbarian, someone who can do ranged damage like a rogue or a ranger, and then generally one other who fills in the gaps." Or is there to annoy everyone with his idiocy. Who in Waterdeep ever thought a Bard was a useful class, anyway?