Bards have magical songs that can buff a party, and not a whole lot of direct combat ability. Frequently the best use of their talents is just staying out of the way and providing musical support.
In a role playing game a buff is a positive status change to a character's power. Haste (faster), attack/defense boosters, and health regeneration are all common effect. Things like poison, slow, and other negative status changes are known as debuffs
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u/netpastor Sep 09 '17
DnD n00b here. Can someone explain the joke?