101 Bard SongsHere are 101 Bard Songs
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1: AC/DC: "Thunderstruck" -for Priests of Thor 2: Bon Jovi: "Lay your hands on me" -for Paladins 3: Def Leppard: "Gods of War" -for Fighter/Priests 4: Chris de Burgh: "Crusader" -for Paladins - again 5: Queen: "It's a kind of Magic" -for Wizards 6: Dire Straits: "Brothers in Arms" -for Fighters 7: Led Zeppelin: "The Battle of Evermore" -for Fighters (good AL) 8: Rush: "Temples of Syrinx" -for Priests 9: Rush: "The Trees" -for Druids 10: Rush: "The Necromancer" -for ... Necromancers! 11: Sting: "Moon Over Bourbon Street" -for Vampires 12: Sting: "Shape of My Heart" -for Diviners/Gamblers 13: Metallica: "Wherever I may Roam" -all classes 14: Metallica: "Sad But True" -Dopplegangers 15: Metallica: "Nothing else Matters" -All classes 16: Queen: "Princes of the Universe" -deities 17: Pat Benataer: "The Warrior" -Fighters 18: Aerosmith: "Livin' on the Edge" -Philosophers and teachers 19: Glass Tiger:"Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" -All classes just before death 20: Ac/Dc: "The Razor's Edge" -Fighters 21. Black Sabbath: "The Wizard" -Um...wizards? 22. Black Sabbath: "N.I.B." -Demons 23. nine inch nails: "wish" -Polymorphed Wizards? :) 24: Porno for Pyros "We'd make great pets" -Familiars/small monsters 25: Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" - Illusionists 26: David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" - Anyone in Dark Sun 27: The Police "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - Apprentice mages, esp. enchanters 28: AC/DC "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)" - Thieves 29: Dead Can Dance: "Chant of the Paladin" -Paladins 30: Dead Can Dance: "Garden of Zephirias" -Druids 27: Blue Oyster Cult: "Veterans of the Psychic Wars" -Psionicists 28: Sting: "The Soul Cages" -Necromancers 29: Wavestar: "Troll Valley" -Druids, Faeries, actual trolls 30: Yes: "Astral Traveler" -Psionicists, Wizards, Priests 31: Yes: "Long Distance Runaround" -campaigners ;) 32: Yes: "The Revealing Science of God" -Priests 33: Yes: "The Ancient" -Sages 34: Yes: "Ritual" -spellcasters 35: Jon Anderson: "Sound out the Galleon" -Spelljammer captains 36: Rick Wakeman: anything from "Myths and Legends
of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"-Warriors, Wizards 37: ABWH: "Fist of Fire" -Deva, Archons, Avatars 38: Queen: "The Prophet Song" -Clerics 39: Queen: "One Vision" -Diviners 40: Queen: "The Faerie Feller's Master Stroke" -Druids, Faeries 41: Queen: "Ogre Battle" -Ogres 42: Queen: "Who Wants to Live Forever?" -Immortals, Demigods, Deities 43: Queen: "The Miracle" -Priests 44: Queen: "The Hitman" -Assassins 45: Brian May: "Resurrection" -Priests 46: Hawkwind: "The Awakening" -Priests, cyberpunk setting 47: Toto: "Hydra" -Warriors, Hydra 48: Dream Theatre: "Live Another Day" -Resurrected people 49: Starcastle: "Lady of the Lake" -Arthurian characters 50: Pink Floyd: "The Gnome" -Gnomes 51: Joe Satriani: "Hordes of Locusts" -Summoners, Priests 52: Manowar: "Dark Avenger" -Antipaladins 53: Manowar: "Battle Hymn" -Fighters 54: Manowar: "Defender" -Paladins 55: Manowar: "Holy War" -Specialty Priests(especially Tempus) 56: Manowar: "Black Wind, Fire and Steel" -Fighters 57: Manowar: "Hail and Kill" -Fighters 58: Manowar: "The Crown and the Ring" -Azoun IV (or any Kings) 59: Manowar: "Mountains" -Dwarves 60: Manowar: "Ride the Dragon" -Dragonlords 61: Manowar: "The Power of thy Sword" -Fighters 62: Manowar: "Master of the Wind" -Elves 63: Vince Neil: "Sisters of Pain" -for Specialty clerics of Loviatar 64: AC/DC: "Back in Black" -for Thieves, maybe Death Priests 65: AC/DC: "Highway to Hell" -for any player with a "Good" DM 66: Metalica: "Wolf and Man" (?) -for Lycanthropes everywhere 67: Queen: "I Want it All" -for treasure hunters or glory seekers
or freedom fighters... take your pick68: Meatloaf: "Bat Out Of Hell" -pissed off vampires 69: Elvis: "Return to Sender" -mage w/volley 70: Elvis: "Jail House Rock" -thieves guild (after Paladin gets done) 71: Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me" -Succubus/incubus 72: Billy Joel "Piano Man" -Bards (ofcourse) 73: Barry Manalow "I write the songs" -Bard with very high opinion of self 74: AC/DC: "The Razor's Edge" -Fighters 75: Clannad: "Ri Na Cruinne" -(an EXCELLENT elvish mourning song) 76: Bob Dylan "Subterranian homesick blues" -Raftaman the Gnome 77: Led Zepplin "You Shook me" -Earth Elementals 78: Led Zepplin "Your Time is Gonna Come" -Clerics/Paladins/Rangers who've done evil 79: Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire" -Mage's casting Fireball 80: Genesis: "Robbery, Assault and Battery" -thieves 81: Marillion: "Grendel" -nasty monsters 82: Genesis: "Whodunnit?" -assassins 83: Genesis: "Guide Vocal" -anyone running a training hall! 84: Genesis: "Watcher of the Skies" -dragons 85: Marillion: "Assassing" -do you need to guess? 86: Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Psionicists 87: Blue Oyster Cust: I am the storm - Priest of Thor 88: AC/DC: Highway to Hell - Any Evil Priest 89: Deep Purple: "Fireball" -guess! 90: U2: "All along the watchtower" -guards 91: Patty Smyth: "Make me a Beliver" -priests 92: Shakespears Sister: "Moonchild" -any werecreature 93: Jethro Tull: "Songs from the Wood" -Druids, Bards 94: Jethro Tull: "Locomotive Breath" -Dragons And some other songs of interest
U2: I still havn't found what I'm looking for - Bounty Hunters U2: Helter Skelter (also The Beatles) - Undead Bashers U2: Van Diemen's Land - Peasant Hero U2: Freedom for my People - Mul Slaves in Darksun U2: Acrobat - Acrobats, Bards and Thieves who moonlite
as world-saversU2: Sunday Bloody Sunday - Priests on the battlefield U2: Red Light - Thieves pushing their luck in crime U2: MLK - Campfire song, use carfuly! U2: A Sort of Homecoming - Paladins returning home after a quest U2: The Unforgetable Fire - Retiring Adventurers :-)
Pink Floyd: One of these Days (Meddle) - Those on a Quest Pink Floyd: Absolutely Curtains (Obscured...) - after a major battle Pink Floyd: Dogs (Animals) - Slaves and Servents Pink Floyd: Signs of Life (MLoR) - Entering a swamp Pink Floyd: Dogs of War (") - When the party is persued Pink Floyd: On the Turning Away (") - Useful in Dragon Lance towns
Concrete Blonde: bloodletting - lycanthropsy or vampirism victims Concrete Blonde: Darkening of the light - You say you use Ravenloft? Concrete Blonde: i don't need a hero - Haughty NPCs Concrete Blonde: tomorrow Wendy - PCs lover has been incurably poisoned Concrete Blonde: Sun - daybreak, PCs survived to watch the sun rise in terror Concrete Blonde: Roses Grow - PCs in a bar
Nirvana: Smells like Teen Spirit - Battleragers of course Nirvana: Polly (also Polly: New Wave) - mage with familiar Nirvana: Molly's Lips - Rebelious Thief Nirvana: Stain Egotistical Warrior Nirvana: In Bloom - Bards about bardic-wanna-be's Nirvana: Territorial Pissings - Combat with territorial creatures
(trolls, golems, giants especialy)Nirvana: Lithium - Priests of war dietiy in prayer before battle Nirvana: Something in the way the DM used a PUZZLE! :)
Suzanne Vega: Blood makes noise - NOT THE FEMALE PCs GET RAPED
THREAD AGAIN!Suzanne Vega: (If you were) in my movie - Charlatans Suzanne Vega: Rock in this pocket (song of David) - Pacifist Priests Suzanne Vega: Song of sand - seafaring adventures
Enya: Any of 'em - Priests Enigma: Same as Enya - Same as Enya
Sting: If I ever loose my faith in you - Priests Sting: Island of Souls - Sailors Sting: The Wild Wild Sea - Same Sting: Sister Moon - Priest/Bard Sting: Consider me gone - Mage/Psion with Dimention Door
They Might Be Giants: Istambul - Entering a foreign city They Might Be Giants: Minimum Wage - At work, dreaming about playing D&D :) They Might Be Giants: They might be Giants - Bard explaining those rumbling sounds They Might Be Giants: Whistling in the Dark - Drow They Might Be Giants: Hot Cha - Psion with psycoportation They Might Be Giants: Number Three - Bards They Might Be Giants: I hope that I get old before I die - Adventurers' Theme They Might Be Giants: Dig My Grave - Chaotic Neutral Characters' Theme They Might Be Giants: My Evil Twin - Thieves They Might Be Giants: The Statue got me high - Fanatic Priests They Might Be Giants: She's Actual Size - Seeing a she-giant! They Might Be Giants: Hall of Heads - Visiting the Canibal Shamen :) They Might Be Giants: Dinner Bell - Sloppy Eaters, Adventurers w/o Manners They Might Be Giants: Mammal - Druids They Might Be Giants: Spider - Drow and their captives: High Elves They Might Be Giants: Hypnotist of Ladies - Swashbucklers, Mages, Psions They Might Be Giants: If I Wasn't Shy - Timid Mages
Michael P. Duff, Jr. <duff@cs.uiuc.edu>