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;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
, 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
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In
Boon of Dread. Eerie whispers can now be heard around the priest. Any non-Undead creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the priest must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ectoplasmic Boon. When any creature starts its turn within 10 feet of the priest, the priest can reduce that creature’s speed by 10 feet until the start of the creature’s next turn, until
which the creature is covered by ectoplasm.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives a boon it already has. If it receives a new
boon, it revives at the start of its next turn with half its hit points restored, and its creature type is now Undead.
To prevent this revival, the Tattoo of Osybus on the priest’s body must be
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and
Spectral Boon. It can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain, but it takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Wraithlike","rollDamageType
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vampiric Boon. When the priest deals necrotic damage to any creature, the priest gains a number of temporary hit points equal to half that necrotic damage. The priest’s speed also increases by
10 feet.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives a boon it already has. If it
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Blazing Boon. All fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage.
Illumination. The priest sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an
): blur, flaming sphere
3rd level (1 slot): fireball
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Deathly Boon. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons
of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives a boon it already has. If it receives a new boon, it revives at the start of its next turn with half its hit points
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
Changeling
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
changelings with suspicion.
A Hidden People
Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known.
Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised
in stable communities where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes leads nearby frost giant;frost
rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
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A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
smear the blood of my enemies over my skin.
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I was, in fact, raised by maaka.
8
HarrRRAAGGHH! [I rarely form a coherent sentence and prefer to express myself by breaking things
manipulated by people I find attractive.
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I’m not actually all that angry.
Contacts
The members of the Gruul Clans rely on each other even as they vie for territory and glory. Their
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a white wyrmling has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes leads nearby frost
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Half-elves often revere the gods of the culture in which they were raised, although some rebel against their upbringing, seeking out the gods of the other aspect of their heritage, or feeling a calling
for rangers, Milil or Corellon for poets and bards, and so forth. Many half-elves worship Sune or Hanali Celanil in appreciation for the love their parents felt for one another, and the two goddesses
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
other dragons; many a white wyrmling has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes
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
hatchlings of other dragons; many a white wyrmling has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories
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->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Entertainment While true bards are uncommon, magewright entertainers learn to weave magic into their performances. Illusion is a common tool, used both to enhance a mundane performance or as an art
form in its own right. A gymnastic performance might incorporate jump or feather fall. The effects of the thaumaturgy cantrip—booming voice, influence flames, spontaneous sounds—are a boon for any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (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
. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be worthy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
boon or a nuisance, since the Cabal of Thar-Zad has a fearsome reputation. If you go this route, you can treat schools of magic, bardic colleges, and druid circles as organizations, using the guidelines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
raised eyebrow, she can quiet even the most raucous orchestra sections.
Extracurriculars: Playactors Drama Guild, Strixhaven Show Band Association
Job: None
Bond Boon: Rubina’s gravitas has
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
relies on interpersonal skills and a network of contacts falls into the role of the Talker. Charisma proves useful for this role, along with proficiencies in skills such as Deception, Intimidation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
occasion, and a knight and mage who are Chuth’s playthings. If the characters have entered the caverns undetected, any elves not on guard duty (see area 2) are here. As long as no alarm has been raised
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
Unicorns and the actual goddess of their kind. But most tales depict Mielikki as a beautiful woman whom Lurue allows upon her back as a rider, and the two are thought to be boon companions. Mielikki’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
occasion, and a knight and mage who are Chuth’s playthings. If the characters have entered the caverns undetected, any elves not on guard duty (see area 2) are here. As long as no alarm has been raised
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
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
. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be worthy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master
did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Adventure Background Froderic Dartwild—Frody to those who knew him well—was a gifted human bard born and raised in the hamlet of Toadhop. He could play the mandolin by age three and performed
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this kind of work. Characters with the criminal background excel at putting their skills and contacts to use on the church’s behalf. Prophet. The Prophet is a visionary with a more-or-less direct
Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you to determine which magic items end up in the characters’ possession. Are Magic Items Necessary?
The D&D game assumes that magic items appear sporadically and that they are a boon unless an item
the Armaments tables for Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers. Use the Implements tables for Bards, Monks, and Rogues. Use the Relics tables for Clerics and Druids. Feel free to vary the tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
pools known as moonwells, their link between the natural world and the goddess, ringed by standing stone circles, raised by their ancient ancestors. In the Druid Circle class feature in the Player’s
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->Princes of the Apocalypse
met their contacts before the adventure starts. The Lords’ Alliance and the Zhentarim, on the other hand, have an elaborate system of pass phrases and secret signs that identify their agents to one
” in chapter 2.) Such contacts can’t promise the characters specific resources or reinforcements, but they’re friendly faces who know the lay of the land and can offer guidance. They can pass messages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Roleplay the encounter, paraphrasing the following information and responding in Silvane’s dry, cracking voice to the characters’ questions: “I was an adventurer years ago. I died once and was raised
offer. They’re stymied by what is happening.” “My contacts in the Harpers have learned that the cause of the death curse is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger. According to their sources, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
that. The writers concluded that the halflings’ seemingly innate ability to sidestep turmoil and ill fortune could in fact be a special boon of nature, in recognition of the value of protecting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Nadir, and it tries to keep at least three of the characters alive if it can. If the battle appears to be turning against the characters, Sgothgah contacts one of them telepathically (without identifying
a tightly sewn oilcloth — an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) found by a cultist years before. The lyre is the cult’s greatest treasure, and has been kept as a gift for the leader that the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
parents gave him up as a baby; he was raised in an orphanage and learned his survival skills as a teenager living on the streets of Suzail. He traveled west with a caravan to Baldur’s Gate, then sailed up
mines, and he has contacts throughout the dwarfholds of the North, including Mithral Hall. One of the patrons of Kelvin’s Comfort is Sir Baric Nylef (see appendix D), a knight of Tyr and a member of the