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Returning 18 results for 'being bards diffusing con reciting'.
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->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->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->Tomb of Annihilation
)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
15 (+2)
Skills Athletics +2, Perception +4, Stealth +5, Survival +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft
22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Perception +3, Performance +7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
give them a broad range of knowledge to support their schemes. Bards, rogues, and wizards are often drawn to this role. Safecracker. The “breaking” part of “breaking and entering” is the Safecracker’s
devices, including guild artisans and even sailors, also fall naturally into this role. Artificer or rogue makes a natural class choice for the Safecracker. Talker. From con artists to fences, anyone who
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
Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Wis +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
fast-talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone's suspicions with false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a blatant lie
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
fast-talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone’s suspicions with false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a blatant
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
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->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
engulfing its prey in a phantasmagorical nightmare. The key to defeating a dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards
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Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
21 (+5)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
16 (+3)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a
weapons)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
8 (−1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Int
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
ft.
STR
4(−3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
13(+1)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
8(−1)
CHA
11(+0)
Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Sylvan
Challenge 1 (200
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills
dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 297 (17d20 + 119)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15
(+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +13, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills History +9, Perception +14, Persuasion +10, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
families of those crippled or killed in service. However, the brothers’ kindness is not matched by their discernment, and the Three Old Toads frequently fall victim to grifters. Several times, these con
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
. Several times, these con artists have stolen enough money to threaten the Three Old Kegs with bankruptcy, and the brothers have been forced to find outside help to recover their lost funds and keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
has no reason to trust the characters, refuses to emerge from his hiding place. A character can earn the butler’s trust and coax him out by reciting Demitasse’s rhyme (see area P19) and then sharing a
unicorn horn while reciting a poem called “The Witch Queen’s Cauldron.” Only Zybilna and the hags of the Hourglass Coven know the words to this poem, but a legend lore spell or similar magic can also






