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The College of Mysteries is dedicated to uncovering secrets that lie hidden. Whether these secrets are held by time and lost to millennia, or knowledge held captive by a secret few who wish to obfuscate the truth, bards belonging to the College of Mysteries seek to unearth them and bring them back into the light.<br> | The College of Mysteries is dedicated to uncovering secrets that lie hidden. Whether these secrets are held by time and lost to millennia, or knowledge held captive by a secret few who wish to obfuscate the truth, bards belonging to the College of Mysteries seek to unearth them and bring them back into the light.<br> | ||
There are, however, those bards that specialize in keeping the secrets they uncover just as well as unearthing them. These bards collect secrets for their own benefit or pleasure, and give one out only in rare circumstances, or for the right price. | There are, however, those bards that specialize in keeping the secrets they uncover just as well as unearthing them. These bards collect secrets for their own benefit or pleasure, and give one out only in rare circumstances, or for the right price. | ||
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==== Answers Given ==== | ==== Answers Given ==== | ||
''3rd Level College of Mysteries Bard''<br> | |||
While you are probing into the creature's secrets, you must hold | 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> | ||
While you are probing into the creature's secrets, you must hold Concentration on the effect. | |||
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==== Fine-Tuned Ears ==== | ==== Fine-Tuned Ears ==== | ||
''3rd Level College of Mysteries Bard''<br> | |||
Your senses have become exceptional at noticing secrets. You have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) Checks made to notice secretive movement or communication, such as whispers or coded gestures. | |||
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==== Frightful Secrets ==== | ==== Frightful Secrets ==== | ||
''6th Level College of Mysteries Bard''<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, each 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. | |||
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==== Eyes Unveiled ==== | ==== Eyes Unveiled ==== | ||
''14th Level College of Mysteries Bard''<br> | |||
You gain Truesight out to a range of 60ft. You can see Invisible creatures or objects, and the true nature of shapeshifted creatures. | |||
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== College of Swords == | == College of Swords == | ||