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Instrument of the Bards

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

the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save DC. Instruments of the Bards Instrument Rarity Spells All — Fly, Invisibility, Levitate, Protection

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

. 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

determine your available spell slots. Bard Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips

Magic Initiate

Feats Player’s Handbook

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Two Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Cleric, Druid, or Wizard spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting

ability for this feat’s spells (choose when you select this feat). Level 1 Spell. Choose a level 1 spell from the same list you selected for this feat’s cantrips. You always have that

Magic Initiate (Cleric)

Feats Player’s Handbook

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Two Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Cleric spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this

feat’s spells (choose when you select this feat). Level 1 Spell. Choose a level 1 spell from the same list you selected for this feat’s cantrips. You always have that spell prepared. You

Magic Initiate (Wizard)

Feats Player’s Handbook

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Two Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Wizard spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this

feat’s spells (choose when you select this feat). Level 1 Spell. Choose a level 1 spell from the same list you selected for this feat’s cantrips. You always have that spell prepared. You

Magic Initiate (Druid)

Feats Player’s Handbook

Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Two Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this

feat’s spells (choose when you select this feat). Level 1 Spell. Choose a level 1 spell from the same list you selected for this feat’s cantrips. You always have that spell prepared. You

Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity

prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their

College of the Moon

Classes Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

stories of the islands and their people. Bards of this college draw from the isles’ fey magic and the primal power of the moonwells to bolster their allies, protect the natural world, and inspire their bardic works.

Inspire Allies with Primal Tales The College of the Moon traces its origins to the ancient druidic circles of the Moonshae Isles, who entrusted the first Bards of this tradition with chronicling the

Bard Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

spell attacks). It has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): charm person, healing word, heroism, sleep, thunderwave 2nd level

(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

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study

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

Rakdos Lampooner

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

hit with spell attacks). It knows the following bard spells: Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, minor illusion, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): bane, dissonant whispers, silent image, Tasha's

Windharrow

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

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

College of Whispers

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

College of Spirits

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.

Prismari Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the bard or sorcerer spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell slot

College of Glamour Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey

, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others. The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of legend. These bards

Deck of Wonder

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw, then draw them randomly. Any additional cards drawn have no effect

Created in the image of the Deck of Many Things, this deck of ivory or vellum cards bestows an assortment of minor benefits and penalties on those who draw from it. Most (75 percent) of these decks

Magic Initiate Legacy

Feats Player’s Handbook (2014)

Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class’s spell list. In addition, choose one 1st-level spell to learn from

that same list. Using this feat, you can cast the spell once at its lowest level, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. Your spellcasting ability for these spells

Cloud Giant Smiling One Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

(spell save DC 15, +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The giant has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): minor

College of Whispers (XGtE)

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

Davil Starsong

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

(spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending

Instrument of the Bards Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The

Silverquill Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

the primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the bard or cleric spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you

draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number

Kalain

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

(spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): friends, mage

Garret Levistusson

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): blade ward, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, disguise self, identify, Tasha's hideous laughterShortsword. Melee

Pendragon Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mage hand, poison spray, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile, sleep 2nd level (3 slots

Brahma Lutier left the group. In fact, his first assignment was to assist in the team's attempts to apprehend the wandering bard. An adopted child of the “C” Team's Rosie Beestinger, Pendragon is his

College of Spirits (VRGtR)

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.

Strixhaven Initiate (Silverquill)

Feats Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Witherbloom. You learn two cantrips and one 1st-level spell based on the college you choose, as specified in the Strixhaven Spells table. You can cast the chosen 1st-level spell without a spell slot

, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have. Your spellcasting ability for this feat’s spells is

College of Lore Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or

elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning everything they held

Brahma Lutier

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

(spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand

Strixhaven Initiate

Feats Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Witherbloom. You learn two cantrips and one 1st-level spell based on the college you choose, as specified in the Strixhaven Spells table. You can cast the chosen 1st-level spell without a spell slot

, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have. Your spellcasting ability for this feat’s spells is

Mwaxanaré

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

spell attacks). She regains her expended spell slots when she finishes a short or long rest. She knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): eldritch blast, mage hand 1st level (2 slots

Ruxithid the Chosen

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psi-Charged Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.Centuries ago, an abandoned duergar mining outpost called Zorzula’s Rest was

, but the goblins remained, sequestered from the rest of the world until recently when the mind flayer fanatics called on them. Some of these goblins’ descendants possess psionic powers, as

Magic Initiate (Bard) Legacy

Feats Player’s Handbook (2014)

You learn two cantrips of your choice from the bard's spell list. In addition, choose one 1st-level spell from the bard's spell list. You learn that spell and can cast it at its lowest level. Once

you cast it, you must finish a long rest before you can cast it again using this feat. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

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