Damn, spent too long writing my treatise
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] As I said, Bards do have a bit of variety too, and they can fight in melee (more than a Druid at least), so they aren't a bad choice either.
However, be warned that the class is not for those with any sort of carpal tunnel or other RSI issues: it requires A LOT of key presses.