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Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard
, the size of the Emanation increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
While holding this concertina, you gain a +2 bonus to the saving throw DC of your bard spells.
As an action, you can use the concertina to cast Otto's irresistible dance from the item. This property of the concertina can’t be used again until the next dawn.
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Magic Items
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The handle of this dark leather whip bears the fire rune, and embers dance around the whip’s tail.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon, and on a hit, the whip
the target.
Invoking the Rune. When you make an attack with the whip and hit, you can use your reaction to invoke the whip’s rune. Doing so increases the extra fire damage dealt by the whip to 2d6.
Once the rune has been invoked, it can’t be invoked again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
magic portals, often splitting their time between the Feywild, the Material Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s
nearest unoccupied space.
Compulsive Dance. The dragon targets a creature it can see in its lair, and a merry waltz begins to play that only the target can hear. The target must succeed on a DC 15
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Plane, and the Ethereal Plane.
The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
round. While there, the target is stunned. When the effect ends, the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space.
Compulsive Dance. The dragon targets a creature it can
Spells
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You magically empower your movement with dance-like steps, giving yourself the following benefits for the duration.
Your walking speed increases by 10 feet.
You don’t provoke opportunity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Reveler’s Concertina Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a bard) While holding this concertina, you gain a +2 bonus to the saving throw DC of your bard spells. As an action, you can use the
concertina to cast Otto’s irresistible dance from the item. This property of the concertina can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard EVYN FONG An Inspiring Performer of Music, Dance, and Magic Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill
Choose A or B: (A) Leather Armor, 2 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
spell list. Charm Person, Color Spray, Dissonant Whispers, and Healing Word are recommended. The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Bard levels, as shown in the Prepared Spells column of
the Bard Features table. Whenever that number increases, choose additional spells from the Bard spell list until the number of spells on your list matches the number on the table. The chosen spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
list. Charm Person, Color Spray, Dissonant Whispers, and Healing Word are recommended. The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Bard levels, as shown in the Prepared Spells column of
the Bard Features table. Whenever that number increases, choose additional spells from the Bard spell list until the number of spells on your list matches the number on the table. The chosen spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Otto’s Irresistible Dance Level 6 Enchantment (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
One creature that you can see within
range must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the target dances comically until the end of its next turn, during which it must spend all its movement to dance in place. On a failed save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Otto’s Irresistible Dance Level 6 Enchantment (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 Minute
One creature that you can see within range must make a Wisdom
saving throw. On a successful save, the target dances comically until the end of its next turn, during which it must spend all its movement to dance in place. On a failed save, the target has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
learned from this class’s Spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the bard spell list. A dragonborn bard of the College of Creation animates a statue to dance.
Bardic Versatility 4th-level bard feature Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing a change in focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose any 3 skills (see “Playing the Game
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Otto Otto (AW-toe) is an affable dwarf Bard with a taste for fine food, good music, and expensively tailored clothes. His sociable and outgoing personality masks the fact that he’s also a member of
the Circle of Eight (see chapter 5) and committed to the goals of that organization. He is well-known across the multiverse for his creation of the Otto’s Irresistible Dance spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Cure Wounds Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature you touch regains a number of Hit
Points equal to 2d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d8 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mass Healing Word Level 3 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see within
range regain Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 1d4 for each spell slot level above 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mass Healing Word Level 3 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see within
range regain Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 1d4 for each spell slot level above 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Healing Word Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature of your choice that you can see within range
regains Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Longstrider Level 1 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature. The target’s
Speed increases by 10 feet until the spell ends. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Longstrider Level 1 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature. The target’s
Speed increases by 10 feet until the spell ends. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Healing Word Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature of your choice that you can see within range
regains Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Cure Wounds Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature you touch regains a number of Hit
Points equal to 2d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d8 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Longstrider Level 1 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a creature. The target’s
Speed increases by 10 feet until the spell ends. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Healing Word Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature of your choice that you can see within range
regains Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Cure Wounds Level 1 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A creature you touch regains a number of Hit
Points equal to 2d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 2d8 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mass Cure Wounds Level 5 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A wave of healing energy washes out from a point you can
see within range. Choose up to six creatures in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point. Each target regains Hit Points equal to 5d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 5.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mass Cure Wounds Level 5 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A wave of healing energy washes out from a point you can
see within range. Choose up to six creatures in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point. Each target regains Hit Points equal to 5d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The healing increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 5.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Thunderclap Evocation Cantrip (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
Each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating
from you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 Thunder damage. The spell’s thunderous sound can be heard up to 100 feet away. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Points per Level Barbarian 7 + Con. modifier Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger 6 + Con. modifier Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Warlock 5 + Con. modifier Sorcerer or Wizard 4 + Con. modifier Record
Proficiency Bonus. A character’s Proficiency Bonus increases at certain levels, as shown in the Character Advancement table and your class features table in “Character Classes”. When your Proficiency Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Points per Level Barbarian 7 + Con. modifier Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger 6 + Con. modifier Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Warlock 5 + Con. modifier Sorcerer or Wizard 4 + Con. modifier Record
. A character’s Proficiency Bonus increases at certain levels, as shown in the Character Advancement table and your class features table in chapter 3. When your Proficiency Bonus increases, increase all






