Imagine Indiana Jones, Jackie Chan, and Conan the Barbarian teamed up to fight evil. They would surely leave no ass un-kicked.
Now imagine if they let Ricky Martin join the party and started giving him an equal cut of the loot and XP. You'd have no respect for them. They might as well put on dresses and be his back-up dancers, because nobody is going to think of them as brave warriors and adventurers. Everyone will think of them as the three guys that hang around Ricky Martin and keep him from getting beat up.
Take a good look at your character sheet and ask yourself if that's what you wanted when you rolled up that bard.
Now imagine if they let Ricky Martin join the party and started giving him an equal cut of the loot and XP. You'd have no respect for them. They might as well put on dresses and be his back-up dancers, because nobody is going to think of them as brave warriors and adventurers. Everyone will think of them as the three guys that hang around Ricky Martin and keep him from getting beat up.
Take a good look at your character sheet and ask yourself if that's what you wanted when you rolled up that bard.