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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Quick Build You can make a bard quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability score, followed by Dexterity. Second, choose the entertainer background. Third
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     All Trades D6 2 5 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Bard Subclass D6 2 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Bard levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Bard level or lower. Level 4: Ability Score Improvement You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     All Trades D6 2 5 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Bard Subclass D6 2 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    : Ability Score Improvement You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat (see chapter 5) or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. You gain this feature again at Bard levels 8, 12, and 16. YUHONG
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     study in your new class, having a natural aptitude that is reflected by higher-than-average ability scores. Multiclassing Prerequisites  Class Ability Score Minimum   Barbarian Strength 13 Bard
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Prerequisites To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score prerequisites for both your current class and your new one, as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. For example, a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     study in your new class, having a natural aptitude that is reflected by higher-than-average ability scores.  Class Ability Score Minimum   Barbarian Strength 13 Bard Charisma 13 Cleric Wisdom 13 Druid
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Prerequisites To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score prerequisites for both your current class and your new one, as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. For example, a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     DM might allow a bard to engage in the Raise Morale activity by playing bawdy songs on deck to lift the crew’s spirits. The party’s pace has no effect on the activities they can engage in while
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     crew’s time to grant extended breaks, provide instruction, and generally improve the quality of life on the ship. Once every 24 hours, if the crew’s quality score is 3 or lower, the first mate can
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of ability scores you choose individually. You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. The cost of each score is shown on the Ability Score Point Cost table. For example, a score of 14 costs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     7 points. Using this method, 15 is the highest ability score you can end up with, before applying racial increases. You can’t have a score lower than 8. This method of determining ability scores
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Dragonmarked Characters Here are some characters who carry this mark. Noble Warlock (Archfey). Your parents run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never gotten your hands dirty with the family
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     those parties — but it seems like you made a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what you agreed to; you’d better find out! Guild Artisan Bard. You ran the finest bar in Cyre, until the Mourning
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     absentminded bard whose plays and poetry are known throughout the land. A character who agrees to training as a reward must spend downtime with the trainer (see chapter 6 for more information on downtime
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     an epic boon. These two options can be awarded to a character more than once.
 Ability Score Improvement. The character can increase one ability score by 2 or increase two ability scores by 1 each
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ability modifier also changes if the new score is an even number. When that happens, adjust all the numbers on your character sheet that use that ability modifier. When your Constitution modifier
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     changes if the new score is an even number. When that happens, adjust all the numbers on your character sheet that use that ability modifier. When your Constitution modifier increases by 1, your Hit
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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Bard, sorcerer, warlock
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Half-elf (+2), Drow (+1), Lightfoot halfling (+1), Dragonborn (+1), Tiefling (+2), Human (+1)
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                                                     score, which is a number you record on your character sheet.
 The six abilities and their use in the game are described in the Using Ability Scores section. The Ability Score Summary table provides
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Point Cost. You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. The cost of each score is shown on the Ability Score Point Costs table. For example, a score of 14 costs 7 of your 27 points.  Ability
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Score Point Costs   Score Cost   8 0 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 7 15 9  Assign Ability Scores Once you’ve generated six scores, assign them to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     six numbers. Point Cost. You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. The cost of each score is shown on the Ability Score Point Costs table. For example, a score of 14 costs 7 of your 27 points
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    .  Ability Score Point Costs   Score Cost   8 0 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 7 15 9  Assign Ability Scores Once you’ve generated six scores, assign them to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Phenax’s Champions Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, monk, rogue, warlock Suggested Cleric Domains: Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Charlatan, criminal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Phenax when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Helping a fugitive escape justice Pulling off a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Animate Objects Level 5 Transmutation (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
 Range: 120 feet
 Components: V, S
 Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
 Objects animate at your command
                                                
                                            
                                                
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    STR  16  +3  +3 
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Initiative +12 (22)
 HP 199 (19d10 + 95)
 Speed 40 ft., Fly 60 ft.
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    Str  22  +6  +6 
  Dex  10  +0  +6 
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                                                     result from the Spy Personas table to inspire a spy’s disguise.
   Spy Personas    1d4 The Spy Disguises Themself As... 
     1  A bard or traveling performer. 
   2  A captive or servant of a monster
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ephara’s Champions Alignment: Usually lawful, often neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, monk, paladin, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Light Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, athlete
                                                
                                            
                                                
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   Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Ephara when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Defending a city from a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Kruphix’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, druid, monk, ranger, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Hermit, outlander
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     everyone else. (Evil) 
   6  Mystery. The cosmos is more beautiful if its greatest truths remain unknown. (Any) 
   Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Kruphix when you expand
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Keranos’s Champions Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral Suggested Classes: Barbarian, bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Tempest Suggested Backgrounds
                                                
                                            
                                                
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   Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Keranos when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Solving a challenging riddle or puzzle
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Purphoros’s Champions Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral Suggested Classes: Barbarian, bard, cleric, fighter, sorcerer Suggested Cleric Domains: Forge (described in Xanathar’s Guide to
                                                
                                            
                                                
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   6  Rage. I follow my passions, no matter how dark they might seem to others. (Evil) 
   Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Purphoros when you expand the god’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Strength check made by someone with a Strength score of 16 or greater, to break it down. Opening the door to this chamber reveals a grisly sight. Three desiccated human corpses are strung up at even
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     during combat, and share a language in common with Ven’delen, the bard. If conversation transpires, it is certainly possible for the adventurers to learn that the illithid made a deal with a powerful
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     number? Ability checks don’t score critical hits. Attack rolls do. Is a 1 on an ability check an automatic failure? Rolling a 1 on an ability check or a saving throw is not an automatic failure. A 1
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     can benefit a bard’s initiative, assuming the bard isn’t already adding his or her proficiency bonus to it. When you make a Strength (Athletics) check to grapple or shove someone, are you making an
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     be a challenging role for a player character to fill, but an NPC could provide services to the party, making them worth keeping around. Face. Typically gifted with a high Charisma score and skilled in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     as a bard or sorcerer) can supplement natural Charisma with magical persuasion. A character with the charlatan background, proficiency in Deception, or proficiency with a Disguise kit might also fill
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     determine whether your character notices something without asking you to make a Wisdom (Perception) check; the DM uses your Passive Perception instead. Passive Perception is a score that reflects a general
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     awareness of your surroundings when you’re not actively looking for something. Use this formula to determine your Passive Perception score: Passive Perception = 10 + Wisdom (Perception) check modifier
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     your character notices something without asking you to make a Wisdom (Perception) check; the DM uses your Passive Perception instead. Passive Perception is a score that reflects a general awareness of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     your surroundings when you’re not actively looking for something. Use this formula to determine your Passive Perception score: Passive Perception = 10 + Wisdom (Perception) check modifier Include all
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
 Tasha
 Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The item must appear on a surface or in a liquid that can support it. The gp value of the item can’t be more than 20 times your bard level, and the item must be Medium or smaller. The item glimmers
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     war machine. The Confiscator has the key skills for such jobs. A good Dexterity score proves helpful in undertaking such tasks, especially if it’s enhanced with proficiency with thieves’ tools and the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher spot the medusas and aren’t surprised by them. Banquet This painting’s extradimensional space contains a 15-foot-long banquet table covered
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is cold and fresh. A hostile roc takes up much of the room and attacks intruders on sight. It’s sustained by magic and is too big to leave the room. If killed, the roc is not replaced.  The Bard and the Beholder
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     who has a passive Perception score of 13 or higher and examines the floor in front of the curtains notices some abrasions on the stone floor in the southwest corner. If the characters pull back the
                                                
                                            
                                                
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 Bayleaf (bard) is in this room exchanging war stories with one of the guards (veteran) unless they hear a disturbance outside. This former armory of the clerics and the abbey guards is now devoid of such
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     neutral alignment. Each child has a Strength score of 14 (+2). They speak Giant, though their vocabulary is limited. They wield wooden toys as clubs, gaining a +4 bonus to hit on their melee weapon
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in pieces that litter the ground. Crab of Cuthbert. The day before the Marshal sank, Clergol of the Viola, a bard and a follower of St. Cuthbert, cast the awaken spell on a crab he named Barnacle
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Bess. Bess has the statistics of a giant crab, with the following changes: She is lawful neutral. Her Intelligence score is 10 (+0), and she can speak and understand Common. Bess hides beneath the broken
                                                
                                            
                                        






