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Bard
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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
Nature Domain
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities associated with
particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret
Classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities associated with
particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
and purpose in the structures of so-called “reality.” Still, all things considered, he is most often polite and affable. Because after a long adventuring career, he understands that he can't afford
when enemies hear K'thriss whisper the deep truths of the Ur — typically something about how on a geologic time scale, everyone's desires are meaningless — they remember it.
K'thriss's familiar
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
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Class-Based Living Loot Satchel
Class
Satchel
Barbarian
Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets
Bard
Lute case
Cleric
Hollowed-out holy tome
Druid
Made from natural
diameter and 10 feet deep. As before, you can place any appropriately sized object into the portable-hole-sized chest, even if it wouldn’t normally fit into your satchel.
That Expensive Thing You
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
beyond the horizon — makes an adventuring career a natural calling. Every adventure is an opportunity to learn, practice a variety of skills, enter long-forgotten tombs, discover lost works of magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
are many eccentric nobles in Upper Northedge. A patron of the arts could take an interest in the career of a bard or entertainer. A collector might keep capable adventurers on retainer with the
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
beyond the horizon — makes an adventuring career a natural calling. Every adventure is an opportunity to learn, practice a variety of skills, enter long-forgotten tombs, discover lost works of magic
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
few small difficulties early in your career, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputation after one agonizing night when the fates conspired to bring about your theatrical ruin. The ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
player in the shadow war. Bard Entertainer. You’re a rising star. Your performances have already earned you a name across the Five Nations, and your fame will surely only increase as you develop your
talents. The house has helped with your career, and they’ve dropped hints to see if you want to get involved in the other side of the house, but at the moment you’re just in this for the music.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Subclass A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
drinks. Beyond these celebrations, tales are also told of bakkeia, revels that occur in deep caves and that involve ancient sacrificial rites. Most satyrs say these traditions were abandoned ages ago
consequences is short and the tradition persists. As for former stubs, most never share details about their experiences, their secrecy contributing to tales of dark rites and sinister enchantments in the vale.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
raising the dead. Find a patron. Many eccentric nobles make their homes in Upper Northedge. A patron of the arts could take an interest in the career of a bard or an entertainer. A collector might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
A Deep and Creeping Darkness A Deep and Creeping Darkness An Adventure for 4th—level Characters
Written by Sarah Madsen
Developed & Edited by Michele Carter A Deep and Creeping Darkness came to
Candlekeep with another group of adventurers, given to them by a villager who found it among her grandfather’s old possessions. Her grandfather—a traveling bard in his youth—claimed to have written it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Bard level or lower. Level 4
Bard Class Features As a Bard, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Bard levels. These features are listed in the Bard Features table. Bard Features ——Spell Slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Bard level or lower. Level 4: Ability Score Improvement You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat
Bard Class Features As a Bard, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Bard levels. These features are listed in the Bard Features table. Bard Features ——Spell Slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
overrun with orcs in league with half-orc spellcasters. Deep in the forest, atop a cave-riddled hill, is a circle of standing stones where the evil half-orcs perform their dark rites.” Xanth avoids
there, and is willing to wait until the characters are done exploring the barrow. The Circle of Thunder is roughly 40 miles away, deep within the forest. CATACOMBS FEATURES
A series of chambers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
University Contacts With a university as your patron, you are part of a sprawling bureaucracy—maybe deep in the tangles of it or, more likely, lingering at the edges. Wherever you sit in the network
what to make of you but gives you work to keep you busy 2 A career bureaucrat who insists you file paperwork in multiple offices in order to get anything done 3 A junior professor who might be more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
knowledge your group possesses, and how it might make life complicated for you. Secrets d6 Secret 1 Blackmail Material. You have evidence of a career-ending secret concerning an important figure
them. 5 Deep Cover. You know the secret identity of a seemingly innocent but powerful person who would rather remain anonymous. 6 Empty Threats. Rumors say you collect damaging secrets on anyone, and
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
dragons — or both. You don’t know how deep it goes, but you’re certain that other dragonmarked houses and noble families have been infiltrated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dragonshards are found deep in the earth, often near layers of magma. These crystals typically grow on cavern walls, and superstition says they flourish in areas with significant fiendish activity
. Khyber dragonshards are deep blue or dark violet, laced with gleaming veins. Khyber dragonshards have an affinity for binding magics. Elemental binding — which is behind airships, the lightning rail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of “you go over there, and you go over there.” True intentional crimes, however, are violations known deep in the satyr soul. If needs be, revelry can halt in an instant to help someone who’s been
. Sibyls warn the community when danger threatens the valley, select dawngreets, and oversee the “initiation rites” of the Cult of Horns. The oldest sibyl is a gray-furred satyr named Cresa. She insists that the more she drinks, the further she can see into the future.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
describe Annam as a sleeping god whose dreams formed the substance of reality and allowed other gods to create within it. Annam is often described as an all-knowing god whose deep learning, profound
and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Tale of Tragedy and Terror A Deep and Creeping Darkness tells the tale of a mountain village whose residents went missing over the course of several months. The book presents a series of vignettes
dangerous. The miners who survived the collapse were trapped for days or weeks before they were rescued—or perished in the deep, alone and terrified. Sixteen came out alive. Eleven were never found. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in the Sensa Empire Those who live in the Sensa Empire or who travel through the land experience its wealth, both in riches and deep traditions. Aurum Guild Gold mining is a respected career
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dreamwalker
Storm giant quintessent
Humanoids Abjurer
Apprentice wizard
Archdruid
Archer
Bard
Blackguard
Champion
Conjurer
Deep scion
Diviner
Enchanter
Evoker
Firenewt warrior
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sorcerer
Maw demon
Nilbog
Quickling
Sea spawn
Thorny
Vargouille
Xvart warlock of Raxivort
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Aurochs
Bard
Darkling elder
Grung elite warrior
Guard drake
Deep scion
Flail snail
Illusionist
Leucrotta
Martial arts adept
Neogi
Orc Red Fang of Shargaas
Redcap
Slithering tracker
Swashbuckler
Trapper
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Babau
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to plan. Proficiency in skills such as Persuasion and History can be helpful as well. The Commander might be a career soldier (with that background) or someone from a noble background placed in
command by virtue of birth. A Commander might be a fighter, bard, cleric, paladin, or even wizard—as magic proves valuable in military engagements. Medic. Keeping soldiers alive is essential to military
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
hangs three feet above the still, black water that fills this dungeon corridor. The water is five feet deep. Ten-foot-square cells, their entrances blocked by iron bars, line both sides of the hall. From
. Hanging Bard Pounded into the roof of this cell is a rusted iron pulley, strung through which is a rope that is tied to one of the crossbeams of the barred door. Dangling upside down from the pulley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. With constant upheaval, no one has performed the rites necessary to placate what dwells in the deep.
4 Dozens of servants were hired to help host a grand gala thrown by Arijani. The event was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
-Level Backstories d6 Deeds Accomplished 1 The character began their adventuring career investigating zombies that rose from a once-peaceful graveyard. Their investigations revealed a cult. The
documents and items from crafty villains. 5 The character studies and preserves nonmagical historical artifacts and has traveled widely in pursuit of rare items of deep significance. While securing items for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, and at work. Her followers generally pray at midday, with the sounds of the city forming an appropriate backdrop to their rites, as industry itself is sacred to Ephara. Many aspects of city life and
Nylea looks at cities and sees only destruction. Ephara has a deep-seated hatred for Phenax. While Ephara can appreciate the perspective of most of her peers, she has no such understanding for those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Spectator Magic-Bound Beholder-Kin Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Any Jesper Ejsing Invoking mysterious rites involving four beholder eyestalks, a spellcaster can mold aberrant dreams into a beholder
Perception +6
Immunities Exhaustion, Prone
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The