Bard
Base Class: Bard

The Clown is a type of Bard known to make others laugh. Through slapstick and funny faces, the college of clowns allows its students to create hilarious illusions from single sounds. 

When you choose this subclass, you learn how to cast tashas hideous laughter without a spell slot, as well as the Shocking grasp cantrip. Your talent for having large objects dropped on top of you gives you resistance to bludgeoning damage. 

When you reach level 6 you gain a bag of tricks with useful items, and the ability to knock your enemies prone with a slapstick attack.

once at level 14, you can summon a marvelous cannon large enough to fit your body. Its decorated in bright colors and already has a sparking fuse. you can use your action to both summon this cannon and get inside, using a bonus action to fire yourself up to 60 ft away. If you land within 5 feet of a creature, you deal 3d8+CHA mod in force damage, and they are knocked prone. 

Level 3: Put ‘er There!

Like many clown with their electrifying handshakes, you have the shocking grasp cantrip.

Level 3: Uncontrollable Laughter

Up to an amount equal to your Charisma modifier, you can cast Tasha’s hideoous Laughter without consuming a spell slot.

Level 3: Bounce Back

You are resistant to bludgeoning damage

Level 6: Slapstick

Up to twice per long rest, you can knock an enemy prone as an action.

Level 6: Laughter is the Best Medicine

Tell jokes to your party members and make them laugh, healing their pain. Expend one use  bardic inspiration to heal up to three creatures that can hear you for 1 bardic die + your charisma modifier worth of HP.

Level 6: Bag of Tricks

Once per long rest, you can use an action to summon your bag of tricks, you can use one of the follow items, using their property as a bonus action;

1.banana peel: ranged (10/30), causes enemy to become prone on a failed DEX save

2. Cream pie: thrown (10/30), deals 1d8+CHA mod in bludgeoning damage

3. Rubber chicken: melee attack, deals 1d8 +CHA mod in slashing damage

4. Oversized mallet: melee attack, has a reach of 10 ft, deals 1d8+CHA mod bludgeoning damage. 

Level 14: Send in the Clown

Once per long rest, you can summon a magical colorful cannon with a sparking fuse. You can climb in it, and as a bonus action, it will shoot you up to 60 feet in any direction of your choosing. If you land within 5ft of an enemy, they will take 3d8 +CHA mod in force damage and be knocked prone.

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