College of Calamity

Bards of the College of Calamity are fascinated by the sheer Power, Scale and Immensity of Natural Disasters and dedicate their Life to putting it to Words. They seldomly Perform anything, thinking their Compositions too important for Taverns, Bars and even Noble Halls.

 

Tune of Terror

One of the staples of the Staples of the Calamity Bards Music Pieces are Horror Stories and tellings of the Terror of Calamities, with those Songs they can once every Long Rest inflict sheer, raw Terror in their Enemies. Every Enemy in Hearing Distance of the Bard has to do a DC16 (+1DC every Level in Bard) Wisdom Saving Throw or take either 1d8 + Charisma Mod Psychic Damage (+1d8 at 6th and 14th Level) or be Paralyzed for 30 Seconds or One Round (+10 Seconds or 1/3 of a round every Level in Bard).

Erhu of Extinction

Big Disasters are often followed by Famine, Death and Disease. These aspects are reflected by the Doom Bards ability to once per Round afflict every Enemy in Hearing Distance with 1d3 + Charisma Mod Necrotic Damage or Poison Damage or give their Enemy the „Famined“ Condition if they Fail a DC16 (+1DC every following Level) making them unable to be healed and giving every Attcki against them a Disadvantage.

Doom Drums

Natural Disasters are like Lovecraftian Gods, uncaring, inescapable and powerful. They are the true Protagonist of a Calamity Bards Story and the Executioners of Mother Nature. With this Feature Bards of the College of Calamity can cast the Spells, Meteor Shower, Earthquake, Whirlwind and Call Lightning like it’s 9th Level ,once, without using an Action or Bonus Action, after every Long Rest.