And this is Gandalf from Lord of the Rings:
The former came before the latter... And a recent topic made me think about the similarities with Väinämöinen and Gandalf. Basically how for a Wizard Gandalf does not do all that much spell casting. But he does do quite a bit of shouting.
Thus, I started to think if it was possible to get a BARD PRC that has 'Power Word' spells as songs? With the added possibility to use Bardic music to cast 'utility' spells such as:
You could call this PRC a Skald or something. Medium BAB would be just fine.Dimensional Anchor: Cleric: 4, Sorcerer/Wizard: 4
Sending: Cleric: 4, Sorcerer/Wizard: 5, Other: Cleric with Trade domain 3
Wall of Ice: Sorcerer/Wizard: 4, Other: Cleric with Cold domain 5
Wall of Stone: Cleric: 5, Druid: 5, Sorcerer/Wizard: 5
Whisperwind: Bard: 2, Sorcerer/Wizard: 2
Analyse Portal: Bard: 3, Sorcerer/Wizard: 3, Other: Cleric with Portal domain 3