College of Fashion

A party of adventuring heroes stands on the front-lines of a great war, adorned in stark red robes that stand out among the greys and silvers of the surrounding army's iron and steel. Their mere presence alone strikes fear into the heart of the imposing threat and as they walk calmly across the battlefield, it is as if no one can even get near them. Their cloaks glow with an otherworldly energy, deflecting blows here and there, billowing behind them as their speed increases, some even whipping the cloaks about to fire a spell at nearby enemies. These powerful, stark red cloaks draw the attention of everyone around them, and you can't help but wonder....Who made them?

A bard of The College of Fashion is the silent, but deadly killer. Their powerful magic is weaved into the very fabric of the clothes they wear. Some may see this as something any simply enchantment may be able to do, but to a bard, it is a lifestyle. Every once of their power and being goes into the clothing they create. They weave with the upmost care for their designs, making sure every stitch is right, that no hem is left uneven. Their masterpieces are also their greatest weapon for both themselves and their allies. Their inspiration comes from the beauty and style and trends of the world around them. 

Fashionista

Your knowledge of fashion, fabrics, patterns, and trends allows you to know a lot about a person just by looking at them.  At 3rd level you gain the ability to study a person's armor, garments and accessories with a passing, judgmental glance. Whether or not they meet your personal standards is up to you. But you may cast a judgemental glare upon a person's clothing to learn 2 of the following traits (if applicable, i.e you won't learn anything looking at a naked person except that they're naked, etc etc): their social status, their economic status, or what part of the world they hail from, You may use this ability a number of times equal to your bard level every time you complete a long rest. 

Arcane Apparel

Your knowledge of fashion and the arcane arts allows you to combine the two into something entirely new, something entirely personal to you. At 3rd level you gain the ability to create, out of magical energy, a piece of Arcane Apparel. Creating a piece of Arcane Apparel requires a 1 hour ritual. This item can take the form of any type of clothing you'd like. A hooded half-cloak, a pair of cuffed leather pants, or even a cozy pair of socks. It's appearance, and style are entirely up to you. 

This item may have one of the following enchantments. 

1. Leather Logo: The arcane apparel grants you a +2 bonus to your total AC
2. Wonderous Weave: The arcane apparel grants you advantage on all Stealth Checks
3. Elemental Embroidery: You gain resistance to a single type of elemental damage. 
4. Spell-Casting Seams:  The wearer, regardless of magical ability is able to cast one bard cantrip 1d4 times per long rest. The cantrip does not change.
5. Illusory Inseam: The arcane apparel can be used to cast disguise self at lowest level without expending a spell slot.
6. Persuasive Print: The arcane apparel grants advantage to all Persuasion checks

You can only use your magical energy to create one piece of Arcane Apparel at a time. If the apparel that you have created is destroyed or heavily damaged you may spend a long rest to create another piece of Arcane Apparel. 

If you're Arcane Apparel is stolen or lost or you are somehow unable to get it back, you may forgo a single long rest to instead spend the entire time performing a ritual to banish the current piece of Arcane Apparel from existence entirely so that you may create a new one. This ritual requires the following: 30gp worth of incense and any item that is the same color of the apparel that you are trying to banish.

 

Arcane Artisan

Your ability to weave magic into the fabric of your arcane creations grows more powerful. At 6th level, your ability to further improve your Arcane Apparel increases. Starting at 6th level you gain one of the following two choices. Create a second piece of Arcane Apparel with basic enchantments (in addition to your current piece) OR Create one piece of Arcane Apparel with advanced enchantments. 

The possible advanced enchantments available for your Arcane Apparel are: 

1. Guiding Garment: The user is granted a +2 to all attack rolls made against a target.
2. Hiding Hems: The grants a spellcaster  the ability to cast the spell invisibility once per long rest without expending a spell slot
3. Stunning Stripes: The user is granted advantage on all Charisma checks. 
4. Imbued Insignia: The user, regardardless of magical ability gains the ability to perform one, Level 1 bard spell once per long rest.
5. Protective Pattern: The apparel grants the user a resistance to a single damage type: slashing, bludgeoning, or piercing. 

If you create two pieces of basic arcane apparel you cannot wear two pieces with the same enchantment. 

Fashion Snob

Your ability to judge other's based on what they wear grows more powerful.  At 14th level, you gain the ability to learn more about a person. By looking over a person's clothing, you will be able to discern 2 of the following things: their social status, their econimic status, their land of origin, whether or not they are trying to hide a physical object on their person, or if any of their clothing appears to be magical. 

Arcane Designer

 

Your ability to create Arcane Apparel surpasses that of the average bard. You are able to tap into otherworldly powers to create garments for yourself and your allies. At 14th Level you gain the ability to outfit multiple people with powerful Arcane Apparel. You may pick from one of the following options:

1. You are able to create 4 pieces of Basic Arcane Apparel (Level 3)
2. You are able to create 3 pieces of Advanced Arcane Apparel (Level 6) 
3. You are able to create 2 pieces of Expert Arcane Apparel

The enchantments for Expert Arcane Apparel are as follows: 

1. Bardic Branding: The wearer gains the ability to cast the same 4th level bard spell once per long rest without expending a spell slot.
2. Wounding Weave: The wearer gains the ability to add a single d6 to any damage roll twice per long rest
3. Altering Appliqué: The wearer is granted a +2 to a single stat