Bard
Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds, create illusions, and even heal wounds. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain.
You must have a Charisma score of 13 or higher in order to multiclass in or out of this class.
| The Bard | Spell Slots per Spell Level |
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| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Bardic Die | Cantrips Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
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| 1st | +2 | Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration, Magic or Martial | d6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | +2 | Bard Talent | d6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | +2 | Bard College | d6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement | d6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5th | +3 | Additonal Bard Talent | d8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6th | +3 | Bard College feature | d8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7th | +3 | Additonal Bard Talent | d8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | d8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9th | +4 | Skill Expertiese | d8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10th | +4 | Magical Secrets | d10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11th | +4 | Additonal Bard Talent | d10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | d10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 13th | +5 | d10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 14th | +5 | Bard College feature | d10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15th | +5 | Magical Secrets | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 17th | +6 | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18th | +6 | Superior Inspiration | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th | +6 | Word of Power | d12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Class Features
As a bard, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per bard level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per bard level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords
Tools: Three musical instruments of your choice
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Choose any three
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon
- (a) a diplomat's pack or (b) an entertainer's pack
- (a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument
- Leather armor and a dagger
Spellcasting
You have developed a talent that allows you to harmonise with the magic's of this world. Through the use of song, dance, or a different form of expresion, you are able to cast magic that you can tune to different situations. The magic you utilise is of the Arcane type. However, you can only memorise and prepair spells from 2 of the following schools:
- Divination
- Enchantment
- Illusion
- Transmutation
Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the Arcane Spell Type. You learn additional Arcane cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Bard table.
Spell Slots
The Bard table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
Memorised Spells
You are capable of memorising a number of spells equal to your Arcana Skill Modifier (to a minimum of 0). The spells memorised can be of any level between 0 and 9.
To memorise a new spell, you need to spend 6 + 2 times spell level in hours partaking in a ritual/study session to learn and memorise the spell or exchange a spell that you memorised with a new spell. And the spell you are memorising to must be from a creature that also memorised it, or scripture containing information on the spell, such as a scroll or spell book.
Repaired Spells
You are also capable of preparing a number of spells equal to either your Charisma Modifier or half your Bard level, witch ever is higher.
To be able to prepare spells, you need a spellbook, or a object that serves the function of a spellbook, and the ability to read and write in one language. This will serves as your repertoire of magic, through 1 hour of reading with your spellbook you can change out one of your spells with another write in your book.
Spellbook RulesYour spellbook
The spells that you add to your spellbook reflect the magic research you conduct on your own, insight into the power you draw from and how it can be used. To expand this knowledge you must seek out locations, people and powerful entities to learn from. Seeking out organisations dedicated to magic is a safe bet to find new spells. You could also discover a spell recorded on a scroll, the mural on the wall in a temple, or in a dusty tome from the corner of an old library.
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a new spell, you can add it to your spellbook if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it. Copying a spell into your spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the caster who wrote it. You must practice the spell until you understand the sounds or gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using your own notation.
For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to record it. Once you have spent this time and money, you can prepare the spell just like your other spells.
Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your own spellbook or your memory into another book. If you want to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is just like copying a new spell into your spellbook, but faster and easier, since you understand your own notation and already know how to cast the spell. You need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each level of the copied spell. This also includes spells from your memory.
If you lose your spellbook. You are unable to prepare your spells, the spells you have prepared will be cast-able for the duration of 3 days. At the end of that time, any prepared spell will no longer be prepared for you, on account that their intricate castings slipped out of your mind.
If you want to make copies of your notes, you can use the same procedure to transcribe the spells that you have prepared into a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of your spellbook requires you to find new spells to do so, as normal. For this reason, many practitioners of the magic arts keep backup spellbook in a safe place.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard spells. Your magic comes from the heart and soul you pour into the performance of your music or oration. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your Charisma modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast any Arcane spell you know as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Add 10 minuits to the casting time of the spell
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
Magic or Martial
Bards are capable of chanelign magic through artistic talent, mutch to the shagrin of wizards, clerics and druids. Some bards however seem to be unable to master the use of magic, prefering the certanty of steel in the heat of battle.
The confidence in your expresion when you speek and move is able to draw magic, plucks at the strings of the univers. When casting spells, the casters have to speek and wave ther hands in certain ways, you however do so in such a harmounious way that it resonates with the flow of magic it self.
You gain the following benefits:
- Your hit dice is a d8.
- You become a full caster, where your available spell slots are equal to your Sorcerer level.
- You are able to learn spells from all 4 schools as specifed in the Spellcasting feature.
Rather than expresing your self through song or dance, you prefer to do so through fighting. The rythem that is the core of all battles speeks to you on a deeper level. You are still able to channel magic, but not to the same extent as other bards.
You gain the following benefits:
- Your hit dice is a d10.
- You become a half caster. Where your available spell slots are equal to half your Bard level (rounded up).
- You gain proficensy with all martial weapons. You also add your proficensy modifer to Combat Maneuvers saves and to the number of menuvers you can be proficient in.
- You becomes proficent in Constitution saving throws.
Bardic Inspiration
You can inspire others through stirring words, music, or dance. This inspiration is represented by your Bardic Inspiration die, which is a d6. To use Bardic Inspiration, you use a Reaction to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who that can see or hear you. The inpsiration can be used the follwing ways:
Boost a d20 Check. When another creature within range fails a check that uses a d20, you can use your Reaction to give the creature a Bardic Inspiration die. The creature rolls that die and adds the number rolled to the d20, potentially turning the failure into a success.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your equal to your Proficiency Bonus. You regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.
Bard Talent
At level 2, you unlock bard talents that alows you to exceel in your adventurees. Chose two of the folowing talents. At higher levels you are able to pick one more talent.
You can add half your Proficiency Bonus (round down) to any Ability Check you make that uses a Skill Proficiency you lack and that doesn’t otherwise use your Proficiency Bonus.
You have a talent with your skills. Choose two of your skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.
At 5th level, these talens are accesible to you.
Due to your busrting sence of creativity, you regain all your expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you finish a Short Rest. In addition, if you have no uses of Bardic Inspiration left, you can give yourself one use by expending a spell slot (no action required). You can do so only once per turn.
You have a talent for battle. Instead of once you can attack twice whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. If your Bard College grants you extra attack at 6th level, you are instead able to attack three times at 11th level.
You are quite the savant regarding the of magic with the abilityto control magic through harmonization alone, a feat that many has to spend years to figuer out. You can add you Proficiency Bonus to your spellcasting for the schools of magic that the bard class has acces to.
At 7th level, these talens are accesible to you.
You know how use musical notes or words of power to disrupt mind-influencing effects. If you or a creature within 30 feet of you fails a saving throw against an effect or spell that applies the Charmed or Frightened condition, you can use your Reaction to cause the save to be rerolled with Advantage.
You are able to learn spells from the Evocation school of magic. You are also learn the Thunderwave(1st level), Shatter(2nd level), and Sending(3rd level) spells, and they don't count against the spells you have memorized.
You are able to learn spells from the Conjuration school of magic. You are also learn the Unseen Servant(1st level), Cloud of Daggers(2nd level), and Summon Fey(3rd level) spells, and they don't count against the spells you have memorized.
You have learned how to use your magic to remove maladies. You learn the Lesser Restoration(2nd level) and Greater Restoration(5th level) spells and are able to cast them as arcane spells. These spells don't count against the spells you have memorized.
You are able to learn spells from the Necromancy school of magic. You are also learn the Cause Fear(1st level), Blindness/Deafness(2nd level), and Bestow Curse(3rd level) spells, and they don't count against the spells you have memorized.
You are able to learn spells from the Abjuration school of magic. You are also learn the Shield(1st level), Arcane Lock(2nd level), and Dispel Magic(3rd level) spells, and they don't count against the spells you have memorized.
At 11th level, Pick one of the talents above.
Bard College
At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard college of your choice. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and 14th level.
| College | Source |
|---|---|
| Creation | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
| Eloquence | Mythic Odysseys of Theros Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
| Glamour | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
| Lore | Player's Handbook |
| Spirits | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft |
| Swords | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
| Valor | Player's Handbook |
| Whispers | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
| Dirge Singer | Exploring Eberron |
| Maestro | DMSGuild |
| Storytelling | RPathos |
| Dance | RPathos |
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Skill Expertiese
At 9th level, you gain Expertise in two of your Skill Proficiencies of your choice. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.
Magical Secrets
By 10th level, you have collected magical knowledge from a wide spectrum of disciplines. You are able to memorize 2 spells that can be from any School of Magic, additonaly the spell can also be of the Divine or Primal magic type.
The chosen spells count as bard spells for you and dont count against the number in the Spells you have allready memorized.
You are able to memorized two additional spells this way at 15th Bard level.
Superior Inspiration
At 18th level, when you roll initiative and have no uses of Bardic Inspiration left, you regain one use.
Words of Power
At 20th level, you have atained the funamental understanding of meaning bound to sound. A power that legendary few have hoped to even imagine to understand. Chose one of the following boons.
You have mastered the prime Words of death. You learn and always have the Power Word Kill spells prepared, and are able to cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain this expended use when you finish a long rest.
You have mastered the prime Words of life. You learn and always have the Power Word Heal spells prepared, and are able to cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain this expended use when you finish a long rest.
Any spell you know that only has Verbal componets can be casted with ease. If it's casting time is a bonus action, its a free action. A spell with a casting time of an Action is a bonus action for you. And any spell with a casting time of longer than an action can be casted with an action.
