College of Pigments

Bards of the College of Pigments are calming people who paint the world to immortalize it forever. They can bring to life the images in both a metaphorical and literal way, which can prove helpful in many situations. Many College of Pigments bards will gather in picturesque landscapes to learn from each other and show off their own interpretations, others may lock themselves in tavern rooms creating images from their imagination and slowly losing their ability to work with people.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you choose this subclass at 3rd level you gain proficiency in painter's supplies.

Lifelike Paintings

When you choose this class at 3rd level you gain the ability to craft paintings that can come to life in a minor way. You can spend a short or long rest creating a painting that has one of the following abilities. You can only have one of each style active at a time. This painting can be on any surface that can be painted on. 

Calming Style

This a painting of something like a beautiful landscape or the feeling of a hug. When a creature that can see this painting that is an ally of the painter makes a skill check they can choose to either gain advantage or gain expertise for this roll. This can only be used once per long rest.

Defensive Style

This painting is of something like a large boulder or a strange sigil of protection. While this painting is visible if the creature holding it is hit by an attack they can choose to have it miss instead, this painting is then destroyed.

Frantic Style

This is a painting of something like a blazing fire or a split second decision. When a creature that can see this painting that is an ally to the painter makes a saving throw they can choose to gain advantage on the saving throw. After this is used the ability is lost, but it can be re-enchanted with it. 

Jagged Style

This is painting of something like sharp rocks or rows of sharp teeth. While this painting is visible a creature who is in possession of it who has hit an attack roll they can choose to add the painters spell attack bonus to the damage. This can only be done once per long rest.

Mystic Style

This a painting of something like a grove of magic or a spell being cast. While this painting is visible a creature that is in possession of it can choose to have the painting focus on a concentration spell that they cast, if the painting is destroyed or broken in any way concentration is broken. After the spell is over the painting loses this ability but can be re-enchanted with it.

Painted Spells

At 6th level you have gained the ability to mimic spells that you've seen cast in painted form. You can choose 2 spells that you have seen cast before from any spell list. These spells do not count towards your known spells. When you cast these spells you use a painted interpretation of it as spell components (if the components have a gold cost that cost must be put into the painting). You can choose an additional spell at 10th, 14th, and 18th level. Whenever you level up you can replace a painting with a different spell that you've seen. The spells you choose must be at a level that you have spell slots of.

Perfected Artistry

Starting at 14th level you can spend a long or short rest imbuing paints with magic to create a sets of Marvelous Pigments. All lifelike paintings also gain 2 more uses before becoming innate or breaking.