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;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic
Bard
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of bards is an attempt to snatch and harness those echoes, subtly woven into their spells and powers. The greatest strength of bards is their sheer
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. It otherwise uses the possessed target's statistics, but doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points
are the loremasters of Dal Quor. Even those hashalaqs who don't make use of Inspired vessels dedicate themselves to studying Eberron and the planes, and they are among the few quori castes whose
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago
the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
light of the surface world, so your journey isn’t guaranteed to be safe.
Golgari Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Golgari Guild
Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Golgari Guild Spells
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
class feature
For you, the spells on the Selesnya Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells
nature is always a worthwhile endeavor. (Good)
5
Humility. Ambition and pride are the roots of strife. (Good)
6
Evangelism. When all have joined the Selesnya Conclave, Ravnica will
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
university, but the students must travel to the dragon’s mountain lair for class.
Crystal Dragon Lairs
Crystal dragons seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bards Bards hold a special place of responsibility and respect in the Forgotten Realms. They are bearers of news, gossip, and messages in their travels from place to place, in addition to being
living storehouses of history and folklore. Bards know a great deal, and they tend to be willing to share what they know, or at least barter for it. The arrival of a renowned bard is a special occasion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in the Bard College class feature in the Player’s Handbook. The College of Fochlucan is naturally allied with the Harpers, although its master bards are careful to stress that its mission is separate
memorization and the study of ancient songs, sagas, and history. Most bards of New Olamn belong to the College of Lore, as described in the Bard College class feature in the Player’s Handbook. The Cliffride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Middle Northedge This ward caters to the middle class of Sharn, with a wide range of comfortable housing. Dwarves make up the majority of the population, especially in the district of Holdfast. In
contrast to Highhold in Upper Dura, the dwarves of Holdfast have deep roots in Sharn and feel no strong connection to the Mror Holds or its traditions. High Hope is a temple district; while the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood for sap and is so saturated with blood that it doesn’t catch fire easily. Vicious Carnivore. A tree
blight feeds on warm-blooded prey and takes perverse delight in causing carnage. It strikes with its heavy branches and crushes prey to death with its roots. It can open its gaping, tooth-filled mouth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
College of Lore 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Assassin Vine Assassin Vine
Large plant, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)
Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
STR
18(+4)
DEX
10(+0)
CON
16(+3
damage at the start of each of its turns. The vine can constrict only one target at a time.
Entangling Vines. The assassin vine can animate normal vines and roots on the ground in a 15-foot square within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
College of Lore 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
Modifying a Class The classes in the Player’s Handbook capture a wide range of character archetypes, but your campaign world might have need of something more. The following section discusses ways to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
appropriate, reflecting their love of intrigue. Classes that specialize in melee combat are rare among the Zil. The soldiers of Zilargo include rogues, bards, wizards, and artificers. The Trust. In
agent or acquire a particular object from their base. While the spy background is a logical choice for a Trust agent, the agency recruits characters of every class and background. Your class abilities reflect specialized training and granted abilities—the magical equivalent of spy gadgets!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Assassin Vine An assassin vine is an ambulatory plant that collects its fertilizer by grabbing and crushing prey and depositing the carcasses near its roots. It usually stays put unless it needs to
, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)
Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
1 (–5)
WIS
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Assassin Vine An assassin vine is an ambulatory plant that collects its fertilizer by grabbing and crushing prey and depositing the carcasses near its roots. It usually stays put unless it needs to
, unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)
Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
1 (-5)
WIS
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Glamour 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
themselves at any time and use their roots to shamble awkwardly across the ground, but flying is their preferred mode of travel. Yggdrasti
Gargantuan Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural
topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind them. Each one has its own gravity plane and air envelope. Creatures sometimes try to hitch a ride on an yggdrasti to take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers 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 tales to the audiences they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its students that they are wolves among sheep. These bards use their knowledge and magic to uncover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
clumps. A needle blight lashes out with these needles or launches them as an aerial assault that can punch through armor and flesh. Needle Blight
Medium plant, neutral evil
Armor Class 12 (natural
can root in soil and resemble woody shrubs while rooted. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
like these exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) might be so rare that a player character learns from a single mentor and never meets another character of the same class, in which case
, a few class options suggest the existence of magic-using organizations in the world — bardic colleges and druid circles — which are up to you to flesh out. You could decide that no formal structures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Twig Blight Twig blights can root in soil, which they do when living prey are scarce. While rooted, they resemble woody shrubs. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s
fire. Twig Blight
Small plant, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
4 (−3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ashenwights dedicate their existence to piecing together their previous life, while others strive to enlighten other ashenwights to this new psionic power. Psionic Ashenwight Medium Undead, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 25 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
6 (−2)
Saving Throws Str +7, Con
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, but are commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
, and wealthy patrons. Bard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
becoming fouled during a long voyage. This ship’s main distinctive feature is the fully grown treant on the aft deck. The treant has a speed of 0 because its roots are woven into the deck; it and the
Armor Class: 15 (wood) Cargo: 10 tons Hit Points: 250 Crew: 5 (plus the treant) Damage Threshold: 15 Keel/Beam: 80 ft./20 ft. Speed: fly 40 ft. (4½ mph) Cost: 25,000 gp Ballista (Crew: 3) Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Prophet Some mind flayers dedicate their lives to channeling abstruse truths from beyond reality. This insight gives them preternatural senses and allows them to focus their innate
psionic power. Mind Flayer Prophet Medium Aberration, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 97 (15d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
reason, kobolds hate gnomes and pranks of any kind. Kurtulmak’s most devoted worshipers dedicate themselves to finding and releasing their lost god from his prison-maze. Kobold
Small humanoid (kobold
), lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d6 − 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
7 (−2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
9 (−1)
INT
8 (−1)
WIS
7 (−2)
CHA
8 (−1)
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
detect a threat, they loose a pollen that the wind carries to other needle blights throughout the forest. Alerted to their foes’ location, needle blights converge from all sides to drench their roots
in blood. Needle Blight
Medium plant, neutral evil
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
months leading up to the fall of Elturel. The devils posed as angels, offering Gideon increased power if he would dedicate himself to fighting the ever-present threat of demons. Gideon slowly gave up his
without a fight. Gideon Lightward
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 136 (16d8 + 64)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, commonly found performing in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
, or wealthy patrons. Bard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
12(+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Sages and Master Sages Candlekeep’s resident lore experts are master sages and sages who dedicate themselves to scholarship above all. Stat blocks for the master sage and the sage appear below
. Master Sage Medium humanoid (any race)
Armor Class 10 (13 with mage armor)
Hit Points 54 (12d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
8 (-1)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
20 (+5
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
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