College of Exploration

The College of Exploration is a gathering of bards who are driven by exploration, discovery, and the thrill of venturing into the unknown. These bards see themselves as trailblazers, forging paths through uncharted territories and revealing the mysteries that lie beyond. Whether it's through the spoken word, music, or art, they inspire others to embrace their sense of adventure and break free from the confines of the ordinary.

Pathfinders of the Unknown:
Bards of the College of Exploration are the vanguards of the unexplored. They seek to uncover forgotten lore, hidden locations, and untamed landscapes, fueling their performances with tales of their daring escapades and the wonders they have encountered.

Trailblazing Inspiration:
Members of this college are natural motivators, encouraging others to leave their comfort zones and embrace their own pioneering spirit. They use their performances to inspire courage, curiosity, and a desire for new experiences, be it in the arts, sciences, or the wild beyond.

Adaptive Creativity:
Bards of this college are known for their versatility and adaptability. They can quickly learn to navigate through new environments, decipher ancient scripts, or adapt their performances to resonate with different cultures. Their innate curiosity grants them an edge in deciphering the unfamiliar.

Versatile Skillset:
Members of the College of Exploration excel in various skills that are essential to pioneering the uncharted and unknown. They have proficiency in survival, cartography, history, and even the ability to communicate with creatures of the wild, allowing them to gather vital information and forge connections in the uncharted territories they traverse.

Discoverer's Resilience:
Pioneering bards are adept at overcoming challenges and pushing beyond their limits. Learning to push through and overcome whatever comes their way, inspiring their allies with their thirst for learning what's beyond the horizon.

Unveiling the Arcane:
As these bards delve deeper into the unknown, they gain the ability to cast spells that tap into the mysteries of uncharted realms. Spells like locate creature, divination, and legend lore reflect their connection to discovering the hidden truths of the world.

Bards of the College of Exploration are the heart of discovery, inspiring others to embrace their spirit of adventure and venture into uncharted territories with courage and curiosity. Through their performances, they pave the way for new discoveries and ensure that the stories of the unknown are told for generations to come.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you join the College of Exploration at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with Survival, History or Nature, and Cartographer's Tools. 

As a member of the College of Exploration, you possess a keen understanding of survival techniques, the art of cartography, and the ability to communicate with the creatures of the wild. Your proficiency in survival allows you to navigate through diverse landscapes, find food and water, and track creatures through their habitats. With expertise in cartography tools, you can create detailed maps of uncharted territories, noting landmarks, topography, and potential hazards. 

History

When you join the College of Exploration at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with History

Nature

When you join the College of Exploration at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with Nature

Nature Spoken

At 3rd level, your ability to communicate expands with these new teachings and allows you to communicate with animals. Granting you a unique advantage in gathering information and forging alliances in the natural world. You can cast speak with animals at will, without expending a spell slot.

Unveiling Performance

At 3rd level, you learn to evoke the eagerness and awareness of the discovery into you and your allies.

You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to use one of the following Unveiling options of your choice. You can use only one Unveiling option per turn.

Unveiling Precision: you use your Bardic Inspiration feature on an ally, you can choose to grant them advantage on their next Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or attack roll with dexterity based weapon.

Unveiling Resilience: you use your Bardic Inspiration feature on an ally, you can choose to grant them advantage on their next Constitution saving throw or Strength (Athletics) check.

Unveiling Insight: you use your Bardic Inspiration feature on an ally, you can choose to grant them advantage on their next Wisdom (Insight) check or Intelligence (Investigation) check.

Discoverer's Flourish

Starting at 6th level, After you have used your Song of Rest during a short rest, you grant any allies in 30ft of your character advantage on their initiative roll.

Trailblazer's Resilience

At 6th level, as your time spent navigating through challenging environments and surviving the untamed wilds has taught you how to toughened your body and honed your instincts. Your Unveiling Performance improves:

Unveiling Precision: When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Unveiling Resilience: If the target is not proficient in Constitution saving throws, the target gains proficiency in Constitution saving throws. Additionally, when they make a Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration on a spell, you can use your reaction to roll a Bardic Inspiration die and add the number rolled to the saving throw result.

Unveiling Insight: Your movement speed increases by 15 feet. This increase applies to all forms of movement, including walking, climbing, and swimming. In addition, difficult terrain doesn't cost you extra movement.

Master of the Wilds

Master of the Wilds: Starting at 14th level, your deep connection to the natural world and your expertise in exploration grant you unparalleled mastery over your surroundings. You gain the following benefits:

Natural Instincts: You gain advantage on all Wisdom (Perception) checks and Intelligence (Nature) checks. Additionally, you can add your proficiency bonus to any Intelligence checks made to decipher maps, identify geographical features, or uncover hidden landmarks.

Trailblazer's Aura: You can use your Unveiling Performance feature to enhance the abilities of your allies even further. When you use Unveiling Resilience, Unveiling Insight, or Unveiling Precision on an ally, they gain a bonus to the associated ability check, saving throw, or attack roll equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1).

Harmonious Command

At 14th level, your power expands through your deep connection with the wild. You can call upon natural creatures to aid you in your explorations. You can cast conjure animals once without expending a spell slot. When you do so, the spell doesn't require concentration, and the summoned creatures are always friendly to you and your allies. Additionally, the summoned creatures gain temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier.