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[[Image:DQVIII_Bard.png||right|thumb|375px|A Bard from ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]].'']]
<center>''An excellent singer, the bard can help with songs like WakeSong and AngelSong''
--Description in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.</center>

The '''Troubadour''' (formerly '''Bard''') is a vocation featured in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''.

==Description==
The troubadour is a helpful class that makes use of support skills in battle. Outside of battle, they know the spell [[Holy Protection]], able to keep weaker monsters at bay. After mastering this class, the troubadour can become a [[Luminary]] provided they have also mastered the [[Dancer]] and [[Jester]] classes.

==''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''==
===Stat Changes===
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|-
|Battles to Master
|140
|-
|Strength
| -25 Percent
|-
|Agility
| -15 Percent
|-
|Guard
| -15 Percent
|-
|Intelligence
| +20 Percent
|-
|Appearance
| +10 Percent
|-
|Max HP
| -20 Percent
|-
|Max MP
| Null
|}

===PS1 Abilities===
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|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
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|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|1
|Beginner
|Nothing
|0
|
|
|
|-
|2
|Novice
|[[Eye for Distance]]
|13
|Field
|Tells the player where the closest town is
|0
|-
|3
|Poet
|[[Peep]]
|27
|Field
|Allows the player to determine whether a treasure chest is actually a monster or not. A blue aura means that the treasure chest safe to open. A red aura means that the treasure chest is a monster.
|2
|-
|4
|Lyricist
|[[Lullaby|Sleep Song]]
|40
|One Group
|Has a chance of putting one a group of enemies to sleep
|0
|-
|5
|Warbler
|[[Holy Protection]]
|55
|Field
|Prevents weaker monsters from attacking the party
|4
|-
|6
|Crooner
|[[Dawn Chorus|Wake Song]]
|75
|All Allies
|Cures all allies of the sleep status
|0
|-
|7
|Songster
|[[Spellbinding Song|Mist Song]]
|110
|One Group
|Has a chance of preventing one group of enemies from casting spells
|0
|-
|8
|Minstrel
|[[Angel Song]]
|140
|All Allies
|Has a chance of restoring a fallen ally with 50 percent of their max HP
|0
|}

===3DS Abilities===
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|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|1
|Music Lover
|Nothing
|0
|
|
|
|-
|2
|String Plucker
|[[War Cry]]
|5
|One Group
|A blood-curdling cry that causes the enemy to quake with fear.
|0
|-
|3
|Bedroom Jammer
|[[Lullaby]]
|
|One Group
|A soothing song that will make your enemies sleep like babes.
|0
|-
|4
|One-Hit Wonder
|[[Silly Song]]
|
|One Group
|A loony tune that gets a group of enemies rolling in the aisles.
|0
|-
|5
|Touring Act
|[[Dawn Chorus]]
|
|All Allies
|A stimulating song that rouses party members from their slumber.
|0
|-
|6
|Star Turn
|[[Spellbinding Song]]
|12
|One Group
|A singalong that seals away enemy spells.
|0
|-
|7
|Platinum-Seller
|[[Soothing Song]]
|12
|All Allies
|A calming song that restores at least 20 HP to all party members.
|0
|-
|8
|Living Legend
|[[Angel Song]]
|30
|All Allies
|Occasionally resurrects a fallen ally with half HP restored.
|8
|}

===Hybrid Abilities===
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|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|[[Priest]]
|[[Soothing Song|Heal Song]]
|All Allies
|Restores 20HP to All Allies
|0
|-
|[[Martial artist]]
|[[War Cry]]
|All Enemies
|Has a chance of startling enemies, preventing them from attacking
|0
|-
|[[Jester]]
|[[Silly Song|Gag Song]]
|One Group
|Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking
|0
|-
|[[Mage]]
|[[Curse Song]]
|One Group
|Lowers the defense of one group of enemies
|0
|-
|[[Sailor]]
|[[Wave Song]]
|One Group
|Has a chance of putting one group of enemies to sleep
|0
|-
|[[Shepherd]]
|[[Ram Song]]
|One Group
|Has a chance of putting one group of enemies to sleep
|0
|-
|[[Warrior]]
|[[War Song]]
|All Allies
|Raises the defense of all allies
|0
|}

==Usefulness==
The troubadour is quite frail and should be put in the back rows. Its only use is to make the [[Luminary]] and then a [[Summoner]]. It takes some time to become a Druid and so has to be started as soon the player clears [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest VII)|Alltrades Abbey]]. However, the rewards are great. In the 3DS version, troubadours are able to learn Soothing Song naturally, which is a decent way to restore HP for free in battle.

The hybrid skills aren't particularly worth getting as there are similar skills that do the same thing.

==Notable Troubadours==
*Josef Starling
*[[Florin]]
*[[Ishmahri]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQMCH_Bard.png|''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''
</gallery></center>
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