CotO • High Speaker

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Traditionally, the monarch of the kingdom chooses the High Speaker of the Minaret of the Speaker for lifelong service. The High Speaker’s duty is to study the ancient scripts of the minaret that define its unique magic based on inflections of voice and use this knowledge to serve the kingdom. There are always a handful of apprentices who assist the High Speaker and train in the arts of word-magic. The High Speaker and the apprentices announce important information and call the city to action if needed. In times of war, the High Speaker organizes major movements and commands the Minaret of the Speaker that serves as a magical defense for the city. 

Accentuated Tone

Starting at 3rd level, you learn how to add weight to your voice-based spells. As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to force your target to make a saving throw against your spell with disadvantage if that spell requires your target to hear you. 

Commanding Voice

Starting at 3rd level, you learn how to force your will on other creatures by the sheer force of your voice. As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cast the command spell without expending a spell slot or material components. The command spell is added to the bard spell list when you learn more bard spells of your choice.

Universal Language

Starting at 6th level, you become able to converse with anyone alive or dead. You are constantly under the effect of a tongues spell and you can cast the speak with dead, speak with animals, speak with plants spells each a number of times per day equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once) without using spell slots or material components. Your spells that require your target to hear you can affect any creature type that has an Intelligence ability score of 3 or higher even if that creature is immune to being charmed or frightened.

Word of Creation

Starting at 14th level, you learn to voice the word that shaped the world. As a bonus action, you can cast the divine word spell without using a spell slot or material components. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.