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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Mercane Telepathy. The mercane can communicate telepathically with any other mercane it knows, regardless of the distance between them.Multiattack. The mercane makes three Psi-Imbued Blade attacks
.
Psi-Imbued Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Psi-Imbued Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3
Monsters
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, disguise self, identify, Tasha's hideous laughterShortsword. Melee
Special Equipment. Garret wears a ring of warmth (included in his statistics) and wields a gambler's blade longsword (see appendix D).
Bardic Inspiration (3/day). As a bonus action, Garret can give
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
against others through extortion and threats.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason
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
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
against others through extortion and threats.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason
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
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade
troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade
troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers
backgrounds
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
you’re just good at getting the job done by any means necessary. Whatever your reason, you enlisted with the Zhentarim, the most notorious mercenary guild in the Realms. Though the Zhentarim&rsquo
;s leaders insist the organization is more like a family than a shadowy syndicate, few families exhibit as much dishonesty, nepotism, and corruption as this one. You’ve honed your cunning, reflexes, and blade to climb the guild’s ranks.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores
vaporous visions amid the fog, mysterious eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade
into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and
eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends
in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of
unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Faerûn for being eccentric, spoiled, venal, and, above all else, rich.
Whether you are a shining example of the reason for this reputation or one who proves the rule by being an exception, people
conduct yourself in the world at large as a representative of your house.
Noble
d8
Personality Trait
1
My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
;re always welcome at the Three Old Kegs, where the Three Old Toads are glad to greet you with a smile and a mug of ale.
The Watch. If you serve in the Watch, you’re required to conduct a
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful)
6
Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good)
Bonds
D6
BOND
1
I have a
destroyed if it’s used to shatter the Companion (see “Shattering the Companion”), unless the blade is wielded by an angel of challenge rating 15 or higher, or a good-aligned cleric or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Blade Ward Abjuration Cantrip (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Whenever a creature makes an attack roll against you before the spell ends, the attacker subtracts 1d4 from the attack roll.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Veil Conjuration No No Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard 9th Blade of Disaster Conjuration Yes No Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
have access to it. If you’d like to use any of these spells, talk to your DM, who may allow some, all, or none of them. Spells Level Spell School Conc. Ritual Class 0 Booming Blade Evocation No No
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers. Mercanes conduct most of their business in Wildspace and the Astral Sea. To a mercane, commerce can take many forms, from the trading of goods
mercane at a time, though it’s common for a mercane to be accompanied by underlings or bodyguards. Mercanes will conduct business with anyone, fairly and reliably, provided the other party has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and
powerful. Most troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks. Blades who abandon their lives as
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
conjure spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control. Guiding Whispers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of
the bards (Cli lyre) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (awareness) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (protection) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (reserve) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (sustenance) Wondrous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bard Spells Cantrips (0 Level) Blade Ward
Dancing Lights
Friends
Light
Mage Hand
Mending
Message
Minor Illusion
Prestidigitation
True Strike
Vicious Mockery
1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
advisor to Open Lord Laeral Silverhand. See appendix B for more information on these NPCs. Harpers prefer to conduct their business in bustling inns and taverns such as the Yawning Portal, or in quiet
overwhelmed, one or more Harpers come to their rescue. A Harper rescue team usually consists of a bard (see appendix B) or a mage, plus 1d4 + 3 spies or veterans.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dreamwalker
Storm giant quintessent
Humanoids Abjurer
Apprentice wizard
Archdruid
Archer
Bard
Blackguard
Champion
Conjurer
Deep scion
Diviner
Enchanter
Evoker
Firenewt warrior
Kobold inventor
Kobold scale sorcerer
Kraken priest
Martial arts adept
Master thief
Necromancer
Nilbog
Orc Blade of Ilneval
Orc Claw of Luthic
Orc Hand of Yurtrus
Orc Nurtured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
forge, to pump bellows, heft ingots, and carry barrels of quenching oil. The place is called the City of Blades, for good reason: the fine steel of the duergar is impressive, considering the quality of
the strength of his new blade. It broke, as I expected, but did the job well enough. The duergar didn’t seem to be angry that the apprentice lay dead at my feet, but it was only a short time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sorcerer
Maw demon
Nilbog
Quickling
Sea spawn
Thorny
Vargouille
Xvart warlock of Raxivort
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Aurochs
Bard
Darkling elder
Grung elite warrior
Guard drake
Barghest
Girallon
Hobgoblin devastator
Neogi master
Orc Blade of Ilneval
Stegosaurus
Warlock of the archfey
Yeth hound
Yuan-ti mind whisperer
Yuan-ti nightmare speaker
Challenge 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tempus The Foehammer, the Lord of Battles Tempus is a war god concerned with brave conduct during war, using force of arms over talk for settling disputes, and encouraging bloodshed. The god of war
skilled in the art of war. Many of his ordained don’t serve in temples, but as battlefield chaplains with armies and mercenary companies, encouraging their fellow soldiers with both word and blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for no reason other than their barbaric attitudes, report them to the Watch and this publication immediately. The Sharn Watch is bound by law to arrest these hooligans when they show their criminal
warforged, and the appointed meeting time. Germaine also provides a Sharn Watch writ of enforcement. The writ authorizes the bearers to conduct official duties of the Watch under Sergeant Vilroy’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. There’s no rhyme or reason to what the Gray Merchants seek, and the merchants themselves never speak. They conduct business through gestures, making their unusual trades and plodding off into the shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Apprentice Silverquill Apprentice
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2
Languages Common plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic
abilities through trial and error. 2 I was a gifted performer and attracted the attention of a master bard who schooled me in the old techniques. 3 I joined a loose society of scholars and orators to learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lord of Blades Campaign Themes The Voice of
THRANE
Do They Know the War Is Over?
Against all logic and reason, people in Breland continue to argue that the warforged — creations of House
. What do they do? Another way to explore the facets of this issue is to introduce a warforged supporter of the Lord of Blades who doesn’t engage in violence personally, such as a bard who moves among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
values training, discipline, strength, and esprit de corps. In Iroas’s eyes, nothing is more valuable or honorable than a honed blade wielded by a trained warrior loyal to a just cause. This message is
ingrained in the ethos of Akros, the polis that claims him as its patron. His precepts and codes of conduct are incorporated in the civil and military laws of Akros. Iroas values strength and






