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{{monster
|name=bard
|tile=[[File:Bard.png]]
|difficulty=12
|level=10
|experience=221
|speed=12
|AC=10
|MR=2
|align=-3
|frequency=0
|genocidable=Only if [[hero]] is a Bard
|attacks=Weapon 1d4 [[Physical damage|physical]]
|weight=1450
|nutr=400
|size=Medium
|resistances=None
|resistances conveyed=None
|attributes={{attributes|A Bard|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1}}
|reference=
}}
A '''bard''', {{monsym|bard}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Bard]] patch against [[NetHack 3.4.3]], where it is a [[chaotic]] [[player monster]] corresponding to the Bard [[hero]] and will have the [[role]]'s appropriate [[rank]] title for their [[monster level]].

A bard has a single weapon attack.

==Generation==
{{main|Player monster#Locations}}
Bards are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards chaotic heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if a Bard hero reads a [[scroll of genocide]]. However, the original patch does not include changes to <tt>[[Source:NetHack 3.4.3/src/mplayer.c|mplayer.c]]</tt> and most other files to accommodate the bard player monster or provide them with any inventory—similar details such as [[corpse]] placement and [[statue]] generation are also missing.

==Variants==
The bard player monster is included in other ''[[NetHack]]'' [[variant]]s with their inventory and other data filled out accordingly:

* [[Bard (dNetHack monster)]] in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]
* [[Bard (SlashTHEM monster)]] in [[SlashTHEM]]
* [[Bard (Hack'EM)]] in [[Hack'EM]]

Of the listed variants above, Hack'EM is the only variant that does not incorporate the Bard patch into the base game, instead including the monster as part of the Pleasant Valley map for the [[Town]] branch—Hack'EM adapts the level map from SlashTHEM, including adding the bard and other monsters that SlashTHEM normally places on that map.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia-redirect|bard}}
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[[Category:Bard patch|Player monster]]

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 Bards are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards chaotic heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if a Bard hero reads a [[scroll of genocide]]. However, the original patch does not include changes to <tt>[[Source:NetHack 3.4.3/src/mplayer.c|mplayer.c]]</tt> and most other files to accommodate the bard player monster or provide them with any inventory&mdash;similar details such as [[corpse]] placement and [[statue]] generation are also missing.

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   |level=10
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   |speed=12
   |AC=10

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 {{monster
   |name=bard
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   |difficulty=12
   |level=10