College of the Fool

While exceedingly rare, Bards of the College of the Fool are taught that humor is the most essential part of life. There wouldn't be very much interest in things without comedy. So they've dedicated themselves to learning the biology of humor, and formulate guaranteed-to-work routines based on this information. Eventually it becomes a part of them, and the jokes they tell make up the very life essence of their party.

Joke's on You

You use comedic insults throughout combat. You can use a reaction to cast Vicious Mockery on the attacker when you or an ally is struck by a melee or ranged attack.

The Best Medicine

You learn to infuse the magic of creation into your very life essence, and your allies can share in that essence as well. When a party member recovers hit points by any means, they can add an Inspiration die to the number of hit points recovered if they have one. If this would go above their hit point maximum, add temporary hit points equal to the remainder.

Wait for the Punchline

Your humor can liven anyone's day. At 6th level, you can add that humor into your combat routine. You can expend a use of Bardic Inspiration to cast Hideous Laughter. You can use this feature once per short rest.

Comedic Inspiration

You become an endless fountain of humor and inspiration, constantly livening your allies' spirits. At 14th level, whenever you expend your last use of Bardic Inspiration, you may roll a d4. Regain a number of uses of Bardic Inspiration equal to the number rolled. You must finish a long rest before you may use this feature again.