At 10th level, an arcane duelist gainsMedium Armor Proficiencyand can cast bard spells in medium armor with no chance of arcane spell failure. At 16th level, he gainsHeavy Armor Proficiencyand can cast bard spells in heavy armor with no arcane spell failure. ...
Spell LevelEach spell has a defined “level”, which is the base level at which it is cast with minimal parameters. When a spell is actually cast, it can be cast at its “base” level, or it can be improved by additional parameters to a higher spell power. ...
Bards arearcane spell casters. They cast cure wounds spells because those spells are on their spell list. Bards also suffer from spell failure on any spell they cast with a somatic (movement) component when wear Medium and up armor and while wearing most shields. ...
an NPC wizard might have a narrow focus. The Sulatar drow wizard may have spells entirely related to fire.In THEORYthey could learn a spell that generates cold damage, and in theory a Sulatar could become a diviner; but in practice they’re almost always evokers and conjurers...