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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.

'''Higher Level Hitpoints.''' 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution Modifier per Bard Level after 1st<br>

'''Tool Proficiencies.''' Three of any [[Adventuring Gear#Artisan's Tools|Artisan’s Tools]] or [[Adventuring Gear#Musical Instruments (15GP, 3lbs)|Musical Instruments]]<br>

'''Equipment.''' A [[Armor and Weapons#Simple Melee Weapons|Simple]] or [[Armor and Weapons#Martial Melee Weapons|Martial Melee Weapon]], one [[Equipment Packs|Equipment Pack]], one [[Adventuring Gear#Musical Instruments (15GP, 3lbs)|Musical Instrument]], one [[Adventuring Gear#Tools|Non-Vehicle Tool]] that you are Proficient with, [[Armor and Weapons#Light Armor|Leather Armor]], and a [[Armor and Weapons#Simple Melee Weapons|Dagger]]

| [[Bard#Expertise|Expertise]] || 3rd || You gain Expertise in some Skills and a Tool

| [[Bard#Countercharm|Countercharm]] || 6th || You help your allies resist Charmed and Frightened

| [[Bard#Expertise|Expertise]] || 10th || You gain Expertise in some Skills and a Tool

'''Spellcasting Focus.''' A Musical Instrument<br>

|+ Spells Known and Spell Slots per Level

| 2nd || Sudden Spark || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Gale Weapons || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Barrow Haze || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || March of Blades || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Steel Wind Strike || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Find Familiar || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Animal Messenger || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Vile Swarm || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Find Greater Steed || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Insect Plague  || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Grease || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Continual Flame || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Magnificent Tower|| 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Fabricate || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Creation || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Halo of Glory || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Flame Blade || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Crusader's Mantle || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Death Ward || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Shining Armor || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Inflict Wounds || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Blindness/Deafness || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Bloatbomb || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Shadow of Moil || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Enervation  || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Hex || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Spike Growth || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Slow || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Aversion  || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Babble || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Goodberry || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Prayer of Healing|| 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Tiny Hut || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Private Sanctum  || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Rejuvenate || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Hellish Rebuke || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Heat Metal || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Bite the Hand|| 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Fire Shield || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Curse of Befouled Luck || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Disguise Self || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Pass Without Trace || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Major Image || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Phantasmal Killer || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Telepathic Bond || 20th || Idkyet

| 2nd || Hunter's Mark || 12th || 6thlvl

| 4th || Ashen Memory || 14th || 7thlvl

| 6th || Glassee || 16th || 8thlvl

| 8th || Divination  || 18th || 9thlvl

| 10th || Scrying  || 20th || Idkyet

Additionally, choose one Set of Tools that you are Proficiency with, but do not have Expertise in. You gain Expertise in that Set of Tools.

You gain the ability to use musical notes or words of power to disrupt mind-influencing effects. As an Action, you can start a performance that lasts until the end of your next turn. During that time, you and any creatures of your choice within 30ft of you have Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed or Frightened. A creature must be able to hear or see you to gain this benefit. The performance ends early if you are Incapacitated or you end it as a Free Action.

Your well of inspiration grows limitless. You have an unlimited amount of uses for Bardic Inspiration feature.

In combat, the item shares your Initiative Score, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its Reaction on its own, but the only Action it takes on its turn is the Dodge Action, unless you use a Bonus Action to command it to take a different Action. That Action can be one in its Stat Block or some other Action. If you are Incapacitated, the item can take any Action of its choice, not just Dodge.<br>

| [[Bard#Entrancing Movement|Entrancing Movement]] || 6th || When you're hit with an Opportunity Attack, the Attacker takes Damage, and you can cast the Charm Person Spell better and for free, and the Irresistible Dance Spell in the same way at 14th Level

In addition, you can use an Action to cast the Charm Person Spell without expending a Spell Slot by weaving the incantation with your dance. When cast the Spell in this way, the target doesn’t have Advantage on the Saving Throw if you’re currently fighting it. When you reach 14th Level in this class, you can choose to cast the Irresistible Dance Spell in this way instead. Once you use this feature to cast a Spell, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.

| [[Bard#Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations]] || 3rd || You learn some Languages and are better when talking to people with Languages other than Common

You learn the proper etiquette for handling those from other cultures. You learn three Languages of your choice.<br>

In addition, whenever you make a Charisma (Deception), Charisma (Persuasion), or Wisdom (Insight) check against a creature you are interacting with in a language other than Common, as long as it can understand that Language, you treat any roll of 9 or lower on the die as a 10 in addition to the Advantage granted normally.

A target automatically succeeds if it can't understand you, but if it shares more than one Language with you, it has Disadvantage on that Save. If a target fails the Save, it becomes Charmed by you and all creatures you choose that it can see within 60ft of you. The creature is Charmed in this way until the end of your next turn if you are fighting the target, if you begin to fight the target, or after 1 hour if you do not fight the target. This effect ends on a target if it notices you or your allies harm it or a creature it is friendly towards.<br>

While Charmed in this way, each affected creature is convinced you are representing an individual, group, or power offering them fealty, an alliance, or a trade deal in its best interests. They will treat you hospitably, rationalize any of your hostile behaviors as unusual quirks, and try to persuade their allies to welcome you and your 'entourage.'<br>

You become adept at identifying the driving motivations of others. If you spend at least one day observing a target creature with whom you share a Language, you learn the creatures' Ideal, Bond, and Flaw. When you make a Charisma (Deception), Charisma or Strength (Intimidation), or Charisma (Persuasion) check against the target you can utilize the information learned this way to improve your chances of success.<br>

*The target recalls all of the pain it has suffered in its life and becomes Burning 6 (Psychic) that can only decay over time. While Burning from this feature, the target is Slowed.

*The target is purged from its previous tragedy and loss and recovers from up to three Conditions of your choice.

*Binding shackles of fate chain the target, causing it to become Stunned and Restrained until the end of your next turn.

You learn how to use your wit to distract, confuse, and otherwise sap the confidence and competence of others. When a creature that you can see within 60ft of you hits on an Attack Roll, succeeds on an Ability Check, deals Damage, or regains Hit Points, you can use your Reaction to expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration, subtracting a number from the result equal to one roll of your Bardic Inspiration Die. The creature is unaffected if it can't see or hear you, or if it's Immune to being Charmed.

You have gained the ability to make your speech intelligible to any creature. As an Action, choose one or more creatures within 60ft of you, up to a number equal to your Charisma Modifier. For the next hour, the chosen creatures can magically understand you, regardless of the Language you speak.<br>

| [[Bard#College of Flame#Bonus Proficiencies|Bonus Proficiencies]] || 3rd || You get Acrobatics and Performance Proficiencies, and you learn the Fire Bolt Cantrip

| [[Bard#Where there's Smoke there's Fire|Where there's Smoke there's Fire]] || 3rd || You can make a smoke screen with your Bardic Inspiration and cause enemies to miss and throw Fire Bolts at them

| [[Bard#Fiery Finale|Fiery Finale]] || 14th || When you end your Fire Dance, you can deal Damage to nearby enemies and knock them prone

You gain Proficiency in Acrobatics and Performance. Additionally, you learn the Fire Bolt Cantrip, it counts as a Bard Spell for you and does not count against your number of Cantrips Known.

When an creature you can see attacks another creature, you can use a Reaction to expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration feature and cause a smoke screen to materialize between the enemy and the creature, reducing the result of the Attack by an amount equal to one roll of your Bardic Inspiration Die + your Charisma Modifier. If this causes the target to miss on the Attack, you can cast Fire Bolt as a Free Action targeting that creature.

When your Fire Dance ends, all creatures within 15ft of you make a Dexterity Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC, suffering 4d12 Fire Damage and being knocked Prone on a failed Save, or take half as much Damage and not be knocked Prone on a successful Save.

| [[Bard#Royal Flush|Royal Flush]] || 6th || You can use jacks, kings, and queens from your Hand Of Fate to freely cast the Command Spell

You find a way to twist your bardic magic in new ways using the magic of chance. You gain Proficiency and Expertise with Playing Cards as a Gaming Set, and you can use Playing Cards as a Bard Spellcasting Focus.<br>

*:'''Clubs or Spades.''' If the cards’ suit is clubs or spades, you make a Ranged Spell Attack against the target using your Spell Attack Bonus. On a hit, the target takes Force Damage equal to the cards’ combined value.<br>

You’ve learned how to draw more magic from your arcane deck and influence those around you. You can use an Action to play a jack, queen, or king card in your Hand of Fate to cast the Command Spell at 1st Level if it was a jack, at 2nd Level if it was a queen, and at 3rd Level if it was a king as a Bard Spell without expending a Spell Slot. Once you play a card in this way, you can’t do so again with that card from any other suit until you finish a Long Rest. In addition, the Range of your Trick feature increases to 60ft.

| [[Bard#Enthralling Performance|Enthralling Performance]] || 3rd || You can Charm creatures into idolizing you after performing for a minute

| [[Bard#Mantle of Majesty|Mantle of Majesty]] || 6th || You can look awesome to freely cast the Command Spell

You can charge your performance with enchanting fey magic. If you perform for at least 1 minute, you can attempt to inspire wonder in your audience. At the end of the performance, choose a number of creatures within 60ft of you who watched or listened to the entire performance, up to your Charisma Modifier. Each target must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC or be Charmed by you. While Charmed in this way, the target idolizes you, it speaks glowingly of you to anyone who talks to it, and it hinders anyone who opposes you, although it avoids violence unless it was already inclined to fight on your behalf. This effect ends on a target after 1 hour, if it takes any Damage, if you Attack it, or if it witnesses you Attacking or Damaging any of its allies.<br>

You gain the ability to cloak yourself in a fey magic that makes others want to serve you. As a Bonus Action you can take on a form of unearthly beauty for 1 minute or until you lose Concentration on the effect. As part of the Bonus Action used to take on this form and as a Bonus Action on subsequent turns, you can can cast the Command Spell as a Bard Spell, without expending a Spell Slot.<br>

Any creature Charmed by you automatically fails its Saving Throw against the casting of the Command Spell you cast with this feature.<br>

In addition, as a Bonus Action, you can assume a magically majestic presence for 1 minute or until you are Incapacitated. While you are in this form, when a creature Attacks you for the first time on a turn, that creature must make a Charisma Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC. On a failed Save, that creature can’t Attack you on this turn, and must choose a new target for its Attack, if it cannot choose a new target then the Attack is lost. On a successful Save, the creature can Attack you on this turn, but it has Disadvantage on any Saving Throw it makes against your Spells on your next turn.<br>

You learn how to use your wit to distract, confuse, and otherwise sap the confidence and competence of others. When a creature that you can see within 60ft of you hits on an Attack Roll, succeeds on an Ability Check, deals Damage, or regains Hit Points, you can use your Reaction to expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration, subtracting a number from the result equal to one roll of your Bardic Inspiration Die. The creature is unaffected if it can't see or hear you, or if it's Immune to being Charmed.

Your drive to impress others allows you to accomplish the positively Heraclean. You gain Proficiency in Strength Saving Throws. Additionally, if you can see a friendly creature that can see you, you cannot be Slowed.<br>

You can strike a vainglorious pose that taunts your enemies and provokes their enmity. As a Bonus Action, you can make a Strength (Performance) Check contested by the Wisdom (Insight) Check of a creature within 60ft of you that can see you. Creatures that cannot be Charmed are unaffected.<br>

You know that coins can be just as powerful as the most enthralling rhetoric. Whereas other bards may use words and song as their means for conjuring spells, you instead use a simple coin. You can use any coin worth at least 1CP as a Bard Spellcasting Focus.<br>

You’ve learned how to briefly enchant a coin with divination magic. You can enchant a mundane coin worth at least 1 CP that you’re holding as an Action. A creature holding the coin that knows at least one Language can understand the meaning of any word you speak, and when it speaks, you understand what it says. In addition, you have Advantage on the first Charisma (Persuasion) Check you make when negotiating the value of a good or service with a creature that’s holding or carrying the enchanted coin.<br>

Alternatively, you can use an Action to see and hear through the enchanted coin until the start of your next turn as if you were in the coin’s space. During this time, you are Deafened and Blinded.<br>

| [[Bard#Answers Given|Answers Given]] || 3rd || You can use Bardic Inspiration to cast the Detect Thoughts Spell freely and detect creatures secrets

| [[Bard#Frightful Secrets|Frightful Secrets]] || 6th || You can Frighten nearby creatures

You gain the ability to peer behind the veil and see the truth. While speaking to a creature, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to peer into its thoughts, non-magically replicating the effects of the the Detect Thoughts Spell for 1 minute. If you probe deeper using an as per the Spell, if the creature fails the Saving Throw, it doesn't realize your infiltrating presence in its mind. When you infiltrate its mind in this way, you gain insight into the nature of any secrets the creature might harbor, rather than its emotional state or reasoning. If the creature succeeds on the Saving Throw, it can feel an intrusive presence in its mind that it can shut off.<br>

You can unveil secrets that frighten the mind. As an Action you emit a low whisper that upsets the ears of anyone that hears it. One creature of your choice within 30ft of you that isn't Deafened must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw or become Frightened for 1 minute. While Frightened in this way, that creature must move as far away from you as possible in the safest available route on each of its turns, using the Dash Action, unless there is nowhere to move further, then the creature takes the Dodge Action. At the end of each of its turns, a Frightened creature can repeat the Saving Throw, ending the effect early on a successful Save. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.

You gain Truesight out to a Range of 60ft. You can see Invisible creatures or objects, and the true nature of shapeshifted creatures.

| [[Bard#College of Swords#Bonus Proficiencies|Bonus Proficiencies]] || 3rd || You get Proficiency with Medium Armor, Sabers, Rapiers, and Scimitars

You gain Proficiency with Medium Armor, Sabers, Rapiers, and Scimitars.<br>

You can use Simple or Martial Melee Weapons you’re Proficient with as a Bard Spellcasting Focus.

You can perform an additional Attack as part of the Attack Action.<br>

If you have multiple copies of this feature and achieve a certain level threshold, the number of Attacks you can perform increases. At 5th Level if you have one copy of the feature, you can perform one extra Attack, at 11th Level if you have two copies of the feature you can perform two extra Attacks, and at 20th Level if you have three copies of the feature you can perform three extra Attacks.  

| [[Bard#College of Tailoring#Bonus Proficiencies|Bonus Proficiencies]] || 3rd || You get Proficiency with Weaver's Tools, Leatherworker's Tools, and Disguise Kits, and can use them as a Spellcasting Focus

You gain Proficiency in Weaver's Tools, Leatherworker's Tools, and Disguise Kits.<br>

Additionally, you can use Weaver's Tools, Leatherworker's Tools, and Disguise Kits as Bard Spellcasting Focuses.

*'''Weaver's Binding.''' You choose a creature within 30ft of you, that creature must make a Charisma Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC, on a failed Save that creature is bound by magical glowing thread and is Restrained until the end of your next turn.

*'''Trickster's Guise.''' You choose a willing creature within 30ft of you and weave a magical disguise for it. The creature you choose has the benefits of the Disguise Self Spell for 1 hour.  

You gain Expertise in Weaver's Tools, Leatherworker's Tools, and Disguise Kits.<br>

*'''Weaver's Binding.''' On a failed Save, the target also takes Psychic Damage equal to your Bard Level, and is also Blinded until the end of your next turn.

*'''Trickster's Guise.''' The target either gains the effects of the Body Double Spell for 1 hour and is able to end the effect as a Free Action, or gains the benefits of the Disguise Self Spell and the Eagle's Splendor option of the Enhance Ability Spell for 1 hour and can end both of these effects as a Free Action.

| [[Bard#College of Valor#Bonus Proficiencies|Bonus Proficiencies]] || 3rd || You get Proficiency with Medium Armor, Shields, and Martial Weapons

You gain Proficiency with Medium Armor, Shields, and Martial Weapons.

| [[Bard#Words of Terror|Words of Terror]] || 3rd || You can Frighten creatures you talk to

If you speak to a creature for at least 1 minute, you can attempt to seed paranoia in its mind. At the end of the conversation, the target must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC or be Frightened of you or another creature of your choice. The target is Frightened in this way for 1 hour, until it is Attacked or Damaged, or until it witnesses its allies being Attacked or Damaged.<br>

If the target succeeds on its Saving Throw, the target has no hint that you tried to Frighten it. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.

You can use an Action to revert to your natural form, otherwise the transformation lasts until you finish a Long Rest or fall Unconscious

As an Action, you magically whisper a phrase that only one creature of your choice within 30ft of you can hear. The target must make a Wisdom Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC. It automatically succeeds if it doesn’t share a Language with you or if it can’t hear you. On a successful Save, your whisper sounds like unintelligible mumbling and has no effect.<br>

On a failed Save, the target is Charmed by you for the next 8 hours or until you or your allies Attack it, Damage it, or force it to make a Saving Throw. It interprets the whispers as a description of its most mortifying secret. You gain no knowledge of this secret, but the target is convinced you know it.<br>

The Charmed creature obeys your commands for fear that you will reveal its secret. It won’t risk its life for you or fight for you, unless it was already inclined to do so. It grants you favors and gifts it would offer to a close friend.<br>