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Instrument of the Bards

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the

saving throw or take 2d4 Psychic damage. You can play the instrument to cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until

College of Glamour

Classes Player’s Handbook

Weave Beguiling Fey Magic The College of Glamour traces its origins to the beguiling magic of the Feywild. Bards who study this magic weave threads of beauty and terror into their songs and stories

, and the mightiest among them can cloak themselves in otherworldly majesty. Their performances stir up wistful longing for forgotten innocence, evoke unconscious memories of long-held fears, and tug at the emotions of even the most hard-hearted listeners.

College of Dance

Classes Player’s Handbook

Move in 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 through the motions of the smallest creatures. These Bards practice a way of being in harmony with the whirling cosmos that emphasizes agility, speed, and grace.

College of Lore

Classes Player’s Handbook

Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources, such as scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s

members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where they can expose corruption, unravel lies, and poke fun at self-important figures of authority.

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

magic attempts to harness those words, which transcend any language. Anything can inspire a new song or tale, so Bards are fascinated by almost everything. They become masters of many things

;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

Priest Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, the priest can expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction

influence in their communities. Evil priests might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

Knight Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or

warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A

Giant Space Hamster

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

they can be trained to serve as mounts and beasts of burden. Gnomes have tried to build spelljamming ships powered by giant space hamster wheels, so far without success. Space Hamsters Space

Avi

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, Avi can expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType

): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon 3rd level (2 slots): dispel magic, spirit guardians Reach to the Wave. At will, Avi can control the flow and shape of water in a 5-foot cube, or cause the water to

Refrum

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, the Refrum can expend a spell slot to cause his melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction

under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

Elister Noggins

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, Elister can expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction

the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.

College of Glamour Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards of this college can leech off a community for weeks, misusing their magic to turn their hosts into thralls. Heroic bards of this college instead use this

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

Valetta

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, the priest can expend a spell slot to cause its melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction

":"Mace","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Dragonborn. She can use her action to exhale a 5-foot-wide, 30-foot line of lightning (but can't do this again until she finishes a short or

Space Swine

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Space swine are a species of winged boar bred by dohwar;dohwars for a variety of uses. They can serve as mounts for Small creatures, and they

also make fine trackers and capable beasts of burden. Space swine that are trained for battle are typically outfitted with half-plate barding and are referred to as death squealers. A fully grown

Divine Soul

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine. In some cultures, only those who can claim the power of a Divine Soul may command religious power. In

prophecy, marking you as a servant of the gods or a chosen vessel of divine magic. A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who commands

Relic Sloth

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

", "rollAction":"Claws", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). The relic sloth can grapple no more than two targets at a time.Slow but Sturdy. When the

moving only when necessary. But this caution makes these hulking creatures perfect for traversing treacherous and crumbling ruins, where other beasts of burden would falter. The distinctive sickle

Ashen Knight

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it

can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature can benefit from only one

Anchorite of Talos

Monsters Dragon of Icespire Peak

Innate Spellcasting. The anchorite’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 1/day each: augury

, bless, lightning bolt (8d6;{"diceNotation":"8d6","rollType":"roll"} damage), revivify 3/day: thunderwave (2d8;{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"roll"} damage) Shapechanger. The anchorite can use its

Divine Soul (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine. In some cultures, only those who can claim the power of a Divine Soul may command religious power. In

prophecy, marking you as a servant of the gods or a chosen vessel of divine magic. A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who commands

College of Creation (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

too can teach the mountains to sing and dance.” Dwarves and gnomes often encourage their bards to become students of the Song of Creation. And among dragonborn, the Song of Creation is revered

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

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal

Knight of the Mithral Shield

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The

creature can add a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Leadership"} to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a

Moorbounder

Equipment

Beasts of burden are common throughout Xhorhas, and often horses and other riding animals are the best or only option. For those who require speed and have a little more coin to spend, the best

can cost anywhere from 300 to 500 gp each. They’re often cheaper and more abundant in towns on the wastes than in cities like Rosohna.

Dream Eater

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

Movement. The dream eater can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Incorporeal

dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards and other persuasive adventurers find themselves uniquely poised to

College of Creation

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

too can teach the mountains to sing and dance.” Dwarves and gnomes often encourage their bards to become students of the Song of Creation. And among dragonborn, the Song of Creation is revered

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

Gloom Weaver Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Burden of Time. Beasts and humanoids, other than shadar-kai, have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the gloom weaver. Fey Ancestry. The gloom weaver has advantage on saving throws

hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: arcane eye, mage armor, speak with dead 1/day

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

feet of one or more screaming devilkins and can hear it must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the creature is incapacitated until the start of its next turn. On a success, the creature

denizens of the Feywild. Sages 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

Instrument of the Bards Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 2d4 psychic damage. You can use an action to play the instrument and cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your

seclusion. d8 Life of Seclusion 1 I was searching for spiritual enlightenment. 2 I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order. 3 I

College of Lore Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or

elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning everything they held

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

thinking of his older brother as the successful one.) But he can be quick to show self-consciousness when talking of where he came from, and he never speaks of the name he bore in that former life. After

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 giant single-handedly — and lost

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

torments what remains of its mind. In the presence of other creatures, an allip seeks to relieve this burden by sharing its secret. The creature can impart only a shard of the knowledge that doomed it

Incorporeal Movement. The allip can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Ioun Stone Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

to separate it from you, either by making a successful attack roll against AC 24 or a successful DC 24 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. You can use an action to seize and stow the stone, ending its

). While this pale lavender ellipsoid orbits your head, you can use your reaction to cancel a spell of 4th level or lower cast by a creature you can see and targeting only you. Once the stone has

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Iron Scent. The khargra can scent the location of ferrous metal within 30 feet of it.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. The khargra can detach itself by spending 5 feet

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform the religious ceremonies of your deity. You and your adventuring companions can expect to receive free healing

religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in

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