College of the Quori (2014)

Note: College of the Quori was designed with the 2014 rules and mechanics in mind. This is the 2014 version. Seek the 2024 version if using a 2024 Kalashtar.

The Kalashtar have a deep connection to their Quori, a dream spirit, whether through forming a willing bond with them, familial inheritance, or direct parentage (a human mother/dream spirit father). Though in some instances the Kalashtar may not know the name of their Quori due to the lack of the ability to communicate with them directly, Kalashtar can draw upon the innate magic of dreaming through this connection, which normally would only be felt through instinct or inspiration.

The Kalashtar Bard's magic is unique in that it derives itself from their innate bardic talent and their connection to the dream realm via Quori. A Kalashtar Bard uses their bardic focus (instrument/voice/dance/poetry/etc.) and their latent psionic abilities to tap into the magic of the dream realm outside of sleeping. At first, this comes in the form of strengthening their existing racial abilities and inadvertent effects on bardic inspirations but, as time goes on and you gain a firmer understanding of how to control that connection, you can channel that energy into casting magic directly sourced from the dream realm.

Quori Bardics

Each of your Bardic Inspirations carries a random emotional component which affects your party members. When granting a Bardic Inspiration to a party member, you (the player) must roll a d8 and consult the corresponding table to find which effect occurs. These effects last until the end of your Bardic Inspiration (10 minutes (2014)/1 hour (2024)) unless otherwise stated.

Upon reaching level 6, rolling on the Quori Bardics table becomes optional and several effects change. You may now infuse your bardics with one of these effects a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier per Long Rest. You are not limited to choosing a different effect each time.

D8	Effect
	Lvls 3-5	Lvls 6-20
1 Romantic Love	Target becomes immune to Charm condition
2 Pure Fear	Target gains the Frightened condition against one enemy	Target gains a rush of adrenaline, gains +10 speed
3 Absolute Joy	Target gains +1 to both roll to hit and damage
4 Blinding Rage	Target goes into Rage and have advantage on rolls to hit (must be cast on a player not capable of going into rage otherwise)
5 Unending Sorrow	You have depression. Target goes Prone and must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC every turn to remove the Prone condition.	You have depression. Target have advantage on being compelled in any way (i.e. Command spell)
6 Boundless Confidence	Target becomes immune to the Fear condition
7 Confusion	Roll a d20 on each successful attack roll, on a 1-5 target attacks another target to the left or right of their intended target. Target may make a Wisdom save against your spell save DC to dispel this condition.	Target takes 1d4 psychic damage, when the target uses their bardic, add the damage taken to the bardic roll.
8 Complete Disgust	The DM picks a random target. You think they are just gross. Target gets advantage against that one target for one round	The Player picks a target to get advantage on for one round

Dream Sharing

At 3rd level, you can extend Mind Link to your party within 10 times your level feet. This message can take the form of words, or concrete or abstract images. This can be done as a free action and Allies cannot respond. Lasts 3 minutes per level (i.e. 3rd level = 9 minutes).

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Additionally, you gain the Sleep spell. It counts as a bard spell for you and does not count against spells known. Once per long rest, you can cast this spell at the highest level you have access to without expending a spell slot - Source, The College of the Vast Dream

Color Out Of Space

Starting at 3rd level, as an action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspirations to bend the invisible colors of the dream realm and manifest the nightmares of a creature you can see for the next minute. The nightmare manifests itself in a 10-foot cube within 30 feet of that creature, and can only be seen by them.

The target is forced to make a Wisdom saving throw against your bard spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d6 + spellcasting ability modifier psychic damage, unless it's immune to the Frightened condition. The damage increases to 3d6 damage at 6th level, and 4d6 at 14th level. - Source, The College of the Vast Dream

Quori Bardic Chanelling

At 6th level, you have learned how to channel your Quori's memories outside of sleep by returning to certain memories dealing with debilitating emotions. The total number of Bardic Blocks you are allowed to bestow is equal to half the number of your Bardic Inspirations rounded down, and it uses a Bardic Inspiration slot.

Bardic Blocks must be used at the start of the target's next turn, at which point the player must roll a D20, the outcome of which determines the effect on the target. The effects are as follows:

D20	Effect
1-5 (Anger)	The affected target is affected by sudden, temporary blinding rage, losing accuracy and prudance. They roll with disadvantage on their rolls to hit.
6-10 (Confusion)	The affected target becomes confused and must make an attack roll on the nearest ally.
11-15 (Woe)	The affected target is overcome with debilitating woe and takes on one level of exhaustion.
16-19 (Fear)	The affected target takes on the Frightened condition and allies get advantage on attacks against the target.

Nat 20 (View of the Sublime)

Instead of an emotion, the enemy is shown a memory of the vast cosmic realm of dreaming, staring into the face of unfathomable secrets. The target is brought to their knees and made prone. Unlike the other rolls, the target must make a saving throw of 12 + the player's Wisdom modifier at the start of each of their turns to be released from the vision.

 

These effects last until the beginning of the player's next turn and Bardic Blocks reset after a short rest. Gifting a Bardic Block counts as a bonus action.

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The Quori Bardics effect block is now optional. Unlike Bardic Blocks, you may either roll the Quori Bardic table or choose an effect to bestow upon an ally. You can do this twice per long rest and are not limited to choosing the same effect once per long rest.

Attuned Dreaming

At 14th level, your connection to your Quori has strengthened to the point where you can use your Quori magic to aid in your saving throws. Up to 3 times per long rest you may substitute your Wisdom modifier in place of a lower skill modifier.

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 Additionally, the number of Bardic Blocks available to you is now equivalent to the number of Bardic Inspirations you can grant.

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Additionally, you gain the Dream spell. It counts as a bard spell for you and does not count against your spells known. Unlike with Sleep, gained with Dream Sharing, you must expend a spell slot to cast this spell. -Source, College of the Vast Dream