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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

Mind Flayer

Monsters Monster Manual

":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: If this damage reduces the target to 0 Hit Points, the mind flayer kills it and devours its brain. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6

);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. Intelligence Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 31 (6d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d8+4", "rollType":"damage

College of Glamour

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

College of Valor

Classes Player’s Handbook

Sing the Deeds of Ancient Heroes Bards of the College of Valor are daring storytellers whose tales preserve the memory of the great heroes of the past. These Bards sing the deeds of the mighty in

College of Dance

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.

College of Lore

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

Virvos Magen

Monsters Netheril’s Fall

magical effects.Multiattack. The magen makes two Psychic Blast attacks. Psychic Blast. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Psychic Blast

"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Blast", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Spellcasting. The magen casts one of the

College of the Moon

Classes Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

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

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.

Incarnation of Vibrance

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Magic Resistance. The incarnation has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The incarnation makes two Vine attacks and uses Radiant Blast. It can replace

Grappled condition (escape DC 15) from one of two vines. Radiant Blast. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature of the incarnation’s choice in a 20-foot Emanation originating from the

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

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 secrets and turn them

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

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

Silverquill Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

":"psychic"} psychic damage. Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will

weaves together stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as silverquill apprentice

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 Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

":"psychic"} psychic damage. Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will

stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as apprentices and then as silverquill

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

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 secrets and turn them

Quandrix Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

damage. Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: guidance, mage

hand 1/day each: enlarge/reduce, mage armorThe students of Quandrix College—first as apprentices and then as Quandrix pledgemage;pledgemages—immerse themselves in the magic of geometry and

Mind Flayer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Intelligence (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)Tentacles

0 hit points, the mind flayer kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. The mind

Prismari Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

)", "rollDamageType":"cold"} damage (the apprentice’s choice). Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: minor illusion 1/day each: gust of wind, mage armor, silent imageThe students of Prismari College—first as apprentices and then as Prismari pledgemage

College of Valor Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Bards of the College of Valor are daring skalds whose tales keep alive the memory of the great heroes of the past, and thereby inspire a new generation of heroes. These bards gather in mead halls or

Witherbloom Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability: At will: druidcraft, spare the dying 1/day each: pass without traceWither Burst. When the

fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as apprentices and then as witherbloom pledgemage;pledgemages—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled

Silverquill Professor of Shadow

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

throw be blinded until the end of its next turn. Spellcasting. The professor casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell

save DC 15): At will: dancing lights, friends 2/day each: bane, command, darkness, mage armor 1/day each: tonguesProfessors of shadow wield the linguistic magic of Silverquill College through slicing

Mind Flayer Arcanist Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self

Brain","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the mind flayer arcanist kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain. Mind Blast

Prismari Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

half as much damage and isn’t stunned. Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save

DC 13): At will: minor illusion 2/day each: gust of wind, silent image 1/day each: mage armor, water walkThe students of Prismari College—first as Prismari apprentice;apprentices and then as

Galazeth Prismari

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Elements Breath"}. Galazeth exhales a blast of flames and ice in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, gaining no benefit from cover (other than total

spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23): 1/day each: control water, gust of wind, wall of stoneGalazeth can take 3 legendary actions

Brain in a Jar (Noncore)

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

a jar's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth 3/day

each: charm person, command, hold person 1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (cast at 3rd level), Tasha's hideous laughterMind Blast (Recharge 5-6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge

Mind Flayer Psion Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

spells, requiring no components: At will: guidance, mage hand, vicious mockery, true strike 1st level (4 slots): charm person, command, comprehend languages, sanctuary 2nd level (3 slots): crown of

to 0 hit points, the mind flayer kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. The mind

College of Eloquence (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Adherents of the College of Eloquence master the art of oratory. Persuasion is regarded as a high art, and a well-reasoned, well-spoken argument often proves more persuasive than facts. These bards

Alhoon Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

(spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only) Spellcasting. The

":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Chilling Grasp","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Blast "}. The

College of Creation (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there

Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as

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

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

Quandrix Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

damage. Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: guidance, mage

hand 1/day each: dimension door, enlarge/reduce, mage armor, plant growthThe students of Quandrix College—first as Quandrix apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages—immerse themselves

Ulitharid Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

is Intelligence (spell save DC 17). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: confusion, dominate monster, eyebite

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the ulitharid kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6

Bard Legacy

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

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