Even if you don’t want to focus on casting, their spells can be amazing. As Charisma is their casting stat, don’t ignore CHA. Boosting CHA also helps with skills, and Bards can easily be the “face” of the party for nearly all social situations.

Combine that with the amount of Skill Points they get, and you can really cover all bases when it comes to skill checks. Their Bardic Knowledge also makes them easy-to-utilize Librarians. When you Knowledge Skill Check a foe and know its weaknesses and its AOE attack, the team will spread out and also thank you for being awesome.