New level 10 bard, taking on roles i did not expect!

[Rhayne05]

Good morning!
I've been playing for the last 2 or so weeks, got my Half Elf bard to level 10 and have been lucky enough to have a few charity gear pieces thrown to me by wonderful vet players.

As i love to group, thats where i spend most of my time. However, ever since my first party, people usually ask me to tank (no war/sk/pal in party) even when i'm wearing a few cloth pieces and am pretty darn squishy. Perhaps the Axe and Shield and the few Bronze armor i have gives them the wrong idea? I do let people know that this is my first character and absolutely no where close to a twink.

Through this i have found out that Chords of Dissonance is actually a pretty good AoE Taunt. in fact if i pull with it i can keep the mob on me if i refresh in my rotation. Regardless, I feel like i put an unnecessary strain on healers and they probably don't like it.

it's also very hard to twist 3+ songs while tanking, as i get bashed and stunned all the time. Whenever i miss a song or have to continue my rotation without refreshing a certain song immediately, i feel like my group is probably thinking "Gee what a terrible bard".

So perhaps my question is this. What should i expect people to expect me to do in groups? Pulling is obvious, I can handle that, although I'm going to need tons of throwing daggers/shurikens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] XP is my main concern, but if the tanking keeps up, I may need to look into gear as well. Any comments or feedback? Thanks everyone!

Still having a blast [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

-Airren the Bard