Is there a way to homebrew an "Anti-Bard"? This would be a character whose powers are derived from their inexplicable knack for boring, upsetting, and off-putting all creatures with whom they interact. Like, their Charisma score would be the square root of -1. They are an imaginary, irrational, and theoretical character. Their main class feature would be taking the Dash Action every time a creature told them to just go away- which would be often.
Another mechanical feature of this class would be Expertise and Advantage in all skills. However, the DC for every skill check they attempt will always be at least one higher whatever their final roll is. No matter how hard they try, no matter how good they are at anything... it will never be good enough.
Certain of their spells would always backfire. Such as Invisibility, which wouldn't actually make them invisible, but rather, all people and creatures would ignore them more and more often, to the point where they are never actually "seen" by anyone. "Silence" would only backfire onto the caster & have the effect of still being able to speak... but nobody listens. Essentially, the Character would still actually be visible and could still talk. But the world around them would react in a way that would convince them otherwise.
Rather than bardic inspiration that helps others to succeed at things, the Anti-Bard would have Bardic Consternation, which would only help convince others that they are better off without the Anti-Bard around.
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
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Is there a way to homebrew an "Anti-Bard"? This would be a character whose powers are derived from their inexplicable knack for boring, upsetting, and off-putting all creatures with whom they interact. Like, their Charisma score would be the square root of -1. They are an imaginary, irrational, and theoretical character. Their main class feature would be taking the Dash Action every time a creature told them to just go away- which would be often.
Another mechanical feature of this class would be Expertise and Advantage in all skills. However, the DC for every skill check they attempt will always be at least one higher whatever their final roll is. No matter how hard they try, no matter how good they are at anything... it will never be good enough.
Certain of their spells would always backfire. Such as Invisibility, which wouldn't actually make them invisible, but rather, all people and creatures would ignore them more and more often, to the point where they are never actually "seen" by anyone. "Silence" would only backfire onto the caster & have the effect of still being able to speak... but nobody listens. Essentially, the Character would still actually be visible and could still talk. But the world around them would react in a way that would convince them otherwise.
Rather than bardic inspiration that helps others to succeed at things, the Anti-Bard would have Bardic Consternation, which would only help convince others that they are better off without the Anti-Bard around.
Holy shit I know people like that!
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."