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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
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.
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
Planar Ally
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
protect us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the creature to bargain for its services.
Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable
waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require only half the suggested payment, while especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal.
After the
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Unusual Nature. The kindori doesn’t require food, drink, or air.Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
by sending flashes of light from their eyes and draw their nourishment from the light of suns and stars.
A kindori is large enough to have its own gravity plane and air envelope, enabling smaller
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
spends suppressed counts against its duration. No spell or magical effect that originates outside the eye monger’s gullet, except one created by an artifact or a deity, can affect a creature or an
’t require air.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5
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
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The vampirate doesn’t require air or drink.Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit
vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
doesn’t require air or sleep.Life Drain. The mist touches one creature in its space. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw (Undead and Constructs automatically succeed
droplets wherever it goes.
Like sharks in water, vampiric mists can scent blood from up to a mile away. Any injury, no matter how small, might catch their attention and draw them toward their victims
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The mage doesn’t require air or drink.Multiattack. The mage makes two Ray of Cold attacks.
Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The captain doesn’t require air or drink.Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
parchment. A vampirate has fangs like a vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from
Monsters
Locathah Rising
can take an action on their turn to make a DC 18 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to free themselves. This effect lasts for 1 minute unless dispelled (it counts as a 6th level spell
), and doesn’t require Gar to maintain concentration. Gar Shatterkeel and any creatures he designates are immune to this effect.
Up to five corpses that Gar can see within 60 feet rise up as drowned blade;drowned blades and attack anyone Gar directs them to on his turn.
Cold
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Morningstar attacks. It can use Rain of Radiance in place of one of these attacks.
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation
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
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Unusual Nature. The fractine doesn’t require air, drink, or sleep.Extradimensional Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
, but enough to make the caster take notice.
A fractine needs light and magical energy to survive. It can draw sustenance from a nearby light source, spellcaster, magic item, or magical effect without
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
obstacle counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 2 A crowd blocks your way. Make a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (your choice) to make your way through the crowd unimpeded. On
a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Character Creation Options Next are four chapters of character-focused content: Chapter 6: Rogue. This chapter provides advice and new magic items suited to bards, rangers, rogues, and other
also includes character creation advice and magic items appropriate for clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with a connection to the divine. Chapter 9: Knight. Characters who draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
, does using Combat Inspiration’s Offense feature mean that the Bardic Inspiration die counts as a damage die for purposes of Critical Hits? Yes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living
which you cast the spell. If the task is aligned with the creature’s ethos, the payment might be halved or even waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require only half the suggested payment, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living
which you cast the spell. If the task is aligned with the creature’s ethos, the payment might be halved or even waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require only half the suggested payment, while
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->Sage Advice Compendium
spell learned through your Magical Secrets feature counts as a bard spell for you, so it can be replaced upon gaining a bard level later. But it must be replaced by a bard spell, according to the rule
in the Spellcasting feature. Which spell scrolls can bards understand—spells from the bard list only, or spells from the bard list plus spells from Magical Secrets? A bard can use any spell scroll
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
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Step of the Wind. You learn more ki features as you gain levels in this class. When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of
your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points. Some of your ki features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Step of the Wind. You learn more ki features as you gain levels in this class. When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of
your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points. Some of your ki features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Mapping the Chase When you plan a chase, draw a rough map that shows the route. Insert obstacles and complications at specific points, especially ones that require the characters to make ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or
Charisma to work in the service of the state. These characters often come from a noble background and bring proficiency in skills such as Intimidation and Persuasion to their work. Bards are natural fits in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
taking a bonus action. Other Activity on Your Turn Your turn can include a variety of flourishes that require neither your action nor your move. You can communicate however you are able, through
door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. If you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Undead, within a certain radius. Soulsight doesn’t rely on sight but counts as “seeing” for features that require sight. Neither physical objects (including total cover) nor supernatural effects can
-Fueled Power Most demons have one or more features that require souls to use. Passive Traits. Passive traits automatically take effect after a demon’s soul count crosses the threshold described in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, speak with dead 4th aura of life, death ward 5th contagion, legend lore Among the Dead Starting at 1st level, you learn the spare the dying cantrip, which counts as a warlock cantrip for you. You
you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Undying Nature Beginning at 10th level, you can hold your breath indefinitely, and you don’t require food, water, or sleep
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
or end the charmed condition on itself, and magic can’t put it to sleep.
Unusual Nature. The elf doesn’t require sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The elf makes two Morningstar attacks. It can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
your ability to take actions also prevents you from taking a bonus action. Other Activity on Your Turn Your turn can include a variety of flourishes that require neither your action nor your move. You
move or your action. For example, you could open a door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. If you want to interact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits 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
, and it must be in the school of divination or necromancy. The chosen spell counts as a bard spell for you but doesn’t count against the number of bard spells you know. Once you perform the ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
easier to run with visual aids, the most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If you like to construct model terrain, build three-dimensional dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you
should also consider using miniatures. The Player’s Handbook offers simple rules for depicting combat using miniature figures on a grid. This section expands on that material. Tactical Maps You can draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
communicate with one another over long distances by sending flashes of light from their eyes and draw their nourishment from the light of suns and stars. A kindori is large enough to have its own gravity
)
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Unusual Nature. The kindori doesn’t require food, drink, or air.
Actions
Tail. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
combat using miniature figures on a grid. Tactical Maps You can draw tactical maps with colored markers on an erasable vinyl mat with 1-inch squares or a similar flat surface. Preprinted poster-sized
accuracy, use the following rule: the first diagonal square counts as 5 feet, but the second diagonal square counts as 10 feet. This pattern of 5 feet and then 10 feet continues whenever you’re counting






