Leveling a melee sucks because of the huge curve to hit/miss ratio. You miss an insane amount at level 1 and it gets a little better as you level, finally giving you a good hit/miss ratio at around level 29 with 150 skill. It has less to do with max skill for your level and more to do with the actual skill number itself.
Luckily, you are a bard and this should have only mattered from level 1-2.
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