Base Class: Bard
Bards of the College of the Ventriloquist are masters of the unseen stage. While other performers demand the spotlight, these artisans prefer to remain in the wings, letting their voices—and their magic—dance elsewhere. They are craftsmen of sound and wood, often seen conversing with hand-crafted mannequins that seem more alive than the people surrounding them. To a Ventriloquist, the world is a play where the actors don’t always need to be where their voices are heard.
Ventriloquist Magic
3rd-level College of the Ventriloquist feature
You gain the following spells at the listed bard level. These spells do not count against the number of prepared bard spells you know. You do not require material components for these spells.
College of the Ventriloquist Bonus Spells
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| 3rd | Command, Find Familiar, Invisibility, Message, Mage Hand, Mirror Image |
| 5th | Major Image, Sending |
| 7th | Fabricate, Greater Invisibility |
| 9th | Animate Objects, Dominate Person |
| 11th | Mass Suggestion, Programmed Illusion |
| 13th | Project Image, Simulacrum |
| 15th | Dominate Monster, Clone |
| 17th | Power Word Kill, Weird |
Art of the Echo
3rd-level College of the Ventriloquist feature
Crafted Mimicry. You gain proficiency with woodcarver’s tools. You can perfectly mimic any voice or sound you have heard and project them or your own voice up to any location within 300 feet of you and can speak with your mouth closed. You have advantage on Deception and Performance checks when mimicking a voice, sound, or projecting your voice. You can use a puppet or any other object with a face and mouth as an arcane focus. You can also project your voice through your familiar, regardless of distance.
Displaced Articulation. When you cast a spell with a verbal component, you can project the sound to originate from any point or creature within 300 feet of you. For the purpose of that spell, you are considered to be at that location. This increases the range of any ranged spell with a verbal component to 300 feet. You can ignore the somatic components of any spell that has a verbal component. Additionally, spells like counterspell that target your casting must be within range of the point where the spell originates, rather than your physical body.
Inherent Illusions. You can cast silent image, magic mouth, and minor illusion at will, without expending a spell slot or material components. You can cast minor illusion twice per turn (once as an action and once as a bonus action).
Dual-Layered Artistry. You can maintain concentration on two spells at once. If concentration is lost, both spells end. Additionally, you can ignore the material components for any Enchantment or Illusion spell cast.
Resonant Puppetry
6th-level College of the Ventriloquist feature
Advanced Echoes. You can cast major image and sending at will, without expending a spell slot.
Echoing Inspiration. When a creature within 60 feet of your projected voice uses one of your Bardic Inspiration dice, you can use your reaction to project a mocking or encouraging remark. The target can roll the inspiration die twice and take the higher result.
Grand Design
14th-level College of the Ventriloquist feature
Master Sculptor. You can cast animate objects, mislead, seeming, programmed illusion, and project image at will, without expending a spell slot. You can also cast simulacrum without expending a spell slot or material components. Once simulacrum is cast in this way, it cannot be cast again until after a long rest. When cast this way you can create a simulacrum of any creature type.
Rapid-Fire Illusions. A character can cast two spells per turn. One must be cast as an action and the other as a bonus action.
Total Vocal Takeover. You can cast dominate person at will, without expending a spell slot. When a creature is charmed by your dominate person, dominate monster, or similar mind-control spells, you can cast spells as if originating from that creature’s space. Additionally, you can speak through the charmed creature using your own voice or any mimicked voice.
Command the Stage. As an action, a character can force a creature within 300 feet from you to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, the character "throws" their voice, forcing the creature to use their reaction to speak a phrase of your choice or cast a cantrip they know that has a verbal component, targeting a creature of your choice.
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