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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
volcanoes, where they caper among the forces of dissolution and rebirth. During avalanches and volcanic eruptions, groups of oreads might race ahead of the destruction, dancing, singing, and doing what
they can to maximize the impending devastation.
Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work
Bard
Legacy
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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
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, guidanceShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with
rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day each: hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with life
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Spell Level
Spells
Cantrip
dancing lights, spare the dying
1st
entangle, ray of sickness
2nd
protection from poison, ray of enfeeblement, spider climb
3rd
enjoyable arguments there.
10
I regularly pick up refuse from beneath a Simic laboratory, and sometimes I talk to the researcher who dumps it there.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
been known to throw caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items for my hoard.
3
No matter how old I get, I always delight in harmless pranks and tricks.
4
I’ve always been mature
Intelligence saving throw or dance until initiative count 20 on the following round. The dancing creature is incapacitated and must use all its movement to dance.
Disorienting Visions. Disorienting illusory
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items for my hoard.
3
No matter how old I get, I always delight in harmless pranks and tricks.
4
I’ve always been mature for my age, and I can
. The dancing creature is incapacitated and must use all its movement to dance.
Disorienting Visions. Disorienting illusory images flit through the dragon’s lair. Each creature in the lair must
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
(Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
(Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day each
the greatest 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide. They’re commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Performance Types d10 Performance Type 1 Poetry 2 Singing 3 Bagpipe 4 Flute 5 Dancing 6 Drum 7 Lute 8 Puppetry 9 Mime 10 Acting Bard
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit
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->Curse of Strahd
each settlement. There’s an old windmill on the road between the village of Barovia and the town of Vallaki. It should be avoided at all costs! (The Vistani refuse to say more.) It is wise to stick to
another Vistana. It is the burden of the Vistani’s great gift that their own fates can’t be divined. Vistani curses are potent, but they are invoked with great caution. Vistani know that to curse one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
dhergoloths are little more than brutes, employers must use caution when instructing them. They can handle simple orders that don’t take a lot of time to resolve. When given anything complex to do, however
its torso can spin a different direction from its dancing legs.
I’d like to vivisect one at some point to find out how this can be.
—Mordenkainen
Dhergoloth
Medium Fiend (Yugoloth), Typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
than dumb brutes, employers must use caution when instructing these fiends. They can handle simple orders that don’t take a lot of time to resolve. When given anything complex to do, they either
spin a different direction from its dancing legs. I’d like to vivisect one at some point to find out how this can be. Dhergoloth
Medium fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
Tasha
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 the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
(frost/stone) Wondrous item Yes Candle of invocation Wondrous item Yes Carpet of flying Wondrous item No Cloak of arachnida Wondrous item Yes Crystal ball (very rare) Wondrous item Yes Dancing sword
item No Frost brand Weapon Yes Helm of brilliance Wondrous item Yes Horn of Valhalla (bronze) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (absorption
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, moving in her social circle, and dancing to the music of her first-class orchestra are delights to be savored—and entirely worth the risk of discovery. To adventurers, though, these delights might
, acquiring a costume, navigating social niceties, and dancing. Random complications can arise at any point during the ball, heightening the constant risk of unmasking. Invitations and Costumes An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
might hear you!” hisses another.
Ebbin Fulchre and his three companions are unarmed commoners who refuse to enter the cabin, even on a dare. Morbid curiosity brought them here, but they’re nothing
imparts the following information: Grave Theft. Two halflings dug up his grave in the dead of night and stole his Canaith mandolin (an instrument of the bards). Frody wants it back. (“It was a gift
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
seriously wrong with them. The tunnel opens into a natural cave, wherein you see several fungal creatures dancing to a silent tune. Three of them stand five feet tall, while the others are half as tall
recognizes one of the sprouts — the one not dancing — as his buddy, Rumpadump (see “Development”). The ape-like creatures are two quaggoth spore servants, and each one is covered with a patch of yellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
throw caution to the wind, the density of the undergrowth makes it tricky to move faster than 200 feet per minute. If the characters stop to search for treasure, each building takes 30 minutes to clear
. These plants are described in appendix C. Plant Discovery d6 Plant 1 2d6 dancing monkey fruit hanging from a tree 2 Menga bush with 1d6 ounces of leaves 3 1d6 ryath roots growing in the ground 4 4d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
against being charmed, and magic can’t put her to sleep. She can cast the dancing lights cantrip at will. She owns a hat of disguise, which she uses to appear as a female drow while in the company of
release her prisoner. If the characters refuse to turn back, Ryzliir kills Aljanor and orders her own force to attack. If the characters leave Aljanor behind or allow him to die, members of the party’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
if they refuse. The drow priestess is never encountered without her adopted drow daughter, Zress Orlezziir, and a yochlol advisor disguised as a female drow named Chalizana. To determine where the
throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put her to sleep. She has darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. She can innately cast dancing lights at-will, and darkness, faerie fire, and levitate(self
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ringing of the abbey bell (area S17). These mongrelfolk aren’t restrained, but they refuse to leave their rooms for fear of being killed by the golem or cast out of the abbey and forced to fend for
bones are all that remain of mongrelfolk who perished and were eaten. The survivors beg for food. S15f. Singing and Dancing Mongrelfolk Eight mongrels caper about the wreckage of this bedchamber while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
approach Nezzarum without first fighting Xia, the dragon is initially Indifferent. Indifferent Dragon. If Nezzarum hasn’t seen the characters prove themselves in battle, he errs on the side of caution and
; if they refuse a command, he remains Indifferent toward them. Each time the characters leave the hall and return, Nezzarum issues a new command until he has issued three of them. He never repeats a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you’ll encounter players who tell other players what their characters should do, claim the best magic items for themselves, bully the other players, and refuse to share the spotlight. Away from the game
the characters are racing toward a goal or destination. (Use this technique with caution, as time pressure can increase players’ anxiety.) Telegraph Encounters. Give players advance warning that an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you’ll encounter players who tell other players what their characters should do, claim the best magic items for themselves, bully the other players, and refuse to share the spotlight. Away from the game
the characters are racing toward a goal or destination. (Use this technique with caution, as time pressure can increase players’ anxiety.) Telegraph Encounters. Give players advance warning that an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the Dancing Place in the high valleys of the Thunder Peaks, alongside their fey allies. The Watchers of Sevreld meet in Old Mushroom Grove in the High Forest, northeast of Secomber, and the Starwater
circles in the North are often allied with the Harpers, as they have common purpose, with bards and rangers serving as go-betweens. Individual Harpers can usually expect a circle to at least grant them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
Grand Revel Led by the clergy of Sune, Sharess, and Lliira, the Grand Revel is a day of dancing, music, and the consumption of sweet treats of all kinds, from chocolate to red firemint candies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, which contain their belongings but nothing of value. The Dancing Fire Stanimir introduces himself and welcomes the characters to his camp. If they deliver Duchess Morwen’s warning, read: Stanimir laughs
us. He said, ‘I owe you my life. Stay as long as you wish, leave when you choose, and know that you will always be safe here.’”
The figure in the dancing fire vanquishes its final foe, then disperses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fantastic celebration ensues, involving dancing, feasting, singing, public professions of deep feelings, and trading oaths. Traditionally, the speaker reigns for a single year. As the leonin have
Swiftclaws, and many bards and wizards come from these prides as well. Speaker Brimaz looks beyond Oreskos and wonders
if there is a future for his people in the outside world
(PETER MOHRBACHER)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
notice the characters, they stop dancing. Read or paraphrase the following text: The goblin on the throne leaps to her feet and barks, “BREE-YARK! This is my party, and I don’t remember inviting you
return the family heirloom and fights them if they refuse. D5: Webbed Cavern Webs drape the western half of this musky cave.
A Giant Spider lurks in a tunnel to the south. The Hostile spider ambushes all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
claimed it.
2 Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3 A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards
having trouble overcoming the manticores’ predatory nature.
6 A young crystal dragon uses dancing lights and hypnotic pattern to give an air of authenticity to a charlatan fortuneteller’s act, in