College of Shred

Bards of the College of Shred are energetic headbangers who carry the spirit of rebellion and the vigor of life in their hearts. These bards use their music to resound the thunder from the driving pulse of creation. Gathering anywhere from dingy ramshackle taverns to calamitous mountain mead halls, and even the frontline of great war parties, Bards of the College of Shred know exactly where they are most needed; they go wherever the hearts of men cry out for power. They travel the land to scream against the din of authority, to inspire and rebel against the banality of complacency. With their songs, they seek to ignite the sparks primed to blaze within the soul of man. College of Shred bards, sometimes called Moshers or Headbangers, do not pluck at the strands of the weave; they shred upon them. 

Symptom of the Universe

When you join the College of Shred at 3rd level, you gain the ability to infuse your spell attacks with the driving forces of creation.

When you hit a creature with a ranged or melee spell attack, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to deal additional elemental damage and effect to that target. You can do so only once per round on your turn.

You may choose the following elemental aspects to infuse your spell with:

Fire. The target takes additional fire damage when hit by your spell, and takes 1d6 fire damage at the end of each of its turns for 1 minute, unless extinguished. 

Lightning. The target takes additional lightning damage, and cannot take reactions until the start of your next turn. 

Thunder. The target takes additional thunder damage, and must make a Constitution saving throw against your Spell Save DC. On a fail, the creature is Stunned until the end of its next turn. 

Ice. The target takes additional ice damage and its speed is halved until the end of its next turn.

Force. The target takes additional force damage and is pushed 10 feet in a direction of your choosing. 

The elemental damage applied is based on the roll of your Bardic Inspiration die. The amount of damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing by one respective damage die at 5th level, two respective damage die at 10th level, and two respective damage die at 15th level. For example, the lightning aspect would do 1d6 additional damage at 3rd level, 2d8 at 5th level, 4d10 at 10th level, and 6d12 at 15th level. 

The Number of the Beast

At 3rd level, a mysterious symbol (of your choosing) appears somewhere on your body. The symbol appears similar to a brand and cannot be removed through physical or magical means other than True Resurrection or a Wish spell.

This brand changes your character in the following ways:

Your character now counts as a Fiend for creature classifications.

You know the Thunderclap cantrip.

You have advantage on saving throws to maintain concentration. 

If you are below full Hit Points, you have resistance to elemental damage from the following sources: Fire, Lightning, Thunder, Ice, Force. If you have 1 or fewer Hit Points remaining, you are immune to damage from the same. 

A Rainbow in the Dark

At 6th level, the forces that bind the universe shine through any darkness you encounter.

You have Darkvision up to 120 feet, and you are unaffected by magical darkness. Additionally, you are immune to Blindness.

Throw the Horns

Also at 6th level, you gain the ability to inspire others through a physical gesture of your choosing that is representative of your music's meaning.

Your Bardic Inspiration can now be given to any creature other than yourself within 120 feet that can see you. 

Symphony of Destruction

Also at 6th level, your Song of Rest now fills those who hear it with renewed martial vigor.

Any creature that hears your Song of Rest during a short rest deals an additional 1d8 force damage on its next melee, ranged, or spell attack. 

Master of Puppets

At 14th level, you can now apply Symptom of the Universe to your melee or ranged attacks. Additionally, any creature you have given Bardic Inspiration can expend it to apply the same effects found in Symptom of the Universe to their melee, ranged, or spell attacks.