Base Class: Bard
Members of this college scorn the use of instruments, instead preferring to captivate their audiences and hold the gazes of onlookers with the performances of their enchanting physical form. While dressing as flashy as most of their other counterparts, instead of merely drawing attention to themselves, these bards dress to draw they eyes to the parts of the body that are covered, or are decidedly not covered, by their garments. While all bards seek to spread beauty to the land, initiates of the College of Revelations endeavor to acquire some of that beauty for themselves.
Often looked upon as money grubbing by the other bard colleges, the College of Revelations gathers material wealth to ensure it's own power. Where other bards might aspire to be court minstrels, dancers and performers from this school are aiming to be royal concubines or influential club owners. They have a tendency to gather together and establish bases of power in larger cities. Occasionally one of their number might go haring of seeking adventure, in the hopes of acquiring great wealth, or seeking a new place to begin establishing power
Despite many who dismiss this college as flighty and materialistic, it's members are quite a handful in combat. Their alluring performances make it difficult for enemies to focus, leaving them wide open for attacks by others. Not for nothing have members of this college risen to power, often in the face of literally cutthroat opposition.
Dance Fighting
Upon reaching 14th level, the music flows through you and grants you the ability to dance through combat. While you are dancing, you may take the Dodge action as a reaction, and make an unarmed strike. This unarmed strike counts as magical damage; you use your CHA and DEX modifier in addition to your proficiency for this attack.
Charming Defense
Your beguiling form makes your enemies not want to harm you, less they ruin such perfection. While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your DEX modifier + your CHA modifier. You cannot gain this benefit if you are wearing armor, clothing, or gear that covers your body
Entrancing Performance
You have become a source of grace and beauty. Your Bardic Inspiration now takes the form of a dance. You don't need an instrument to use any of your abilities; however, a creature that you target with them, must be able to see you.
Beguiling Dance
Starting at 3rd level, as an action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to start a performance. All enemies creatures within 30 ft must make WIS saving throw versus your spell save DC (can be stacked with Oil Master). If they fail the save, then they are entranced by your beauty and grace. Any enemy that attacks a target other than you attacks with disadvantage.
Oil Master
Starting at 6th level, applying oil to your glorious physique allows you to accentuate your alluring form. If you have applied oil to yourself within the past hour, you may add a +1 to any CHA action. This stacks with other CHA bonuses from spells, gear, equipment, or abilities you may have. (Does not apply to spell casting) You lose this bonus if, at any time during that hour, you wear clothing, armor, or gear that covers you. At Lvl 10, this becomes +2. And and Lvl 15, it becomes +3.
Put on a Show
Upon reaching 14th level, your performances are now so provocative that they have begun to incorporate magic into them. A phantom stage appears before you, magical lights appear from thin air and you summon two illusionary double which join you on stage. Any enemy creature that can see you within 60 ft must make a WIS saving throw. If they succeed then any attack that targets you is done at disadvantage. If they fail, then the Charm Person spell is cast upon them successfully.
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