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Barbarian
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Basic Rules (2014)
fraught with peril: rival tribes, deadly weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to.
Their courage in the face of danger makes
the closeknit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
Creating a Barbarian
When creating a barbarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Embarrassment Almost every bard has suffered at least one bad experience in front of an audience, and chances are you’re no exception. No one becomes famous right away, after all; perhaps you had a
that a performance can go wrong are as varied as the fish in the sea. No matter what sort of disaster might occur, however, a bard has the courage and the confidence to rebound from it — either pressing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
spell learned through your Magical Secrets feature counts as a bard spell for you, so it can be replaced upon gaining a bard level later. But it must be replaced by a bard spell, according to the rule
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians perfectly suited for adventuring
. Wandering is often a way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians miss the close-knit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians perfectly suited for adventuring. Wandering is
often a way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians miss the close-knit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are a few examples of characters with the Mark of Detection. House Agent Bard. With the kind of threats your house deals with, words are often more effective than weapons
. Rogue Folk Hero. You’re an inquisitive trained by your house. You grew up in a bad neighborhood, and while you could make more gold solving the problems of nobles, you’re more interested in helping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Polymorph Level 4 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You
choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Polymorph Level 4 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You
choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Polymorph Level 4 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You
choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of angels that take mortal form for years, lending aid, hope, and courage to goodhearted folk. A deva can take any shape, although it prefers to appear to mortals as an innocuous humanoid or animal
retains its game statistics and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes, Strength, Dexterity, and special senses are replaced by those of the new form, and it gains any statistics and capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
Thelanis: The Faerie Court Marco "M4PS" Bernardini Every culture has faerie tales—stories that use exaggeration and supernatural elements to warn children of the consequences of bad behavior or to
demonstrate the virtues of society. Breland tells tales of the Sleeping Prince, cursed to slumber by a cruel hag until he’s saved by the courage of the Woodcutter’s Daughter. In the Mror Holds, there’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
scraps of parchment. He plans to become an adventuring bard but hasn’t the courage to tell his parents, who would never tolerate such a pedestrian, dangerous life for their son. Mazia Foulard (lawful good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
True Polymorph Level 9 Transmutation (Bard, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury, a dollop of gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke)
Duration
are replaced by the stat block of the new form, but it retains its Hit Points, Hit Point Dice, alignment, and personality. The target gains a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Hit Points of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Modify Memory Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to reshape another creature’s
as a false memory of how much the creature enjoyed swimming in acid, is dismissed as a bad dream. The DM might deem a modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature. A Remove Curse or Greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Modify Memory Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to reshape another creature’s
as a false memory of how much the creature enjoyed swimming in acid, is dismissed as a bad dream. The DM might deem a modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature. A Remove Curse or Greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
True Polymorph Level 9 Transmutation (Bard, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury, a dollop of gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke)
Duration
are replaced by the stat block of the new form, but it retains its Hit Points, Hit Point Dice, alignment, and personality. The target gains a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Hit Points of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
if I think they’re wrong. 2 I’ll say anything to avoid having to do extra work. 3 Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation. 4 Once I start drinking
the Bad Reputation feature (see sidebar) instead of the Ship’s Passage feature. Variant Feature: Bad Reputation
If your character has a sailor background, you may select this background feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stone to Agorn Fuoco, a bard who is attending a play in a nearby theater (encounter 6, “Theater”), before leading her pursuers on a merry chase through the snow-covered streets (encounter 3, “Street
during the battle. If you find an encounter too deadly, reduce the antagonists’ hit points, have NPCs arrive to help the characters, or have the bad guys cut their losses and flee.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
off bad luck or to bring good fortune. Villages or even families might have superstitions observed by no one else, such as the following:
For a safe journey through a forest, leave a few seeds or a
looks like a plucked chicken, know that Charmalaine is near — and heed her warning. Put a frog under your cap to bring good luck, but not for too long, or it’s bad luck for a fortnight. If you step on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
attain, and I won’t waste my fortune. (Star, Sun) 3 I try to be a source of inspiration and joy to others. Life is never as bad as you think! (Euryale, Jester) 4 Courage and boldness can carry the day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
queen, chose not to flee, and instead offered herself as a sacrifice in exchange for the release of her people. Acererak was impressed by the queen’s courage — not enough to spare her life or honor her
immediately replaced with its nonmagical twin from area 52, or if Napaka’s remains are removed from their resting place, the queen’s corpse opens its mouth in a wide yawn and exhales a baleful black gas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
I could make them laugh or cry with my stories or songs. 3 I ran away from home to follow a minstrel troupe. 4 I saw a bard perform once, and I knew from that moment on what I was born to do. 5 I
step up and do the right thing, I took my chance. 4 A parent or one of my relatives was an adventurer, and I was inspired by that person’s courage. 5 A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when I was born
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
young noble to take their place, and they never returned to take it back. It’s not a bad life, you take your responsibilities seriously, and you’re good at it—far better than the person you replaced. But
returned as an agent of one of the mighty archfey... a changeling changeling. This is a logical path for a Warlock with an Archfey Patron, and could also work with a Bard (likely following the College
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Located in the Clifftop district of Upper Dura, this organization has a sterling reputation as a source of reliable explorers and champions. Clifftop adventurers are known for their courage and integrity
how his members do their jobs, as long as they don’t fail. The Circle of Song A bard is a versatile individual, equally skilled at entertainment and espionage. These talents are perfectly matched to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magic items and spellbooks, Obaya hires a small squad of bodyguards, books passage on a merchant ship heading to Chult, and returns to Port Nyanzaru with her trove. Pay a Harper Debt A lawful good bard
to regain its integrity and standing, several bad apples threaten to impede that progress with their sinister ventures. Esvele’s brother, Kressando, was sent to Skullport to conduct secret meetings
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
of the day, they can’t believe that it is real, and they hope that maybe they’ll wake up tomorrow and realize it was all just a bad dream. In principle, the Daughters of Sora Kell are hags. Sora
her. However, calling Sora Katra a green hag is like calling a legendary bard a “human.” It’s a foundation—a basic archetype to begin with. But all of the Daughters possess powers far beyond what’s
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
of the day, they can’t believe that it is real, and they hope that maybe they’ll wake up tomorrow and realize it was all just a bad dream. In principle, the Daughters of Sora Kell are hags. Sora
her. However, calling Sora Katra a green hag is like calling a legendary bard a “human.” It’s a foundation—a basic archetype to begin with. But all of the Daughters possess powers far beyond what’s
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
explaining why bad things happen in the world. When a wildfire destroys a village, the Devourer is to blame. When someone commits a crime of passion, they were overcome by the Fury. When monsters prey on
experience life and emotion fully. A player character who follows this path might be a Path of the Berserker Barbarian, or a Bard using the College of Glamour or the College of the Fury (from Chronicles of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
— Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
recognizable), the githyanki tear the debris from its resting place and throw it into a refuse pile or cast it adrift into the astral sea, to be eventually replaced by a new specimen. Nonetheless, the city does
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
is cold and fresh. A hostile roc takes up much of the room and attacks intruders on sight. It’s sustained by magic and is too big to leave the room. If killed, the roc is not replaced. The Bard and the Beholder
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
or be consumed by the mighty. Those with cunning and courage can conquer the world itself, and the victor has the right to devour their vanquished foe. The sahuagin of the Eternal Dominion take these
creature you appear to be; you are an Elf, or a Kalashtar, or whatever species you replaced. It is up to you and your DM to decide how widespread malenti are in Khorvaire. It could be that the Dominion
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
or be consumed by the mighty. Those with cunning and courage can conquer the world itself, and the victor has the right to devour their vanquished foe. The sahuagin of the Eternal Dominion take these
creature you appear to be; you are an Elf, or a Kalashtar, or whatever species you replaced. It is up to you and your DM to decide how widespread malenti are in Khorvaire. It could be that the Dominion
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
warriors, but Ruus Dhakaan refuses to have any dealings with the chaat’oor. Ruus Dhakaan is a brilliant strategist and charismatic leader. He earned Skai Shaarat with his courage and skill, and
it’s possible the clan has been partially or fully replaced by quori imposters, who plan to influence the Emperor Yet to Come to serve the ends of the Dreaming Dark. Or perhaps the Kech Uul was destroyed
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
warriors, but Ruus Dhakaan refuses to have any dealings with the chaat’oor. Ruus Dhakaan is a brilliant strategist and charismatic leader. He earned Skai Shaarat with his courage and skill, and
it’s possible the clan has been partially or fully replaced by quori imposters, who plan to influence the Emperor Yet to Come to serve the ends of the Dreaming Dark. Or perhaps the Kech Uul was destroyed
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Exploring Eberron
Eberron: Rising from the Last War includes a table with suggestions for this. If your standing is bad, what happened? Is it a situation you hope to fix, or have you turned your back on your family? As a
—but to the Mror, a story should always be entertaining, and as long as the spirit is true, it’s fine to exaggerate the details. So while the talespinner bard serves as a keeper of history, their role as