Will music soothe the savage beast?

[SS]

Can anyone help me with a new base class please? I am looking for a mix between the bard and ranger class. One problem with just duel classing between the bard and ranger the way they are, is that, I feel it will weaken the character as a whole. An other problem is that a bard can already effect animals as well as people (I think). I wanted this guy to focus mainly on animals. Probably magical beasts and related creatures too.

My idea comes from the tales of St. Patrick who drove away and banished all the snakes from Ireland. There's also The Pied Piper, who charmed all the rats out of a town.

And lastly, Music soothes even the most savage of beasts.

 

[Edheldur]

Well, as a starting point you might want to check out this variant bard from Unearthed Arcana (Variant bard )

 

[SS]

Thank you, that is a good start. I had missed reading that one.

 

[Dinkeldog]

You might find more help in the House Rules forum, where people put things like new classes.

 

[Piratecat]

Technically, music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. That's a different sort of prestige class, though, one from the BoEF, so I like your idea better.