College of Radiance

Bards of the college of radiance are compassionate dancers in the dark, bringing laughter and joy to the downtrodden peasants and desitute outcasts of the world, like moonlight piercing the darkness of night and promising shelter with its radiant luster. They offer comfort for those who are subjugated, hope for those who are persecuted, and courage for those who would fight for a better future.

Many of the bards of this college are followers of Eiliatraee, the benevolent drow goddess of the moon. Like her, followers of this college engage in beautiful dances with a sword in hand, oftentimes entering battle without any armor, trusting inthe light of the moon to protect them and their allies.

Lustrous Magic

When you join the College of Radiance at 3rd level, You learn the Light cantrip if you don't already know it. It counts as a bard cantrip for you, but doesn't count towards the number of bard cantrips you know. The light created by your light cantrip is slvery in colour and considered natural moonlight. Additionally, you can choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a bard spell. The following spells are added to the bard spell list for you.

Silvery Radiance

Beginning at 3rd level, your blade flashes with a silvery radiance in battle or dance, instilling the hearts of your allies with hope and joy, while protecting yourself from harm. Once per turn when you make a melee weapon attack, you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration to restore hit points to a creature within 30 feet equal to your bardic inspiration dice + your Charisma modifier (minimum of one).

Unarmoured Defense

Also at level 3, while you are wearing no armour and wielding no shield, your armour class is calculated as 10 + your dexterity modifier + your charisma modifier.

Extra Attack

At 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, when you take the attack action on your turn.

Unyielding Elation

Beginning at 14th level, you can begin an inspiring proformance that cuts through the despair like a sword. When you begin a countercharm performance, each creature of your choice within range gains the benefits of a beacon of hope spell for the duration of this performance. Additionally, when you use your action to perform a countercharm, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.