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Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds

, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

. d6 Ideal 1 Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good) 2 Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us

hated rival. 6 I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe. d6 Flaw 1 I’ll do anything to win fame and renown. 2 I’m a sucker for a pretty

Gladiator Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

perfection. 8 I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song. D6 IDEAL 1 Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good) 2

1 I’ll do anything to win fame and renown. 2 I’m a sucker for a pretty face. 3 A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

less than perfection. 8 I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song. d6 Ideal 1 Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good

Flaw 1 I’ll do anything to win fame and renown. 2 I’m a sucker for a pretty face. 3 A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to

House Tharashk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Maagrim Torrn secretly supports efforts of some family members to channel house resources toward the traditional mission of the Gatekeepers. Velderan The Velderan and their allies have no particular

accommodating and too willing to placate the other leaders of the house. House Tharashk Renown Perks When you request a favor from your house, it can take one of these special forms. Favored in House (Renown

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Bard There is nothing I would like to do more than explain to you why I’m standing here with stolen goods and my rapier sticking out of this still-warm corpse, officer. I assure you, I have a

copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things

Schools of Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

for organizations presented earlier in this chapter. A player character necromancer might cultivate renown within the Cabal of Thar-Zad, while a bard seeks increasing renown within the College of Mac-Fuirmidh.

Learning from Experience

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Learning 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

, 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

Learning from Experience

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Learning 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

, 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

Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

with Rage, and wade into hand-to-hand combat. Then follow the Path of the Berserker to unleash raw violence. Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of

Lore to collect knowledge and magical secrets. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the Life Domain to be a master of healing. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations. Creating an Emerald Dragon Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to

their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations. Creating an Emerald Dragon Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your

avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk of the world

Dragonmarked Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

those parties — but it seems like you made a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what you agreed to; you’d better find out! Guild Artisan Bard. You ran the finest bar in Cyre, until the Mourning

Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

her estate and its beautiful gardens. A member of the Emerald Enclave can petition Jeryth to cast a spell, which she is happy to do if that character’s renown in the enclave equals or exceeds the

sackcloth hood, another has a rotting pumpkin head, and the third is covered with a threadbare blanket. Characters who camp in a field for the better part of a day or night have a 10 percent chance

Oath of Redemption

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

someone? That always makes me feel better. Oath of Redemption Features Paladin Level Feature 3rd Oath Spells, Channel Divinity 7th Aura of the Guardian (10 ft.) 15th Protective Spirit 18th Aura of

decision, follow through with it knowing your path is just. Redemption. So you feel bad about having done something, and then you have to do something to feel better? Why don’t you just kill and eat

The Sewers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

devoured by the vermin and oozes that inhabit the sewers. Smaller tunnels channel wastewater into purification centers, where magewrights use magic to cleanse the water. A special unit of the Sharn Watch

valuable allies; there are no better guides to the sewers and what lies beneath them than one of the folk who live there.

Chapter 3: Character Classes (Continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Tree to tap into cosmic vitality. Zealot to rage in union with a god. Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of... Dance to harness agility in

foes. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the elements. Then join the Circle of the... Land to draw on the magic of the environment. Moon to adopt powerful animal

Chapter 3: Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Then follow the Path of the... Berserker to unleash raw violence. Wild Heart to manifest kinship with animals. World Tree to tap into cosmic vitality. Zealot to rage in union with a god. Bard

wield searing, warding light. Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief. War Domain to inspire valor and chastise foes. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the

Weird Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

age and renown might know unique rituals that can temporarily or permanently alter or transform a creature, bring back the dead for a limited time, rewrite memories, or siphon emotions. At the other end

, a hag should be able to use weird magic only once or twice per encounter in her lair, or only once per encounter if she is elsewhere. A hag who is expecting a fight might be better prepared and able

Oath of Devotion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

of the knight in shining armor, acting with honor in pursuit of justice and the greater good. They hold themselves to the highest standards of conduct, and some, for better or worse, hold the rest of

, dispel magic 13th freedom of movement, guardian of faith 17th commune, flame strike Channel Divinity When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options

Oath of Devotion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

of the knight in shining armor, acting with honor in pursuit of justice and the greater good. They hold themselves to the highest standards of conduct, and some, for better or worse, hold the rest of

magic 13th freedom of movement, guardian of faith 17th commune, flame strike Channel Divinity When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options. Sacred Weapon

End Simulation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

an illusory exercise conducted in one of the academy’s simulation chambers—large circular spaces whose rune-scribed walls channel potent magical power, and which contain training versions of

has no better person to spearhead the training of raw recruits—and Tarto knows it. Never one to mince words (even when those words are directed toward those who outrank her), this old, grizzled

Life in Godsbreath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

traveling throughout Godsbreath, listening to deeds of local renown that could be added to the Awakening Song, sharing stories from other regions, and challenging people to live up to the Covenant gods

better. Although this sometimes encourages exaggeration, Godsbreath’s people believe you can hear truth in the telling of any tale, and all enjoy the art of a well-crafted boast. Stories of all kinds

Erebos's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

who escape his clutches. He regularly sends agents to retrieve the Returned soul or the wayward eidolon of a hero of great renown who has succeeded in returning to Theros. If any of the dead

Returned and even sneaks into the Underworld to assist them, earning him Erebos’s undying ire. Pharika and Karametra understand, better than many of the other gods, that life and death are closely

Silverquill Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Apprentice Silverquill Apprentice Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2

Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor) Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 16 (+3) CON 13 (+1) INT

Heroes of the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

of the Land might feel a connection to the giants who inhabit that land. A monk who follows the Way of the Four Elements might seek to emulate Annam, the All-Father, to shape and channel the forces of

motivation, but it also might explain some of your class features or magic. A bard of the College of Lore might focus on the study of giants, a Rune Knight fighter (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Initiate of High Sorcery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

slots you have of the appropriate level. The spell’s spellcasting ability is the one chosen when you gained the Initiate of High Sorcery feat. Life Channel. You can channel your life force into the

White Robes Prerequisite: 4th Level, Initiate of High Sorcery (Solinari) Feat You chose the moon Solinari to influence your magic, and your oath to use magic to make the world a better place has been

Paladin Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

themselves to the highest standards of conduct, and some—for better or worse—hold the rest of the world to the same standards. Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use their

you take the Attack action, you can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to imbue one Melee weapon that you are holding with positive energy. For 10 minutes or until you use this feature again, you

More Downtime Activities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

hours each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp. You are free to adjust the costs to better suit your campaign. If a spell will be produced by the item being

comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost (see chapter 5, “Equipment,” in the Player’s Handbook). Gaining Renown A character can spend downtime improving his or her renown within a particular

Paladin Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. These Paladins meet the archetype of the knight in shining armor. They hold themselves to the highest standards of conduct, and some—for better or worse—hold the rest of the world to the same

Channel Divinity to imbue one Melee weapon that you are holding with positive energy. For 10 minutes or until you use this feature again, you add your Charisma modifier to attack rolls you make with that

V7. Tower, Fourth Floor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

with dead spell is cast on his head (which would need to be taken somewhere away from the tower’s spell drain effect), Yan reveals that he was banished from his clan for stealing. A half-elf bard named

tried to steal the wagon as well as Rictavio’s pet monkey, but Rictavio got the better of him and drove a sword through his gullet. The magic oils preserving Yan’s head allow it to remember

Entertainer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

make the world better than it was. (Good) 2 Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of

anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival. 6 I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe. d6 Flaw 1 I’ll do anything to win fame and renown. 2 I’m a sucker for a pretty

College of Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Creation 3rd-level College of Creation feature As an action, you can channel the magic of the Song of Creation to create one nonmagical item of your choice in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you

. The item must appear on a surface or in a liquid that can support it. The gp value of the item can’t be more than 20 times your bard level, and the item must be Medium or smaller. The item glimmers

Sorcerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. And your understanding of chaos tells you it’s easier by far to deal with the so-called law when you have a strong team at your back. Or, even better, at your front, so they’re the ones drawing

attention to themselves if things go bad. Focusing with Flair All sorcerers rely on an arcane focus through which they channel their magic, but traditional focuses lack a singular style. Staffs, orbs, wands

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic

abilities through trial and error. 2 I was a gifted performer and attracted the attention of a master bard who schooled me in the old techniques. 3 I joined a loose society of scholars and orators to learn

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