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Could it be that you have a secret crush on the bard but are ashamed, so that you take a shot at the bard whenever possible?
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When I first got into AD&D in 1986, I got UA together with the PHB, MM and MM II and before the DMG which I couldn't find until a few months later. For me, it was just part of AD&D and I treated it as such. My opinion has oscillated a lot through the years. My current take is the following:
Comeliness: No
New sub-races: No
Cavaliers and barbarians: allowed with some changes. Paladins remain a fighter sub-class (with a faster progression) or they can became Holy Knights (paladin-cavaliers)