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Bard Features
——Spell Slots per Spell Level——
Level
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Class Features
Bardic Die
Cantrips
, 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)
a master, following the more experienced bard until you were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced your musical magic? Perhaps you
—Spell Slots per Spell Level— 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1st +2 Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration
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
plants of all kinds, and am loath to harm them.
3
A healer nursed me to recovery from a mortal illness.
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I’ll sing the invitation of Mat’Selesnya with my dying breath.
5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.
Bardic Inspiration You can inspire others through stirring words or music. To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.
Bardic Inspiration You can inspire others through stirring words or music. To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Bardic Inspiration, Spellcasting D6 2 4 2 — — — — — — — — 2 +2 Expertise, Jack of
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
per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Bardic Inspiration, Spellcasting D6 2 4 2 — — — — — — — — 2 +2 Expertise, Jack of
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, you can use a bonus action to expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration and roll on the Spirit Tales table using your Bardic Inspiration die to determine the tale the spirits direct you to tell. You
Tales table immediately ends the effect of the previous tale. If the tale requires a saving throw, the DC equals your spell save DC. Spirit Tales Bardic Insp. Die Tale Told Through You
1 Tale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Charisma modifiers. Agile Strikes. When you expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration as part of an action, a Bonus Action, or a Reaction, you can
make one Unarmed Strike as part of that action, Bonus Action, or Reaction. Bardic Damage. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack rolls of your Unarmed Strikes. When you deal damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bardic Versatility 4th-level bard feature Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing a change in focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the
its damage. The creature is immune if it can’t hear you or if it’s immune to being charmed. Additional Magical Secrets At 6th level, you learn two spells of your choice from any class. A spell you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the
its damage. The creature is immune if it can’t hear you or if it’s immune to being charmed. Additional Magical Secrets At 6th level, you learn two spells of your choice from any class. A spell you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, 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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
3rd-level College of Creation feature Whenever you give a creature a Bardic Inspiration die, you can utter a note from the Song of Creation to create a Tiny mote of potential, which orbits within 5
feet of that creature. The mote is intangible and invulnerable, and it lasts until the Bardic Inspiration die is lost. The mote looks like a musical note, a star, a flower, or another symbol of art or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
bardic colleges of the distant past, particularly the seven elder colleges: Fochlucan, Mac-Fuirmidh, Doss, Canaith, Cli, Anstruth, and Ollamh. These seven are said to be the origin of the instrument of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
ability check while it is under the effect of a guidance spell and also has a Bardic Inspiration die, it can roll both a d4 and a d6 if it so chooses. Is the intent that a bard gets to know the number
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
9–10 Upper-class home 11–15 Crowded tenement 16–17 Orphanage 18 Hidden thieves’ den 19 Front for a secret cult 20 Lavish, guarded mansion Religious Building d20 Type 1–10 Temple to a good or
encounters distinct. Building Type d20 Type 1–10 Residence (roll once on the Residence table) 11–12 Religious (roll once on the Religious Building table) 13–15 Tavern (roll once on the Tavern table and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties. Priest
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
doom has residents on edge. 9 Locals are being drafted to fight in a war. 10 Political or religious strife threatens violence. 11 The settlement is under siege. 12 Scandal threatens powerful local
Mysterious, anonymous conspirators 7 Contested leadership (with open fighting) 8 Acrimonious council unable to make decisions 9 Doltish lout 10 Dying leader (with disputed succession) 11 Iron-willed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
modify existing classes to better serve your game’s needs. Changing Proficiencies Changing a class’s proficiencies is a safe and simple way to modify a class to better reflect your world. Swapping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Anchorite of Talos These religious recluses are granted spellcasting power by Talos, the god of storms. Their human ancestors bred with orcs, and now all anchorites of Talos are half-orcs. Anchorite
of Talos
Medium humanoid (half-orc, shapechanger), neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Lizardfolk Subchief Lizardfolk Subchief
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, guiding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
War Priest War Priest
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 117 (18d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
10(+0)
CON
14(+2)
INT
(at will): light, mending, sacred flame, spare the dying
1st level (4 slots): divine favor, guiding bolt, healing word, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, magic weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Star Priest Star priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships
, not only as emissaries of the gods but also as spelljammers. Astral Elf Star Priest
Medium Humanoid (Cleric), Any Alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 90 (20d8)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Alignment and NPC Class tables to determine specifics) 16 Kuo-toa 17 Lich 18 Mind flayers 19 Yuan-ti 20 No creator (natural caverns) Cults and Religious Groups d20 Cult or Religious Group 1
1 Beholder 2–4 Cult or religious group (roll on the Cults and Religious Groups table to determine specifics) 5–8 Dwarves 9 Elves (including drow) 10 Giants 11 Hobgoblins 12–15 Humans (roll on the NPC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to the devil or one of its subordinates. Fealty (Archdevils) Archdevils prize fealty almost as much as souls. One way in which a mortal can demonstrate fealty to an archdevil is to lead a religious
level in the warlock class, choosing the Fiend (represented in this case by the archdevil) as their otherworldly patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
a massive crocodile tooth blessed by Semuanya, representing the subchief’s prowess in both battle and piety. Lizardfolk Subchief
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural
will): light, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, purify food and drink
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, lesser restoration, silence
3rd level (2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Knight Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers, religious orders, and noble causes. A knight’s alignment determines the extent to which a pledge is honored. Whether undertaking a quest or
patrolling a realm, a knight often travels with an entourage that includes squires and hirelings who are commoners. Knight
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
like the Harpers. The Order of the Gauntlet The Church of the Silver Flame The Church of the Silver Flame is more narrowly religious than the Order of the Gauntlet, but its overall tone is similar
. Because the Silver Flame is Thrane’s state religion, characters of any class from that nation might work toward the Silver Flame’s ends. The Emerald Enclave The Wardens of the Word or the Gatekeepers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
are encased in thin metal or some other durable material. While you aren’t wearing armor, your base Armor Class is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. Built for Success. You can add a d4 to one attack roll
: cure wounds, healing word, mass cure wounds, mass healing word, and spare the dying. Mechanical Nature. You have resistance to poison damage and immunity to disease, and you have advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
prophecy, marking you as a servant of the gods or a chosen vessel of divine magic. A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who
commands sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine. In some cultures, only those who can claim the power of a Divine Soul may command religious power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Rakdos performers enjoy dressing cacklers in a variety of masks, hats, and costumes to lampoon public figures. Cackler
Small fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: fire bolt
1/day: Tasha’s hideous laughter
Last Laugh. When the cackler dies, it releases a dying laugh that scars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Spellcaster Spellcaster (Healer)
11th-level Medium humanoid
Armor Class 13 (studded leather)
Hit Points 54 (12d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
10 (+0
the dying
1st level (4 slots): bless, cure wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): aid, lesser restoration
3rd level (3 slots): protection from energy, revivify
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Step 5: Fill In Details Now fill in the rest of your character sheet. Record Class Features Look at your class’s feature table in “Character Classes”, and write down the level 1 features. The class
features are detailed in that same chapter. Some class features offer choices. Make sure to read all your features and make any offered choices. Fill In Numbers Note these numbers on your character






