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, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master
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following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic.
The college’s members gather in libraries and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells count as bard spells for you but don’t count against the number of bard spells you know. Peerless Skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells count as bard spells for you but don’t count against the number of bard spells you know. Peerless Skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, measuring gold by the pound rather than by the coin. Only merchants, adventurers, and those offering professional services for hire commonly deal in coins. Starting Wealth by Class Class Funds
Barbarian 2d4 × 10 gp Bard 5d4 × 10 gp Cleric 5d4 × 10 gp Druid 2d4 × 10 gp Fighter 5d4 × 10 gp Monk 5d4 gp Paladin 5d4 × 10 gp Ranger 5d4 × 10 gp Rogue 4d4 × 10 gp Sorcerer 3d4 × 10 gp Warlock 4d4 × 10 gp Wizard 4d4 × 10 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Transferring Colleges The loose association of minstrels and masters that was your bard college helps to define your knowledge and skills. Still, no matter what your original collegiate connections
, as a bard in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you now focus that learning into your own personal school of business. College of Glamour The lessons taught by the College of Glamour are right in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
its presence, creating one or more of the following effects: Diverting Currents. Underwater currents push unwanted visitors away from the lair. While swimming in these currents, each foot of movement
missing patch of shell. However, rather than humbling the great dragon turtle, these injuries have made him more irascible. Those who meet the dragon turtle are advised to pay whatever price he asks, and to treat him with the deference he believes he deserves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Subjects d12 Subject 1 Ankheg 2 Carrion crawler 3 Displacer beast 4 Ettercap 5 Gargoyle 6 Ghast 7 Gibbering mouther 8 Hell hound 9 Manticore 10 Minotaur 11 Mummy 12 Werewolf Kalain Kalain spends
, lead-paned window in the north wall. Upon the easel rests a fresh painting of a displacer beast. If the characters confront her, Kalain accuses them of being assassins, brings the displacer beast to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain
swords and armor. Their spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging knowledge of many subjects and a natural aptitude that lets them do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
guilds that have seized an outsized measure of power, those who need to be taken down a peg, rather than piling further humiliation onto those who are already struggling. They use masks, marionettes
save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). It knows the following bard spells:
Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, minor illusion, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): bane, dissonant whispers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain
swords and armor. Their spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging knowledge of many subjects and a natural aptitude that lets them do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark, all water travel involves either rowing at 1½ miles per hour, or floating with prevailing currents at 1 mile per hour. Characters can work in shifts to row more than 8 hours per day, but
encounter each hour that characters are swimming, rather than every 4 hours of travel. A swimming character must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw for each hour of swimming or gain one level of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fully formed. Thassa’s palace floats underwater, its buildings suspended in giant bubbles that drift with the currents. At its edge, in a city of divine copper and marbleized hopes, Ephara makes her
territory. He doesn’t maintain a central residence. Rather, his influence binds the conflict, encompassing all perspectives and preventing the battle from spilling forth into the rest of Nyx.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
Edgin Darvis Edgin Darvis has a talent for improvisation and strategy. He’s a musician and tale-teller who relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the
Humanoid (Bard), Chaotic Good
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 110 (17d8 + 34)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
guidelines, and it’s fine to err on the side of affecting more creatures. For example, if eight zombies are crowded around a Fighter when the Bard centers a Shatter spell on the Fighter’s space, the
-foot 30-foot-radius — 20 *Use this column for Cylinders, Emanations (using the size of the Emanation rather than its radius), and Spheres.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Movement and Position IGOR GRECHANYI Creatures occupy spaces of varying sizes. This Displacer Beast occupies
a 10-by-10-foot space, while the adventurers occupy 5-by-5-foot spaces On your turn
space count as Difficult Terrain. Playing on a Grid
If you play using a square grid and miniatures or other tokens, follow these rules.
Squares. Each square represents 5 feet.
Speed. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
½ feet per square, the hollow spaces tucked inside a massive tree trunk, and the passages running inside major branches rather than underground. A typical lair has the following features: Trapped Entrance
dragon can take one of the following lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties): Chaotic Aura. The faerie dragon creates misdirecting currents of air and magic around itself. Until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Rather, their highest pursuit is preserving mortal choice, despite the sorrowful knowledge that mortals sometimes choose ruinous paths. Symbols Left to Right: Paladine, Branchala, and Habbakuk
Krynn in the guise of Fizban, a befuddled old human mage in faded robes. Branchala Called the Bard King, Branchala is the god of music, poetry, and the inner beauty of all living things. Many elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the coronation, which celebrates the joyous zeal of a single guest. The event plays out as follows: As spectators take their seats in the Big Top, Dirlagraun the displacer beast escorts Mister Witch
Intervention. If the characters haven’t found a way to Prismeer by the end of the evening, Ellywick Tumblestrum (see “Feasting Orchard” earlier in the chapter) comes to their aid. The gnome bard appears
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
Sleight of Hand and Stealth skills. Confiscators are often rogues, and many have a history of stealing for profit rather than national interest. Hunter. The Hunter stalks humanoid prey, for purposes
Operator, who might end up stepping into a different role when the need arises. The Operator is often a bard and might come from a soldier or noble background (being accustomed to leadership in one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the others might be neutral or good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks. The best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a
solve 3 High priest who worries the characters are diminishing the temple’s prestige 4 Wizard who blames the characters for some recent troubles 5 Rival adventuring party 6 Bard who loves a scandal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
beholder Arrant Quill and the Fake Quill Neutral evil human (age 36) Quill is a charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn’t hint at the full extent of his skills or
have been drafted to serve as waiters during the party in the ballroom (see “Quill’s Party” later in the adventure). Renekor’s presence is slowly warping the demiplane, causing these servants to shift allegiance, becoming loyal and obedient to the beholder rather than to Quill or the Harpers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
most epic of all his achievements is chronicled in The Trial of Asmodeus, a play based on purportedly true events as researched by the aasimar bard Anodius. In ancient times, as the Blood War raged
mortals to evil, but he and his minions never breached a contract and explained the terms clearly. Had they not obeyed the rule of law in doing so? Was it not mortal ambition, rather than infernal deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
precarious situations when he has an audience, confident that his speed and cunning will see him through danger. He leads by example rather than by dictate.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait
afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry.
Alignment. Neutral good.
Personality Trait. “I treat my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
precarious situations when he has an audience, confident that his speed and cunning will see him through danger. He leads by example rather than by dictate.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait
afterward, rather than continue the search on his own. When he’s not straining at some feat of athleticism, he’s reading books of poetry.
Alignment. Neutral good.
Personality Trait. “I treat my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
call themselves “children of Uthgar.” Though the Uthgardt each belong to a given tribe, these are markers of identity, rather than coherent populations. In my experience, it is rare outside of
size that near the ancient ancestral mound of the Red Tiger tribe. The settlement was founded some time ago by members of the Black Lion tribe, who put down roots here rather than continuing to live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
provide what aid they can and might even put themselves in harm’s way for the characters if a friendship is established. Welcoming Island Leader d6 Leader 1 Bard (see appendix C) 2 Druid 3 Guardian
Nature reigns on wild islands. The creatures on the island respond to the ebb and flow of the natural world rather than trying to tame the environment. Wild Island Features d6 Feature 1 A waterfall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
against those who despoil nature. Others seek mystical unity with nature by attuning themselves to the ebb and flow of the tides, following the rush of currents and waves and listening to the
starry form rather than shape-shifting. While in your starry form, you retain your game statistics, but your body becomes luminous, your joints glimmer like stars, and glowing lines connect them as on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to secure them elsewhere, ask about that location and their security measures. For the purpose of the adventure, it’s best if the characters keep the orrery components with them, rather than leaving
helping the bard land a paying gig at a tavern, or seeking out one of the Ships or the loremasters of the Arcane Brotherhood to learn of his father. Helping Dabahl could lead to an encounter with a guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
have an action readied, you can make an opportunity attack, which causes you to stop readying. Can a bonus action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a bard use a bonus action to grant
a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast healing word? No. Actions and bonus actions aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the bard could use Bardic Inspiration or healing word on a turn, not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Six displacer beasts dwell in the southeast lounge. Their den is a collection of bones, chewed-up power cables, shredded upholstery, and soiled uniforms. The displacer beasts are hungry and territorial
. The predators attack the characters on sight but flee if three or more of their clowder are slain. Amid the litter of the displacer beasts’ den are a violet key card and a jeweled necklace worth 375
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
visitors might bring with them. Few seek the church’s services on their own. Rather, most who come to dwell at the church either have a room rented for them by concerned family or receive a somewhat
the south came sailing into Gray Harbor. Rather than opening their doors to the foreigners, the people of Baldur’s Gate quickly hustled them out of the city, forcing them out the Basilisk Gate in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
extol the virtues of meditation and whatever calm faiths visitors might bring with them. Few seek the church’s services on their own. Rather, most who come to dwell at the church either have a room
Generations ago, a fleet of Calishite refugees fleeing war in the south came sailing into Gray Harbor. Rather than opening their doors to the foreigners, the people of Baldur’s Gate quickly hustled them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Mother. Rather than drive them out, the workers sheltered and fed them. The bears eventually followed workers into the abbey. They try to mooch food from visitors while posing no danger to anyone
the Goldenfields compound that lies northwest of the wheat fields. G16. Apple Orchard Many a bard has sung songs about Goldenfields’ apple orchard; its old yet seemingly ageless trees yield thousands