So I play a level 8 Halfling lore bard Harper, with one level in rouge. Due to the choices made by myself and NPCs, the Harpers stronghold and everlund have fallen into the hands of Renegade Frost Giants with the help of a blue dragon. This call the Harpers to lose favor with one of the gods. As a Bard, I know I don't get my powers or spells from a deity, however my character is tightly tied to the Harpers. She is deeply affected by this, and we'll have a radical change in appearance and the way she acts. Going from a disheveled mess of a goofball, to a clean-cut no-nonsense, by the books girl. But I feel like there should be more to it, then cosmetic changes.
I would like some ideals on a Fallen Bard subclass similar to that of the Fallen Paladin? Maybe she loses her expertise and Proficiency in performance like skills and her spell do less, but gains a Aura of Hate like thing that Fallen Paladin have?
Another ideal is she can no longer take levels in Bard. Just levels in rouge? Or a warlock to a Revenge like patreon? But I feel this would underperform as a characterbuild.
I’m not sure mechanically you need to change much. You could choose some different spells at the next level change to reflect this or how you dispense your inspiration could alter drastically. A lot of it will come with how you RP it. Maybe there’s a loss of confidence or the doubt gets reflected in an inability to inspire others.
So I play a level 8 Halfling lore bard Harper, with one level in rouge. Due to the choices made by myself and NPCs, the Harpers stronghold and everlund have fallen into the hands of Renegade Frost Giants with the help of a blue dragon. This call the Harpers to lose favor with one of the gods. As a Bard, I know I don't get my powers or spells from a deity, however my character is tightly tied to the Harpers. She is deeply affected by this, and we'll have a radical change in appearance and the way she acts. Going from a disheveled mess of a goofball, to a clean-cut no-nonsense, by the books girl. But I feel like there should be more to it, then cosmetic changes.
I would like some ideals on a Fallen Bard subclass similar to that of the Fallen Paladin? Maybe she loses her expertise and Proficiency in performance like skills and her spell do less, but gains a Aura of Hate like thing that Fallen Paladin have?
Another ideal is she can no longer take levels in Bard. Just levels in rouge? Or a warlock to a Revenge like patreon? But I feel this would underperform as a characterbuild.
I’m not sure mechanically you need to change much. You could choose some different spells at the next level change to reflect this or how you dispense your inspiration could alter drastically. A lot of it will come with how you RP it. Maybe there’s a loss of confidence or the doubt gets reflected in an inability to inspire others.
Maybe just change your subclass to College of Whispers? It is already a darker take on the whole bard concept.