Tanston Maekkelferce, a forest gnome creation bard who captained a spelljammer ship. Fast talking, quick thinking, spell slinging--and IMO nothing beats the feeling of a successful Persuasion check to get the room cleared, followed by Suggestion to receive the MacGuffin without a fight, and topped with a Modify Memory to make the handover seem like their idea in the first place. All while having the best combat mechanics of any bard subclass. My only regret is that I probably took up more table time than I needed in the first rew sessions--it was my first time being the face.