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[itsmypassport]

I don't know if this has been suggested. If so sorry for the repost.

Anyway, the bard/singer class I have in mind would basically just stand in an area and sing to give "happy points" or whatever it's called. You could designate the areas they would stand. Then my legendary fishermen immigrants would have a hobby.

Edit: Sorry should have been more specific. Idk why the original post even made sense when I typed it.

The last two links you provided are similar but not what I had in mind. Bards and Singers from the old times or the books you read with dwarves, (or dwarfs), would create songs based on events that happened during their time, in addition to learning the more popular songs of their local. So these Bards/singers, if implemented, would be able to have some random default songs, along with changing songs, (perhaps you could read the song by looking at a created item. "this song is about cacame slaying a the evil dragon menaced with spikes of bread"), which would fit in nicely with the already existing randomized flavor text feature.

You could specify a zone for them to do their "job" or just tell them to do it with no zone specified and they will go find a group of dwarves, a royal dwarf, a dwarf who needs cheering up, or a tavern and sing.

Also, I think there should be some form of competitiveness if more than one bard, (not sure if there should be more than one per fortress), is allowed to exist.

[Putnam]

The search function is in the top right.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=108576.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=117022.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=104940.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=30115.0

[itsmypassport]

There you go putnam. Edited the original post.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=30115.0 is pretty close to what I was thinking, but the differences are I would not see the bard/singer becoming a "band" type thing, and I would not like the stage idea. I think that would have to be a completely seperate thing. At least lore wise. Bards were trying to get fame for themselves from what I've read. They were trying to make their own songs the famous ones that got passed down.

[C27]

If they put on bad performances, the observers in the dining hall should chuck food at them and train their throwing skill.

[Babylon]

"Listened to untalented caterwauling" should definitely be an unhappy thought.

[Robosaur]

"He heckled a bard and felt better afterwards recently"

[assasin]

I'd rike see bards writing new songs which are sung by drunk dwarves. Sorta like the song version of engravings.

[Metruption]

"He heckled a bard and felt better afterwards recently"

"He was heckled by a drunken listeners and felt bad afterwards recently"
Newton's laws still apply

[Robosaur]

"He ignored the heckles of drunken revelers and felt damned smug about it recently"

[Gaybarowner]

"He felt bad after having his pet giant cave spider thrown at him"

[GreatWyrmGold]

"He felt glad to throw someone."

Silliness aside, I'm glad this is planned.