College of Scorn

Everyone is beneath you, and they really need to know it. The power of a well place insult, a manipulating lie or a crotch-wetting threat can shape the world to suit your whims. Bards of the College of Scorn study to perfect the art of cutting to the core of an adversary and leaving them half the creature they were. And if ever in need of gold, you'd be surprised how much a drunken rabble love, and will pay, to have their flaws roasted on a spit.

Poison Tongue

3rd-level College of Scorn feature

You are a master of manipulation. You gain expertise in your choice of one of the following skills: Charisma (Intimidation) or Charisma (Deception).

Uninspire

3rd-level College of Scorn feature

Undermine the enemy's confidence with a well placed jibe. As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration and choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. Roll the Bardic Inspiration die. The creature must subtract the number rolled from the next saving throw it makes before the start of your next turn.

Size Them Up

3rd-level College of Scorn feature

It's vital that your words really hit them where it hurts. After spending a minute with a creature you gain advantage on Wisdom (Insight) rolls used to determine their fears or insecurities.

Umbrage

6th-level College of Scorn feature

You really know how to get under an opponents skin. When you deal psychic damage to a creature using a spell,  you can cause the target to make a Wisdom saving throw againt your spell DC or be taunted into attacking you, giving it disadvantage on all attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. This ability can be used once per short rest.

Needling Words

6th-level College of Scorn feature

An insult from you really stays with a person. When you deal psychic damage with a spell of first level or higher, you can cause your target to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell DC or take 1d4psychic damage at the start of each of their turns for a minute. Effect can be cleansed by lesser or greater restoration. You can use this ability once per short rest.

Contempt

6th-level College of Scorn feature

Your utter contempt for your enemy allows you to disregard their attempts at getting your attention. You gain advantage on saving throws against being charmed, frightened and stunned and gain advantage on concentration checks caused by enemy damage.

Master of the Roast

14th-level College of Scorn feature

 No one knows how to cause deep and indelible damage to the psyche like a College of Scorn bard.

When you cause psychic damage with a spell, you cause an extra 1d4 psychic damage per spell level used.

Also, your Uninspire removes resistance to psychic damage.

In addition, you gain advantage on Charisma (Persuasion), (Deception), (Intimidation), and (Performance) rolls when insulting a creature in front of an audience of 5 or more creatures not of your party.