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Returning 19 results for 'both bards diffusing charm ripples'.
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Locathah Rising
(at will): frostbite, mending, resistance, shape water, thunderclap*
1st level (4 slots): create or destroy water, charm person, cure wounds, thunderwave2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person
, mirror image*, misty step*, pass without trace, protection from poison3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, tidal wave, water breathing*, water walk*4th level (3 slots): charm monster
Bard
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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
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->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
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, healing word, heroism, sleep, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, shatter
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
prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, healing word, heroism, sleep, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, shatter
Song of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, resistance, shape water, thunderclap*
1st level (4 slots): create or destroy water, charm person, cure wounds, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person, mirror image*, misty step*, pass
without trace, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, tidal wave, water breathing*, water walk*
4th level (3 slots): charm monster, control water*, dominate
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
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
customizing how your spells look when you cast them. Your Silverquill spells might be accompanied by visual effects resembling splotches of ink or radiating ripples of golden light. Any auditory
bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in
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
each: charm person, invisibility, sleep
Bonus Actions
Taunt (2/Day). The bard targets one creature within 30 feet of it. If the target can hear the bard, the target must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the cube ripples, as it seems to be putting out enough dry heat to warm the room.
A drow mage named Yilsebek Dalambra has turned this partially collapsed Netherese building into an outpost. From
touches the spear, the light around the spear fades as Vlagomir’s spark bestows the following supernatural charm on the character (see “Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide): Vlagomir’s Spark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies
determining which charm their character receives: the Charm of the Creeping Hand if the die roll is an odd number or the Charm of the Eldritch Eye if the die roll is an even number. While in possession of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
). Quill thinks that if he can get close enough to Renekor, he can charm the beholder into revealing information on how to escape Wisteria Vale, or manipulate the beholder’s reality-warping magic to
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
shrine a popular place for weddings, dedication ceremonies, and other oaths. Legend holds that bards and artists who study their own reflections in the basin for half a day, opening their minds to Oghma’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the pool of water that fills the center of the area. Ripples spread across the surface as if the water has been recently disturbed. Around the cavern, narrow alcoves hold enormous globes of blue liquid
must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or suffer one of the following effects, rolled randomly. 2d4 Eye Ray 2–3 Charm. For its turn, the target moves toward its nearest ally and attacks with a
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
popular place for weddings, dedication ceremonies, and other oaths. Legend holds that bards and artists who study their own reflections in the basin for half a day, opening their minds to Oghma’s will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Lounging between the lava formations are two serpentine creatures with heat ripples and smoke rising from their bodies.
Two salamanders rest in these barracks, their bodies coiled to nestle into the
here when he isn’t conducting business in area B25 or entertaining visitors in area B26. Treasure. The lyre is an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) decorated with carvings of phoenixes. Jarazoun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
emerge from the stone to spy on creatures that pass by. One chwinga is fascinated by tall people and might bestow a charm of restoration (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) on the tallest
lazily through it, and waterbirds paddle on the surface. Their ripples obscure something on the bottom of the pool, so you can’t quite make it out, but the bottom appears to be blanketed in oddly shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. A character who studies the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices faint ripples in its surface, like that of a pool. Pentacles. A 10-foot-diameter, 20-foot-tall cylinder of
world seemingly to get her bearings. Drelnza spins a riveting tale about facing the Witch Queen in battle before succumbing to her evil magic. During the conversation, Drelnza uses her Charm action to