College of the War Chanter

The roar of battle, the screams of the dying, the howl of the warrior's cry...these are all notes in the music composed by the war chanter. His music flows across the battlefield like a raging torrent, catching friends and foes alike in its wake.

 

This Bardic College was created by Daniel Nnorth and submmited at dmsguild.com

Bonus Proficiencies

When you join the College of the War Chanter at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with medium armor, two-handed martial weapons, and Intimidate. If you already have proficiency with Intimidate, you gain Expertise with Intimidate.

Skaldic Rage

Starting at 3rd level, as a bonus action, you can expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration to enter a skaldic rage.
While raging, you gain the following benefits if you aren't wearing heavy armor:

• You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
• When you make a melee weapon attack using Strength or spell attack using Charisma, you gain a +1 bonus to the damage roll. This damage increases by +1 when you reach
  Bard 7th level(+2), Bard 11th level(+3), Bard 15th level(+4).
• You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

Your skaldic rage lasts 1 minute. It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then. You can also end your rage on your turn as a bonus action. When your skaldic rage ends, you suffer one level of exhaustion.

The benefits of Skaldic Rage do not stack with the Rage feature from the Barbarian.

War songs

Starting at 6th level, you learn two songs of your choice from the following:

Battlecry

As an action, you can expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration. Creatures within a 30-foot radius must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, they suffer a -2 penalty to AC, and have disadvantage on attack rolls for 2d4 rounds. On a successful save, their attention turns toward you and they have advantage on their next attack.

Incite Rage

As a bonus action, while raged, you can expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration to share your rage with an ally. This song requires Concentration up to 1 minute. Target a willing ally within 30 feet of you, they gain the benefits of your Skaldic Rage for the duration. When the song ends, both you and the target suffer one level of exhaustion.
Once you've used this feature you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Inspire Recklessness

As an action, while raged, you can expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration. This song requires Concentration up to 1 minute. All allies within 10 feet (including yourself) can choose to be affected or not. Allies who choose to be affected by Inspire Recklessness have advantage on weapon attack rolls, but attack rolls against them also have advantage.

Intimidating Shout

As an action, you can expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration. Creatures within a 30-foot radius make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, they are frightened for 2d4 rounds. On a successful save, their attention turns toward you and they have advantage on their next attack.

Ironskin Chant

As an action, you can expend a use of Bardic Inspiration to fortify your allies defenses in battle. This song requires Concentration up to 1 minute. All allies (including yourself) within a 30-foot radius gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage.

Song of Marching

As an action, you can expend a use of Bardic Inspiration. This song requires Concentration up to 1 minute. All allies (including yourself) within a 30-foot radius gain a +10 feet movement speed bonus and their movement is unaffected by difficult terrain for the duration of the song.

Warcry

As an action, you can expend up to 3 uses of your Bardic Inspiration, rolling all Bardic Inspiration die used.
Creatures within a 30-foot radius take thunder damage equal to the amount rolled for and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or be stunned for 2d4 rounds. On a successful save, their attention turns toward you and they have advantage on their next attack.
Once you've used this feature you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Warding Chant

As an action, you can expend a use of Bardic Inspiration. This song requires Concentration up to 1 minute. All allies (including yourself) within a 30-foot radius advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.

Leaping Torrent

Starting at 14th level, while raged, you gain a bonus to your long jump distance equal to your Strength modifier.
Additionally, as an action, you can leap into the middle of a hoard of enemies in a spinning torrent of blades. You must move at least 10 feet on foot immediately before jumping.
Each creature adjacent to your landing point must make a successful DC (8 + your Strength modifier + 1 for every 5 feet jumped) Strength saving throw or be knocked backward 5 feet.
For every creature that is knocked back you gain an additional bonus action that must be used immediately to make a melee attack. For each bonus attack that hits a creature, that creature must make a contested Strength check against you, or fall prone.

Once you've used this feature you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.