Sight Reader

Prerequisite: Bard Only

After long practice with sheet music, you have figured out how to transcribe the language of magic into that of song and are able to read it back similar to how a wizard reads from a grimoire.

You gain access to a songbook that you may record your known spells from the bard spell list. Spells in the song book are considered known spells for the purpose of ritual casting. When you acquire the Songbook it contains 2 level 1 spells with the ritual tag of your choice from the bard spell list. 

After completing a long rest you may choose to exchange a known spell for one in your songbook, providing that you don't exceed your normal known spells limits.

If you come across a bard spell in written form, such as a magical spell scroll, spell book, songbook, or one you already know, you may copy it to your songbook. If the source was a bard spell it takes 2 hrs per level of the spell and 50gp per level in material components. If the spell is in your known spell list halve the time and cost to record it.

If the source was another practitioner, such as a wizards spell book, you may attempt to transcribe it to music if the spell also appears in the bard spell list. If you spend 2hrs and 50gp per level you may make a performance check at DC9 + Spell level (IE a 1st level spell would be DC 10). If you take a day and 100gp per level of the spell you may take 10 on this performance check. On a critical failure the spell's source is lost. A scroll is destroyed. A grimoire loses that page.

Usage Note: When adding this to your character, the first two spell selections are for the spells that come in the songbook. The remaining infinite add slot is for you to record which spells you copy into your songbook. Then you can use the add/remove spells on your character sheet to manage which ones are currently known.