PeterScott: You need to have some more idea where you want to go. There are more than a thousand combos available.

You can just have a couple of Bard Levels to Qualify for Red Dragon Disciple, or Arcane Archer.

Or you can have high bard levels to cast all bard spells and back by some fighter levels to melee better, and/or some cleric levels to use Charaisma for Divine abilities.

Etc...

MagicalMaster: I'm fond of the "Bard in Plate" build. Pre-epic it would be something like 16 Bard/4 Fighter. Overall it would be something like 25 Bard/5 Fighter/10 RDD. You get everything from Lasting Inspiration to RDD stat boosts to all four attacks and Epic Weapon Specialization. The goal is high strength and 16 charisma (needed for level 6 spell casting). Be in Full Plate, Tower Shield, and a 1H weapon with Still Spell. Your goal is to basically be a Fighter who can buff himself prior to combat (or in combat with still spell), who can use Bard Song to buff himself (and his party) further, and who can use Curse Song to debuff enemies. The Bard Song/Curse Song Combo winds up being something like +7 AB, +7 AC, +2 damage at level 16 Bard and beyond (enemies lose 2 AB and 5 AC, you gain 5 AC and 2 AB and 2 damage).

If you want me to spell out a build I can, but hopefully that gets you on the right track.

Ryuma: The few links i found that didn't end up in 404 did suggest something with RDD so i thought that would be a good start to play with. Something with Bard/RDD/Weapon master? Seemed pretty cool to me at first view. If you had any builds lying around nearby that you'd think work well on SoU and then SoH that would be very helpful!

Chipster: Bard/RDD/WM is going to be too starved for feats to develop fast enough, certainly not within SoU's 1-13ish range and probably not until the end of HotU. It will sacrifice a great deal of song and casting potential for the sake of enhanced criticals with a weapon list that is far from ideal to take full advantage.

I agree with MM's suggestion for a neophyte bardic experience. Your only limitation will be trying to cast Ice Storms
and Mass Haste in combat that cannot be stilled. C'est la vie! Otherwise, it's a solid combo for both solo and party play.

Chipster: Pick whatever martial wpn you prefer. I like scimi's. Level 5 bard spells. Lvl 11 songs.

SoU/HotU: Brd13/ Ftr5 /RDD10, Unlawful Human

STR: 17 (32)
DEX: 10
CON: 12 (14)
WIS: 8
INT: 14 (16)
CHA: 13 (15)

01 - B(1) Blind Fight, Curse Song
02 - F(1) WF: Scimi
03 - B(2) Still Spell
04 - F(2) STR+1, PwrAttack
05 - B(3)
06 - R(1) Cleave
07 - R(2)
08 - R(3) STR+1
09 - R(4) KD
10 - F(3)
11 - F(4) WS: Scimi
12 - B(4) STR+1, ImpCrit: Scimi
13 - R(5)
end SoU
14 - R(6)
15 - R(7) Extend Spell
16 - R(8) STR+1
17 - B(5)
18 - B(6) Lingering Song
19 - B(7)
20 - B(8): STR+1
21 - R(9): EWF: Scimi
22 - R(10)
23 - B(9)
24 - F(5): STR+1, EWS: Scimi
25 - B(10)
26 - B(11)
27 - B(12): Armor Skin
28 - B(13): STR+1
end HotU

HPmax: 268
Saves at L28 F/W/R (vs spells): 18/16/13 (24/20/19)
BAB: 20 4APR
AB (max, naked, mundane): 34 (scimi), 20 (ranged)
AC (naked/hvyarmor+tower, mundane): 22/33

Skills: 194 - Concentration 30(32), Discipline 30(41), Lore 8(24), Perform 16(18), Spellcraft 27(30),
Taunt 30(32), Tumble 30(30), UMD 23(25)

mentaldekay: Posting without skill selections detailed?! There's a guy on the nwnecbguild that'd totally lay into you.

Jk...looks like a fun build :-)