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  Other Groups of Men of Middle-earth
Bard was descended from Lord Girion of Dale, whose wife and child had escaped to Lake-town when Smaug ruined Dale and took the Lonely Mountain in 2770.
Bard sought reparations from Thorin on the grounds that it was he who had slain Smaug and that part of the Dragon's treasure had once belonged to Dale and that the people of Lake-town were suffering and needed aid.
Bard was the son of Brand, who was the King of Dale at the time of the War of the Ring.
www.tuckborough.net /othermen.html   (4870 words)

  
 Icewind Dale II @ GameBanshee
The bard is a rogue, but he is different from the rogue.
A bard is a talented musician and a walking storehouse of gossip, tall tales, and lore.
Bards have the ability to sing melodies that have magical effects on creatures within thirty feet.
www.gamebanshee.com /icewinddaleii/classes/bard.php   (304 words)

  
 Bard the Bowman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Tolkien, Bard the Bowman of Esgaroth was one of the most skilled archers among Men, and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale.
Bard was able to slay the dragon Smaug after a tip from the old thrush (who had overheard Bilbo Baggins' description of Smaug) had revealed an unarmored spot on the dragon's underside.
Bard claimed a twelfth of the treasure amassed by the dragon, which he subsequently shared with the Master of Esgaroth to rebuild the town, but the Master stole the money and ran off into the wild where he died.
en.mcfly.org /Bard_the_Bowman   (127 words)

  
 Weaving the Tapestry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
By her he had three sons, Donald, John, and Alexander, and by reason, it is believed, that they were the king’s grandsons, the eldest of the three was preferred to the succession to the Lordship of the Isles.
Having acquired a bard, Sir James began to make use of him to extend his knowledge of Gaelic and of the ancient Gaelic poetry, which, thanks to MacPherson's Ossianic translations, was of great interest at the time.
This the bard must have felt as a real personal loss, especially if he realised, as he probably did, that his successor, Sir Alexander (later Lord) MacDonald, was a man of entirely different outlook and sympathies.
pages.zdnet.com /sachemwolf/id9.html   (8660 words)

  
 Mongoose Publishing : For All Your Gaming Needs ...
Such is the magic of the bard, a singer of songs and teller of tales, a jack of all trades who finds his knowledge and power not in the dusty halls of a library or the obscure heritage of a strange bloodline, but in the whim of inspiration and the freedom of the roads.
With career paths, bards can customise their advancement and gain special benefits from their chosen branch of training; legendary classes offer a subset and expansion of their magical prowess that may take them to epic levels and beyond.
Combining their innate talent for magic, his adeptness at learning and his ability to deal with people, bards occupy an exceptional niche in any group as the party’s representative, leader and support, and The Quintessential Bard II: Advanced Tactics provides all the necessary tools for the bard to become a legend at such roles.
www.mongoosepublishing.com /d20/detail.php?qsID=543&qsSeries=8   (740 words)

  
 Council of Elrond :: LotR News and Information
Bard II was the son of Brand of Dale, and ally to Thorin III of Erebor.
After his father was killed in the Battle of Dale during the War of the Ring, Bard was forced to retreat to Erebor, where his folk, and those of Thorin III were besieged by servants of Sauron.
At last, news reached them of Sauron's defeat, and they were able to emerge from Erebor and drive out his forces.
www.councilofelrond.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=Encyclopedia&file=index&action=DisplayTerm&pn_vid=2&pn_id=5579   (182 words)

  
 Entmoot - War of the Ring: The Chronicles of Dale
Bard II was sick with Gromaecha, a deadly disease of the skeletal system, during the Battle of Dale and had just recovered from it.
Bard II didn’t think he was ready for command, for he was only 15 and had never lead his army into combat.
Bard II hated the fact that Thorin III made his father’s death sound so much worse, while Thorin III hated how Bard II was bragging.
entmoot.tolkientrail.com /showthread.php?t=10928   (3622 words)

  
 Middle-earth Mythology - Bard
Bard shot down Samug the dragon and assumed leadership of Dale, and challenged Thorin's right to the gold.
Bard shot down Smaug after being told to aim at the left side of smague's chest with his lucky fl arrow by a old trush.
Bard was a descendant of Girion who was slain in Smaug's assault on Erebor.
www.realgoodwin.com /middle-earth/character.php?id=95&Specie=Men   (120 words)

  
 The Last Alliance
The second Esgaroth was again destroyed during the dramatic happenings portrayed in 'The Hobbit', when Bard the Bowman mortally wounded Smaug with his bow, and the stricken dragon crashed onto the wooden city and perished in the cold waters of the Long Lake.
Later Bard, who was of the Line of Girion of Dale, was made King and, he reestablished Dale, using his share of the dragon hoard.
The remaining forces of Dwarves and Men under Thorin III Stonehelm and Bard II were finally able to route the Easterlings at the end of March, when news of Sauron's fall reached the north.
www.wildfiregames.com /tla/civ_lakemen.html   (904 words)

  
 LancasterOnline.com: Obituaries
Bard was a homemaker, and enjoyed arts & crafts and being with her grandchildren.
She was the wife of the late Justus F. Bard II who died in 2000.
Surviving in addition to her mother are 3 children, Catherine Ott of New Holland, Cynthia, wife of Ralph Jones, of Wiconisco, Justus F., III, husband of Shirley Bard, of Williamstown; 7 grandchildren, Chrisandra Bright, David Doherty, Rachel Bard, Robert, Joseph, Cattie, and Holly Jones and 1 half-brother, Harold Rogers of Reamstown.
obits.lancasteronline.com /index.php?action=view&obit_id=1340319   (178 words)

  
 Quintessential Bard II is £12.99, a d20 from Mongoose Publishing at Games Lore Ltd.
Information Page for Quintessential Bard II There is magic in poetry, the way a few words can move the heart.
The Collector’s Series II will not necessarily allow players to make their characters even better, but they will be able to do a lot more than they ever thought possible before.
Multiclassing offers a bard a complement to his abilities, while superior tools offer to enhance his performance.
www.gameslore.co.uk /acatalog/Details/DP_MGP4412.html   (621 words)

  
 EQdiva.com - Bards of Everquest    Cassindra's Chant of Clarity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Where the 6 second delay by the first bard's song are occurring, the mana delivery from the second bard is kicking in.
In this case, the second bard's mana is being delivered as the first bard's song is ending.
Of course, the model isnt perfect, but, the idea is that if you and another bard stagger casting times of the song, the two bards will be able to "stack" their songs only by virtue of the fact that at no point are both bards' songs generating mana at the same time.
207.21.202.13 /songs.asp?print=t&song=22   (3118 words)

  
 Quintessential Bard II : D20-System - Produktinfo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
From combat worthy bards to bards that are rogues to scholars with a creative flair you can make them all here.
Indeed with these rules a bard could focus almost exclusively on being a musician and still be an effective and important character for a group.
Your bard no longer has to wander around like a vagabond; he can become a wealthy and powerful member of the artistic community.
www.drosi.de /archont/buy/id65596848856   (335 words)

  
 Bard the Bowman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bard was able to slay the dragon Smaug after a tip from the old (who had overheard Bilbo Baggins ' description of Smaug) had revealed an spot on the dragon's underside.
Bard claimed twelfth of the treasure amassed by the which he subsequently shared with the Master Esgaroth to rebuild the town but the stole the money and ran off into wild where he died.
After its rebuilding was the first king of restored Dale followed by his son Bain grandson Brand and great-grandson Bard II.
www.freeglossary.com /Bard_the_Bowman   (440 words)

  
 Brand (Middle-earth)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brand was a son of Bain and grandson of Bard the Bowman who killed the dragon Smaug.
He was a king of Dale during the War of the Ring, and was slain at the side of Dáin Ironfoot during the Battle of Dale.
He was succeeded by his son Bard II.
toshare.dynup.net /en/Brand_(Middle-earth).htm   (68 words)

  
 City Stages News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 2003 educational touring production is now on tour in Washoe County and on May 6th NSC hits the road and visits schools in Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing and White Pine counties.
A Bit o' th' Bard II, by John Robert (JR) Beardsley and Cameron Crain, ties in with school curriculum as it brings live theatre to students, some for the first time.
"A Bit o' th' Bard II is a three dimensional, cultural look at theatre," Crain said.
www.theatercoalition.org /article_display_old.php?issue_key=8&article_key=82   (183 words)

  
 Quintessential Bard II by Mongoose Publishing for d20 System
With Career Paths, bards can customise their advancement with their chosen branch of training.
The Legendary Bard offers an expansion of character features that elevate the bard to epic levels and beyond.
The Magical Bard offers a new range of magical items while Tricks of the Trade provides new rules for Spellsongs, Scores and Metamusic feats.
www.spiritgames.co.uk /rpgsin.php?UniqueNo=3696   (357 words)

  
 The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight for Commodore 64 - MobyGames
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight for Commodore 64 - MobyGames
Also, one among you must ascend to the position of Archmage and use the wand to defeat Lagoth Zanta.
Bard's Tale 2 uses the same engine as the original with similar gameplay, but takes place in a much larger game world, featuring several different cities (instead of just Skae Brae).
www.mobygames.com /game/c64/bards-tale-ii-the-destiny-knight   (369 words)

  
 Critical Masses
Under BARD II (successor to the slightly less draconian BARD I) the federal government is empowered to confiscate, remove, and perform a THO (an acronym for "total historical obliteration") on any work of art determined to constitute a biological artifact of interest to the national security of the United States.
The effect of a THO is to completely remove from the face of the earth all traces that a particular artwork has ever existed as a work of art.
In the end, he gave the chair a videotaped confession to seventeen counts of unlawful possession of biological artifacts and agreed to go over to the other side, acting as an anonymous informer for the BARD II biological artifact recovery unit.
www.slowart.com /articles/masses.htm   (1677 words)

  
 The Last Alliance View Replies
Posted Saturday, September 11, 2004 01:11:23 PM Hi guys I was wondering what I could use for a dale arny will thier be a dale supement coming out or shold i use warriors of rohan.
Bard II would be the one that was around in the time of LOTR,
the other one (Bard I, the bowman) will be covered in the battle of five armies game.
www.thelastalliance.com /?pid=view_replies&thread_id=24330&forum_id=13   (377 words)

  
 Dylan the Bard by Andrew Sinclair, New, Used Books, Cheap Prices, ISBN 0312265808
Dylan the Bard explores how and why this enormously talented writer, torn between a search for personal peace and international notoriety, was slowly defeated by his own self-destructive nature.
From Dylan's dream of Wales, to the brawling and boozing in Fitzrovia in the thirties and forties, to the American lecture tour that finally killed him in the early fifties, Dylan the Bard is the tragic and exuberant story of a cult figure in his own time and a poet for all time.
All such content is provided to you "as is." this content and your use of it are subject to change and/or removal at any time.
www.bookfinder4u.com /detail/0312265808.html   (532 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Arda: Bard II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Encyclopedia of Arda: Bard II Bard II The great-grandson of Bard the Bowman
His father was slain in the Battle of Dale, and Bard was forced back to Erebor, where he was besieged with his ally Thorin III for seven days.
When news came from the south of the destruction of Sauron, Bard and Thorin emerged from the Lonely Mountain and broke the siege.
www.glyphweb.com /arda/b/bardii.html   (107 words)

  
 The Last Alliance View Replies
the Easterlings attacked and killed Brand and Dain but were defeated by Bard II and Dain II after a sally from the Lonely Mountain.
Bard II and Thorin III sortied and put the Easterling retreat to flight.
Invasion of the North(Rivendell, Bree etc.) The armies of Angmar invaded the north laying seige to Rivendell and attacking Bree.
www.thelastalliance.com /?pid=view_replies&thread_id=22656&forum_id=4   (1365 words)

  
 wer-weiss-was | "Bard´s Tale II - The Destiny Knight" | aus Forum Nostalgie
Bard´s Tale II - The Destiny Knight (H i n z i, 12.1.2000 00:30)
Re: Bard´s Tale II - The Destiny Knight (G u n t h e r M ü l l e r, 13.1.2000 10:07)
Re: Bard´s Tale II - The Destiny Knight
www.wer-weiss-was.de /theme15/article114331.html   (272 words)

  
 The Quintessential Bard II - MGP 4412
This d20 supplement presents a multitude of alternatives for enhancing and
improving a bard's potential, including expansion rules, multiclassing,
prestige classes, and feats designed for the experienced bard.
www.thecompleatstrategist.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3993   (38 words)

  
 Travelling Man - Quintessential Bard 2
Use keywords to find the product you are looking for.
Bard characters have many paths at their feet, and are unique of all adventurers that they can follow most of them at the same time.
This product was added to our catalogue on Monday 13 December, 2004.
www.travellingman.com /store/product_info.php?products_id=836&osCsid=bd8c9d77bad60a000d17adcec9881e07   (125 words)

  
 RPG Shop: d20: Quintessential Bard II
RPG Shop: d20: Quintessential Bard II Text Only :: Newest :: Shipping :: Policy :: Help :: Contact ::
The latest release, The Quintessential Bard II, is written by Alejandro Melchor, (Quintessential Dwarf II, Encyclopaedia Arcane: Dragon Magic) and featuring rules for bard characters throughout their careers, The Quintessential Bard II is an invaluable resource from First to Twentieth level.
With epic expansion rules, multiclassing, career paths and a multitude of alternatives for enhancing and improving your bards potential through legendary classes, survival tactics, new equipment options as well as prestige classes and feats designed for the experienced bard, this is an essential resource for players and Games Masters alike.
www.rpgshop.com /product_info.php?products_id=36119&aid=74   (147 words)

  
 Mongoose Publishing : For All Your Gaming Needs ...
Set your own mine system in Quintessential Dwarf, engage in Wild Magic with Quintessential Elf II or construct your own Thieves Guild with Quintessential Rogue - all this and far more is possible with the Quintessential books.
Now, you can look forward to the all new Quintessential II: Advanced Tacics range of books, tomes designed not to replace their forerunners but to build upon the principles laid our before in order to allow players to construct truly sophisticated characters.
Mongoose Publishing is dedicated to the idea that a gaming company's web site should be far more than just promotional material with a few new rules and background articles thrown in for good measure.
www.mongoosepublishing.com /d20/series.php?qsSeries=8   (512 words)

  
 Bard's Blood #1: Hamlet II: Ophelia's Revenge - David Bergantino - Palm Reader eBook
"Bard's Blood #1 The classic tales of William Shakespeare are often as packed with gore and corpses as the scariest slasher flick -- and can spawn equally gruesome sequels....
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www.ebookmall.com /ebook/100975-ebook.htm   (711 words)

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