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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the
saving throw or take 2d4 Psychic damage.
You can play the instrument to cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The pirate makes three attacks, using Rapier or Pistol in any combination.
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rapier"}, reach 5 ft
. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rapier", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage, and the pirate has Advantage on the next attack roll it makes
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The spy makes three attacks, using Rapier or Hand Crossbow in any combination.
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rapier"}, reach
5 ft. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rapier", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
Amphibious. The bullywug can breathe air and water.
Speak with Frogs and Toads. The bullywug can communicate simple concepts to frogs and toads when it speaks in Bullywug.Insectile Rapier. Melee
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Insectile Rapier", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.Leap. The bullywug can jump up to 30 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
magic attempts to harness those words, which transcend any language.
Anything can inspire a new song or tale, so Bards are fascinated by almost everything. They become masters of many things
. But Bards’ depth of knowledge and mastery of magic sets them apart.
Becoming a Bard...
As a Level 1 Bard
Gain all the traits in the Core Bard Traits table.
Gain the Bard’s level 1
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This reinforced lute can be wielded as a magic Club that deals an extra 2d8 Thunder damage on a hit.
Sing and Swing. If you’re a Bard, you can use your Charisma modifier instead of your
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While this weapon is on your person, you understand the nonwritten communication of all Fey, and they understand yours.
Secret Message. As a Magic action, you can use the weapon to cast Message
. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Weapons
Name
Damage
Properties
Mastery
Sylvan Talon Dagger
1d4 Piercing
Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
nonmagical object or surface that you can see within 30 feet of yourself. The message can be up to six words long and is written in a language you know. If you are a Bard, you can scribe an additional seven
This musical instrument has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are playing it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge and write a magical message on a
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Weave Beguiling Fey Magic
The College of Glamour traces its origins to the beguiling magic of the Feywild. Bards who study this magic weave threads of beauty and terror into their songs and stories
, and the mightiest among them can cloak themselves in otherworldly majesty. Their performances stir up wistful longing for forgotten innocence, evoke unconscious memories of long-held fears, and tug at the emotions of even the most hard-hearted listeners.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Move in Harmony with the Cosmos
Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial
bodies and flow through the motions of the smallest creatures. These Bards practice a way of being in harmony with the whirling cosmos that emphasizes agility, speed, and grace.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge
Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources, such as scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s
members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where they can expose corruption, unravel lies, and poke fun at self-important figures of authority.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Fey Ancestry. The drow has Advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the Charmed condition, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow
has Disadvantage on attack rolls.Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rapier"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2", "rollType
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a Bonus Action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a Bard use a Bonus Action to grant a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast Healing Word? No. Actions and Bonus Actions
aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the Bard could use Bardic Inspiration or Healing Word on a turn, not both.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a Bonus Action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a Bard use a Bonus Action to grant a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast Healing Word? No. Actions and Bonus Actions
aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the Bard could use Bardic Inspiration or Healing Word on a turn, not both.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a Bonus Action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a Bard use a Bonus Action to grant a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast Healing Word? No. Actions and Bonus Actions
aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the Bard could use Bardic Inspiration or Healing Word on a turn, not both.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Fey Ancestry. Windharrow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Spellcasting. Windharrow is an 8th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability
is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). Windharrow knows the following bard spells:
Cantrips (at will
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
with his shortsword and two attacks with his rapier.
+1 Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"1 Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
. Hit: 9 (1d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"1 Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The bard makes two Shortsword or Shortbow attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit
6
Drum
7
Fute
8
Puppetry
9
Mime
10
Acting
Taunt (2/Day). The bard targets one creature within 30 feet of it. If the target can hear the bard, the target must succeed
College of Glamour
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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell
beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards of this college can leech off a community for weeks, misusing their magic to turn their hosts into thralls. Heroic bards of this college instead use this
Bard
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Basic Rules (2014)
and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Bard
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
(3 slots): invisibility, shatter
Song of Rest. The bard can perform a song while taking a short rest. Any ally who hears the song regains an extra 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll
","rollAction":"Song of Rest"} hit points if it spends any Hit Dice to regain hit points at the end of that rest. The bard can confer this benefit on itself as well.
Taunt (2/Day). The bard can use a bonus action
Noble
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8+1","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Parry. The noble adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the noble must see the attacker and be wielding a
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions— and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards conjure
spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control.
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing songs, and telling
against others through extortion and threats.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"damage", "rollAction":"Rapier", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Bewildering Word. The warlock utters a magical bewilderment, targeting one creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The
Multiattack. The warlock makes two Rapier attacks, or it uses Bewildering Word twice.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Chromatic Rapier","rollDamageType":"poison"} damage (Windfall’s choice).
Dragon’s Fury. Windfall targets one creature she can see within 60 feet of
incapacitated condition or has a speed of 0.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Windfall fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Windfall wears an iridescent magic coat that
Swashbuckler
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lightfooted. The swashbuckler can take the Dash or Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Suave Defense. While the swashbuckler is wearing light or no armor and wielding no shield
, its AC includes its Charisma modifier.Multiattack. The swashbuckler makes three attacks: one with a dagger and two with its rapier.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Hold Breath. Sauriv can hold his breath for 15 minutes.
Fading Eyesight. Sauriv has disadvantage on all Wisdom (Perception) checks.Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType
":"to hit","rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Parry
Lyre
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Equipment
If you have proficiency with a given musical instrument, you can add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to play music with the instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus.
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
attacks). Mr. Dory can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, invisibility (self only)
2/day each: fear, fireball, fly
1/day each
":"damage","rollAction":"Water Dependency","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the end of every hour he goes without exposure to water.Multiattack. Mr. Dory makes three attacks with his rapier
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Amphibious. The salvager can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The salvager makes two attacks with its coral rapier.
Coral Rapier. Melee Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Coral Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Coral Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Inject
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Suave Defense. While the swashbuckler is wearing light or no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Charisma modifier.Multiattack. The swashbuckler makes one Dagger attack and two Rapier
);{"diceNotation":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dagger", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Shawm
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If you have proficiency with a given musical instrument, you can add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to play music with the instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8+1","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Parry. The noble adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the noble must see the attacker and be wielding a