Two strangers sit on pillows across from each other in darkened tent lit by several candles. One is a middle-aged human man with tanned skin and the clothing of a farmer, and the other is a petite woman wearing an elaborate, multicolored and patched robe with a hood over her face.

The bangles on the woman's wrists jingle as she waves her hands over a crystal orb on the table between them. To the man, the orb looks like a transparent ball; peering through, he see the fortune-teller, albeit upside down but very clearly. The woman, however, sees something very different. Through her eyes, a swirling purple mist fills the orb, taking the shape of things that were, things that are, and things that will come.

Not all Bards learn to play the strings of a lute. Some learn to play the strings of fate itself. Their craft is equal parts divination magic and intimate performance. These are the true fortune-tellers, oracles, and soothsayers who glean truths that transcend time from the tools of their trade and their heightened insight. With this knowledge, it is possible for them to even influence the outcome of events.

 

Divining Arts

Starting at 3rd Level, you have mastered the use of divining tools, such as Tarot cards, orbs, bone casting sets, and rune stones. You gain a set of diving tools of your choice with a value of 25gp, if you do not have one already. You may use this divining tool as a spellcasting focus for your Bard spells.

In addition, any Bard abilities that require you to perform, sing, or play an instrument, you may instead do so with your chosen divining tool.

Good Omens

Also at 3rd Level, your precise predictions allow your allies to know exactly when they'll have the upper hand. When you grant a creature a Bardic Inspiration die, they may immediately roll the die and record the number rolled. The recorded number counts as a Bardic Inspiration die, but the creature applies the recorded number to a roll that meets the conditions for Bardic Inspiration.

In addition, you know Augury and casting it does not consume a spell slot, nor does it count against the number of Bard spells you know. You may cast Augury a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier before completing a long rest, after this there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after that you get a random reading.

Linked Destinies

Starting at 6th Level, you become familier with the interlinked paths in which you and your comrades follow, and it becomes easier for you to see the next steps to take. You use your Song of Rest to perform a personal reading for you allies. Each friendly creature, including yourself, who expends one or more Hit Dice to regain hit points during a short rest is also granted a Bardic Inspiration die. This can be rolled immediately per the Good Omens feature, and does not count against your Bardic Inspiration die uses.

In addition, your Bardic Inspiration die now last for 1 hour instead of 10 minutes.

Oracle Unbound

Starting at 14th Level, visions of the immediate future flash in through your mind just moments before they happen, giving you a chance to circumvent fate. As a Reaction, you may grant a creature a Bardic Inspiration die after they have made a saving throw, ability check, or attack roll, but before the result has been determined.

In addition, when a creature rolls a 1 on a Bardic Inspiration die granted by you, they can reroll the die until they get a result other than a 1.